To Sua Ocean Trench
"This outrageously photogenic spot is a Samoan icon; skip it to your everlasting regret." Lonely Planet
Without doubt To Sua Ocean Trench is truly acclaimed as Samoa’s number one attraction site. To Sua simply means “big hole” in Samoan, and that is exactly what it is.
For a start – it has to be one of the most unusual places to swim on the planet. The 30-metre, almost perfectly symmetrical swimming hole surrounded by delightful hanging vegetation sits in the middle of a lava field near Lotofaga village atop a jutting edge of spectacular coastline amidst lush gardens on the south coast of Upolo. Swimming access is via a precipitous but sturdy wooden ladder; believe us, it's worth the clamber.
To Sua, consists of two large holes joined by a lava tube cave. The main hole – the pool, being tidal, is connected to the ocean by underwater lava tube just metres away. The second hole is reached via a delightful swim through a cavernous open air lava tube cave.
Without doubt To Sua Ocean Trench is truly acclaimed as Samoa’s number one attraction site. To Sua simply means “big hole” in Samoan, and that is exactly what it is.
For a start – it has to be one of the most unusual places to swim on the planet. The 30-metre, almost perfectly symmetrical swimming hole surrounded by delightful hanging vegetation sits in the middle of a lava field near Lotofaga village atop a jutting edge of spectacular coastline amidst lush gardens on the south coast of Upolo. Swimming access is via a precipitous but sturdy wooden ladder; believe us, it's worth the clamber.
To Sua, consists of two large holes joined by a lava tube cave. The main hole – the pool, being tidal, is connected to the ocean by underwater lava tube just metres away. The second hole is reached via a delightful swim through a cavernous open air lava tube cave.
