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Savaii is the largest island in Samoa although it is sparsely populated. The main town of Salelologa sits on the south east peninsula and its wharf receives passenger ferries from Upolu island three or four times daily, with the crossing between the two islands taking about an hour. Salelologa Town has little for tourists except a market, convenience shops and a bank which can't be found elsewhere around the island.
The majority of the islands accommodation is on the north east coast at Manase which also has the islands only holiday beach resorts. Manase is about a forty minute drive from Salelologa.
For those simply looking for a holiday break, the most popular beach location on Savaii is at Manase Village on the north coast, a few miles beyond Satoalepai Lava Fields and the Turtle Sanctuary. The beach at Manase stretches for several miles with good swimming and snorkelling and makes a great spot for strolling along the shoreline and between the string of villages that run along the coast here. There are a couple of small restaurants around Manase and kayaks and snorkelling equipment can be hired from a beach shack. There's also a fully qualified PADI dive outfit south of Manase Beach opposite Savaii Lagoon Resort. All sights around the island can be arranged from Manase on half-day and full-day sightseeing tours - the island takes about 6 hours by car to travel around.
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Le Lagoto Resort, Savaii
A$ 211 - 277 per couple
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Le Lagoto Beach Resort is a neat boutique resort with a lovely raised swimming pool overlooking the ocean as its focal point. Fales are staggered along a rocky bluff, there's a thoughtfully designed restaurant, lots of organized tours, attentive staff and a scuba diving and snorkel operator across the road.
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Savaii Lagoon Resort, Savaii
A$ 157 - 225 per couple includes breakfast
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Savaii Lagoon Resort offers the best value accommodation Savaii. With just ten spacious self catering bungalows fronting a lovely stretch of beach south of Manase, this is a no thrills resort with a very casual atmosphere. There's a restaurant next door and a scuba diving and snorkel operator across the road.
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Stevenson's at Manase, Savaii
A$ 58 - 269 per couple includes all meals
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Stevenson's is a long established resort at the northern end of Manase Beach. Accommodation is in cheap garden rooms across the road, or traditionally designed beach villas or modern suites facing the beach. There's a good restaurant and some entertainment at night.
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Vacations Beach Fales, Savaii
A$ 65 - 163 per couple includes breakfast
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Vacations is one of several beach fale accommodations stretching along Manase Beach and offers absolute beachfront fales sharing communal bathrooms. There's a good restaurant, friendly staff and sightseeing tours can be arranged. There's a small shop across the road for buying snacks.
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Savaii is a complex geographical island dominated by its active but presently dormant volcanic activity. Every 150 years or so, eruptions take place, creating a new crater and spilling lava down its mountainous landscape and into the lagoon. Travelling up the east coast of Savaii gives a typical picture - long stretches of black rocky coastline and lava pools followed by fine stretches of golden sand and snorkelling lagoons, and suddenly at Sale-aula, the arid landscape of volcanic lava flow from the last eruption between 1911-1916. Sightseeing on Savaii is fantastic with lava fields, lava tubes, a forest canopy walk, sea arches, blowholes and black sand beaches.
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