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To Sua Ocean Trench, Samoa’s iconic swimming hole on Upolu island.

25 incredible South Pacific experiences you won’t find anywhere else

We don’t have to go far to escape to destinations completely unlike our own, that offer unique experiences we can’t get on the other side of the equator.

  • by Craig Tansley
Snorkelling along Tanna's untouched north coast in Vanuatu.

Pacific islands guide: Five of the best islands for a holiday

When it comes to paradise, there are few prettier places than the islands of the Pacific. Craig Tansley journeys among them to pick the highlights.

  • by Craig Tansley
Taking a dip in the magnificent To Sua ocean trench.

Why Samoa may be the best of all the Pacific islands to escape to

There’s talk of a new South Sea bubble – for travel, that is. Craig Tansley takes us to spectacular Samoa in anticipation

  • by Craig Tansley
Go for a swim in the To Sua Ocean Trench in Lotofaga, Samoa.

Travel tips: Where to go for an island holiday that's not Thailand or Bali

If you want the storybook version of a South Seas paradise, Samoa delivers.

  • by Michael Gebicki
Scottish novelist, poet and traveller Robert Louis Stevenson.

Samoa's don't miss attraction: Unearthing dark secrets behind a strange photo inside a mad house

An older woman, an alcoholic and an affair: This mad house is a 'don't miss' attraction in Samoa.

  • by Jane Richards
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Deep breath ... Lalomanu Beach, Samoa.

Samoa: Leap into the unknown

In tropical heat (or is that a hot flush?), Jo Gregory sizes up a jungle precipice and her approaching half-century.

HOLD FOR RELEASE UNTIL 12:01 A.M., TURSDAY, OCT. 8, 2015 - This photo provided by the XL Catlin Seaview Survey, taken in February 2015, shows coral after bleaching in American Samoa, when the XL Catlin Seaview Survey responded to a NOAA coral bleaching alert. Devastating bleaching of colorful coral is spreading into a rare worldwide crisis, scientists announced, predicting it will likely get worse. Triggered by global warming and the El Nino, record hot ocean water is causing the fragile coral to go white and often die, threatening picturesque reefs that are hotspots of marine life, experts say. (XL Catlin Seaview Survey via AP)

Samoa: Where the wild things blow

A volcanic past and rainforest heart make Savai'i a natural beauty.

  • by David Whitley
Sunset at Savaii, Samoa.

Samoa: Coming out of my shell

The determined reptile bore down with a single-mindedness only coming from eons of pre-programmed behaviour...

Sunset in Samoa

Aussies head to Samoa for calmer times

Australian tourists are picking lesser-known Pacific islands for their tropical winter breaks to avoid the political instability in military-led Fiji, leaders claim.

Vanuatu.

Go boldly beyond the reef

Australians seeking adventure are increasingly being drawn to the shores of our near neighbours.

  • by LYNNE WHILEY