Leper Colony

Leper Colony: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Leper Colony

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Leper Colony — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -14.06377, -171.41976. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Leper Colony

• Namu'a Island · river spot · Ātua · ~6 km · Must-see
• Afulilo Dam · lake · Ātua · ~23 km · Must-see
• Fagaloa Bay · beach · ~26 km · Must-see
• Piula Cave Pool · cave · Ātua · ~36 km · Must-see
• O Le Pupu-Puʿe National Park · sanctuary · Ātua · ~43 km · Must-see
• Papapapaitai-falls · waterfall · Tuamasaga · ~51 km · Must-see
• Vailima Botanic Garden Reserve · sanctuary · Tuamasaga · ~54 km · Must-see
• Museum of Samoa · church · Tuamasaga · ~56 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception · church · Tuamasaga · ~57 km · Must-see
• Apia Samoa Temple · church · Tuamasaga · ~58 km · Must-see
• Return To Paradise · beach · Gagaʻemauga · ~72 km · Must-see
• Nu'utele · river spot · Nuʻutele Island · ~0 km
• Nu'ulua · river spot · Nuʻulua Island · ~2 km
• Lalomanu Beach · beach · Ātua · ~5 km
• Malaela Mangrove Reserve · sanctuary · Ātua · ~6 km
• Namu'a Island Beach · beach · Ātua · ~6 km
• Lua O Fafine Ridge · viewpoint · Ātua · ~7 km
• Lua O Fafine Crater · viewpoint · Ātua · ~7 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Leper Colony

Other forts & heritage near Leper Colony

• Pulemele'i Mound · fort · Palauli · ~130 km · Must-see
• Prehistoric Settlement · fort · Ātua · ~8 km
• Letogo Prehistoric Mound (Tia) · fort · Tuamasaga · ~50 km
• Robert Louis Stevenson Residence · fort · Tuamasaga · ~54 km
• Manawanui Navy Ship · fort · ~55 km
• Robert Louis Stevenson's Tomb · fort · Tuamasaga · ~55 km
• Western Samoa Retired Nurses Association · fort · Tuamasaga · ~55 km
• Western Samoa Memorial · fort · Tuamasaga · ~56 km
• LMS Building · fort · Tuamasaga · ~56 km
• World War II Memorial · fort · Tuamasaga · ~57 km

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