natural wonder
Piula Cave Pool
A freshwater spring pool inside a lava cave directly beneath a Methodist theological college chapel on Upolu's north coast, with an underwater passage linking two chambers.
2 km · about 5 min drive
Atua, Samoa · Oceania
Falefa is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Solosolo, 2km from Piula Cave Pool.
Falefa is a town located in Atua, Samoa. With a population of 1,346, it is an important destination in Oceania.
On a road trip, Falefa sits in Samoa. It's in the Pacific/Apia time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Falefa to your route.
Falefā is located on the north eastern coast of Upolu island in Samoa. It was the ancient capital during the Malo ('government') of Tupu Tafaʻifa (King) Fonoti after defeating his kin Vaʻafusuaga Toleafoa and Samalaulu for control of Samoa. King Fonoti chose to rule from his new seat in Falefa, an honour rememberedRead more
in its faalupega (Charter and Salutations) to this day.
Falefa is headed by the descendants of its two founders - Moeono Falealoga (tulafale-alii or 'matua) and Leutele Leutogatui (matua-alii), the sons of Tui Atua Lemuaʻiteleloloa and his wife, Leateafaiga.
It is situated in the Anoamaʻa 1 electoral constituency which itself is situated within the larger ancient political 'district' of Anoamaʻa, a province of Atua. Atua is headed by the Tui Atua (sovereign of Atua), a title once held by the seer Tui Ātua Leutele (called Tui Atua Leuteleleiʻite) in the 10th century, during Samoa's period of antiquity. Since the 17th century, this mantle has been occupied mainly by one of the two Tama-a-ʻaiga (maximal lineage chiefs) of Ātua's Salamasina line: Tupua Tamasese and Mataʻafa.
Together with the village of Salani, Falefa is home to one of Samoa's main political families, ʻAiga Sā Fenunuivao (descendants of Fenunuivao, wife of King Muagututiʻa and mother of the first Tupua, Fuiavailili). The family is led by Moeʻono and Leutele of Falefa and Tofuaʻiofoʻia and Fuimaono of Salani, and is the custodian of the Tama-a-ʻĀiga Tupua Tamasese title. Both the Tama-a-ʻāiga Tupua Tamasese and pāpā Tui Atua royal titles are currently held by Samoa's former Prime Minister and Head of State, His Highness Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Efi.
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Falefa is located in Atua, Samoa, Oceania. The coordinates are -13.8870 latitude, -171.5881 longitude.
Falefa has a population of approximately 1,346 people, making it a town in Samoa.
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natural wonder
A freshwater spring pool inside a lava cave directly beneath a Methodist theological college chapel on Upolu's north coast, with an underwater passage linking two chambers.
2 km · about 5 min drive
natural wonder
Breathtaking 30-metre-deep natural swimming hole connected to the ocean via an underground lava tube on Samoa's Upolu island.
16 km · about 30 min drive
waterfall
A 100-metre waterfall dropping into a jungle-filled volcanic crater, viewed from a signposted roadside lookout on the Cross Island Road that bisects Upolu. No walk required.
21 km · about 25 min drive
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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