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The Cross Island Highway runs 23 km south from Apia to
Siumu. To the right near the road, three km south of the Lake Lanoto'o
turnoff (and 13.5 km from Apia), are Papapapai-tai Falls, also known
as Tiavi Falls. The unmarked viewpoint is near a store beside the road but
it's only worth stopping if you have your own transportation.
From Siumu the South Coast Road continues west,
reaching Sinalei Reef Resort and Coconuts Beach Club after one or two km,
Salamumu Beach after 11 km, and Paradise Beach after 13 km. Catching a bus
along this way would be pure chance. One interesting south coast attraction
is the Sa'anapu-Sataoa Mangrove Forest, accessible from either
Sa'anapu or Sataoa villages. Each village has an information fale
where you can arrange to visit the mangroves on foot (only at low tide) or
by an outrigger canoe tour (best at high tide). You'll see two types of
mangroves here, the red mangrove with stilt roots and the oriental mangrove
with buttress roots of knee-like extensions. Birds include the grey duck and
reef heron. Both villages have guest fales where you can spend the
night.
The paved Lefaga/Safata road follows an inland course
a few km from the coast and you must pay fees to visit the beaches.
Return to Paradise Beach, named for a 1952 Gary Cooper film based on a
James Michener novel the same name, is accessible via a rocky two-km
sideroad.
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