# Day trips from Samoa

> Genuinely narrow day-trip range from Apia/Upolu. Savai'i counts only when the event is actually on Savai'i (SSC vehicle/passenger ferries Mulifanua-Salelologa run 7 days a week, 60-90 min crossing, several sailings daily, WST10 adult one-way) - the ferry terminal at Mulifanua is a ~35-45 min drive from Apia. American Samoa/Pago Pago counts via the ~25-35 min hop on Talofa Airways or Samoa Airways (up to 4-8 flights a day between Fagali'i/Faleolo and Pago Pago), which genuinely supports a same-day return. Manu'a Islands (Ta'u/Ofu/Olosega), Fiji and Auckland are all a flight beyond Pago Pago/Apia and do not qualify as day trips.

Canonical: https://rockhopping.com/samoa/day-trips  
Source: Rockhopping (rockhopping.com) — a what’s-on guide for 55 island and low-tax jurisdictions.

- **Sau'ai Savai'i Warrior Race (3-Day Ironman & Warrior Triathlon)** — Amoa Resort, Siufaga/Faga, Savai'i, WS · 2026-08-20 to 2026-08-22 · ~2-2.5h door to door each way
  The only confirmed away-day sporting fixture in the window - a beachfront multisport race on Savai'i's lagoon coast, with the ferry crossing itself part of the day out.
  Getting there: Drive Apia to Mulifanua wharf (~35-45 min), SSC ferry Mulifanua-Salelologa (60-90 min), then ~20 min taxi/drive north to Amoa Resort near Siufaga.
  https://www.samoaevents.com/warrior-race.html