Visiting Samoa Remains Safe in 2025

With over 13,000 Americans visiting Samoa in 2024 and more people arriving in 2025, the U.S. Department of State evaluated its travel advisory for the Independent State of Samoa.

On March 10, 2025, the State Department reissued a Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions, Travel Advisory for Samoa, an island country in Polynesia. There is a country-wide population of about 200,000 in Savai'i and Upolu and on the smaller islands of Manono and Apolima.

Often confused with American Samoa, an unincorporated territory of the U.S., Samoa, previously known as Western Samoa, is about 100 miles away.

According to the local tourist board, the impact of Map Samoa has been profound. It has simplified travel planning, making it easier for tourists and visitors to discover and explore Samoa's hidden gems.

Suppose you decide to visit this Pacific Ocean paradise in 2025. In that case, the local U.S. embassy suggests enrolling in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program to receive digital alerts and to ensure you can be located in an emergency.

From a health perspective, the U.S. CDC has not included Samoa in its recent travel advisories.

"Samoa promises South Pacific travelers an idyllic beach escape, yet visitors must prioritize health precautions against food- and waterborne diseases like typhoid fever and hepatitis A," Jeri Beales MSN, RN, BS, informed Vax-Before-Travel News.

"With the Samoan government launching a typhoid vaccination campaign for its citizens in 2021 and 2022 due to elevated infection rates, it's clear this is a serious local concern—making pre-travel vaccinations for visitors all the more essential," added Beales, who leads the Massachusetts-based Destination Health Travel Clinic.

As of March 2025, the CDC recommends that future visitors to Samoa speak with a vaccination expert about route and travel vaccine options for diseases such as measles, typhoid, and yellow fever.

Note: This VBT news article was updated on March 16, 2025, to include vaccine expert insight.