Pe’ape’a Cave

Savai'i


This cave sits beside the coast road just south of Letui. A round-trip guided exploration of this small lava tube takes only 10 minutes, but you’ll see white-rumped Polynesian swiftlets and their nests up close. Bring your own torch.


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