Cape Mulinu'u & Falealupo
Cape Mulinu'u / Falealupo
Samoa's westernmost cape, believed in legend to be where the spirits of the dead enter the underworld, and one of the last places in the world to see the day's sunset.
Cape Mulinu'u sits at the tip of the Falealupo peninsula. Samoan myth holds that the spirits of the dead dive into the sea here to reach the underworld, Pulotu, and the shore has caves and sites associated with the 'Ghost Path' legend. Because Samoa is close to the International Date Line, which was adjusted in 2011, this place was once called the 'last sunset in the world.' Nearby are the ruins of an old church destroyed by a cyclone in 1990, and white-sand beaches where you can spend a night in a beachside fale and watch the sunset. Villagers charge a small fee at each site.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Falealupo Rainforest Canopy Walk
- Pe'ape'a Cave
- Dwarf's Cave
- Alofaaga Blowholes
- Mount Matavanu Crater
- Manase Beach
- Satoalepai Turtle Sanctuary
- Saleaula Lava Fields