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# Apolima or Manono Island Best View of Upolu Mountains Country forums / Pacific Islands & Papua New Guinea / Samoa
hansdkny 21:03 UTC 02 Aug 2008 | I'd like to know which island offers the most stunning views of the mountains of Upolu, is it Manono or Apolima? and what would be the best time to go and visit these island in order to be able to shoot the best photographs? Also, what would be the ferry schedules into these islands from Upolu? Thanks |
wksamoa 04:44 UTC 03 Aug 2008 | There are no schedules for these ferries. But why going to these islands to get the 'stunning' views? Manono is much to near to Upolu for that (about 2 miles) and when you are on Apolima (very remote and hard to get to) you have Manono between you and Upolu. I would recommend to go to Savaii instead. You have perfect views from there and if the weather is nice you can take the best photos from the ferry. | 1
hansdkny 06:06 UTC 03 Aug 2008 | thanks for the recommendation. I made a mistake. I meant to refer to the 5 island view seen from Manono Island in which one can see several islands including Savaii lined together Here is the link where I saw the pic: http://www.samoa.pictures-pacific.com/western-samoa/manono-island/5-islands.html | 2
wksamoa 06:49 UTC 03 Aug 2008 | Quite frankly - I only count four islands on that photo (from left to right: Savaii, Apolima, Nuulopa, Manono). And there is no way to take that photo from Manono! It is clearly taken from a boat, right outside the Sunset View Beach Fale Resort on Manono. I could point you the spot on a map ... | 3