- Travel Advice
DFAT advice for Samoa
When travelling to Samoa, you should always get travel insurance in case the worst happens. To help you ensure you travel safely, we have included the travel advice from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade for Samoa.
| Samoa overall | This Advice is current for Friday, 05 December 2008. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Be alert to own security | Exercise caution | High degree of caution | Reconsider your need to travel | Do not travel |
This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It contains new information in the Summary (dengue fever). The overall level of the advice has not changed.
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- We advise you to be alert to your own security in Samoa.
- Exercise common sense and look out for suspicious behaviour, as you would in Australia.
- Cyclone season in Samoa is from November to April. However, tropical storms and cyclones may occur in other months. See the Natural Disasters section below for more detailed advice.
- Outbreaks of the mosquito-borne illness dengue fever occur in Samoa. See the Health Issues section below for further details.
- Be a smart traveller. Before heading overseas:
- organise comprehensive travel insurance and check what circumstances and activities are not covered by your policy
- register your travel and contact details, so we can contact you in an emergency
- subscribe to this travel advice to receive free email updates each time it's reissued.
