TRAVEL’S BEST KEPT SECRET

Australia’s summer is the best time to escape to the Treasured Islands of the South Pacific – Samoa.

Just five hours from Australia and considered the best value destination in the South Pacific, low season (December - March) is the travel industry’s best kept secret for hot destinations to travel to during this time period.

Upolu’s South Coast is at its most beautiful during this time of the year.  Sheltered from the trade winds, the south coast is often is spared from the wet weather extremes normally experienced on the North East side of the island.  Considered the most picturesque part of the island, most of the waterfront resorts of Samoa are located along this spectacular stretch of coastline.

Properties eager to meet occupancy requirements will usually offer attractive deals to lure clients to their properties, and the nation comes alive with cultural events such as surfing competitions and music festivals.

Peter Sereno of Samoa Tourism Authority, encourages travel to the resort during low season to experience Samoa at its most lush.

“It’s an all round win for the traveller really. Apart from the amazingly low deals and the bargains you receive during this time, there’s the added bonus of having the run of resorts to yourselves.  The lack of crowds makes this getaway that much more romantic – your own private piece of the South Pacific”.

“It’s a time where waterfalls are at their most spectacular, the greenery at its most lush andplaces like Papasee’a Sliding Rocks a must do with Mother Nature’s waterslides in full swing.  We can’t predict the weather, especially with irregular climate patterns but we can guarantee rain hail or shine that at any given time, you will be getting some gorgeous Samoan sunshine somewhere on the island, ” says Peter.