Product Description

Talofa and malo e lelei! Basking in the waters of the South Pacific, the Tongan and Samoan islands offer adventures aplenty and a chance to avoid the sun-seeking hordes. Swim with whales off Vava’u or discover the ruins of Ta’u. Luxuriate in swish resorts or kick back in beachside huts. Tap into Apia’s buzzing café scene or Nuku’alofa’s kava ceremonies. Whatever your island scene, take this bestselling guide along!

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #418247 in Books
• Published on: 2006-07-01
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 320 pages

Review
...for the adventurous traveler who wants to live like a native.' --Real Simple Magazine, June 2005

Customer Reviews

Lonely Planet's Samoan Islands & Tonga
We found this book to be very helpful and especially appreciated the Conversation/ Essentials in the rear of the book.
We only visited 'Upolu, and the guide gave us important insights about the Samoan culture and etiquette which served us well.
We stayed at Sinalei Reef Resort which we would highly recommend if you are traveling without children, and the restaurant at Coconut's Beach Club was excellent.
This guide is a must if you're going to Samoa and really want to enjoy it to it's fullest.

LP is always very useful
I have never liked how LP guides are arranged but have found them to consistantly have the best information [not perfect but better than other guides.] I wish they had not included Tonga as I am not going there and always travel as light at possible. The binding is not condusive to removing unwanted pages but I will remove the Tonga section anyway. I say, 'buy it!' but don't get bent out of shape should some info not prove to be correct.