Mount Vaea

Mount Vaea: 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 viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Mount Vaea

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

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 Mount Vaea — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -13.86667, -171.76667. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mount Vaea

• Vailima Botanic Garden Reserve · sanctuary · Tuamasaga · ~0 km · Must-see
• Museum of Samoa · church · Tuamasaga · ~4 km · Must-see
• Apia Samoa Temple · church · Tuamasaga · ~5 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception · church · Tuamasaga · ~5 km · Must-see
• Papapapaitai-falls · waterfall · Tuamasaga · ~11 km · Must-see
• O Le Pupu-Puʿe National Park · sanctuary · Ātua · ~15 km · Must-see
• Piula Cave Pool · cave · Ātua · ~23 km · Must-see
• Return To Paradise · beach · Gagaʻemauga · ~29 km · Must-see
• Fagaloa Bay · beach · ~31 km · Must-see
• Afulilo Dam · lake · Ātua · ~31 km · Must-see
• Manono · river spot · Aiga-i-le-Tai · ~46 km · Must-see
• Namu'a Island · river spot · Ātua · ~52 km · Must-see
• Aganoa Beach · beach · ~71 km · Must-see
• Robert Louis Stevenson's Museum · museum · Tuamasaga · ~0 km
• Robert Louis Stevenson Residence · fort · Tuamasaga · ~0 km
• Robert Louis Stevenson Museum and Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Tuamasaga · ~0 km
• Robert Louis Stevenson's Tomb · fort · Tuamasaga · ~1 km
• Robert Louis Stevenson Scenic Park · attraction · Tuamasaga · ~1 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Mount Vaea

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Mount Vaea

• Mauga Matāvanu Crater · viewpoint · Gagaʻifomauga · ~96 km · Must-see
• Mauga Silisili · viewpoint · Gagaʻifomauga · ~103 km · Must-see
• Mauga Mata o le afi · viewpoint · Gagaʻifomauga · ~106 km · Must-see
• Mount Fiamoe · viewpoint · Tuamasaga · ~9 km
• Lanoto'o Viewing Platform · viewpoint · Tuamasaga · ~10 km
• Mount Fito · viewpoint · Ātua · ~14 km
• Mound Peak · viewpoint · Tuamasaga · ~18 km
• Rock Face · viewpoint · Tuamasaga · ~19 km
• Richards Wall · viewpoint · Tuamasaga · ~19 km
• Toopoors Heart · viewpoint · Tuamasaga · ~19 km

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