AVOID TOURIST SCAM In SAMOA 🇼🇸 First Beach Visit, Matareva Beach Fale 

It's unfortunate to see that some Samoans still take advantage of overseas folks. As a Samoan, I'm not immune to the scams either. I visited Matareva beach once and was ripped off at nearly every turn and I've vowed never to return. I'm happy to support my people and gladly will part with my money to pump it back into the local economy but I'm also not made of money. It's ridiculous that Samoans assume we're all rich just because we're from overseas. I hope the negative experiences don't taint your overall picture and experience of Samoa. There are plenty of good honest people who genuinely are trying to make a decent living. Hope you'll enjoy the rest of your time in Samoa.

Gotta say your samoan is very good and pronouncing of words are perfect . And then top it off you know bits of what people are saying. Couldn’t be me when I go to foreign country’s 😂 May I ask where you learnt the language from 😮 am very impressed well done 👍🏽 From a nz born Samoan

I love how you drive around checking out the different trees and plants because I do the same lol. We call Hog Plum, Vi (pronounced vee) in Samoan.

Another scam we had (partner and I) was in a shop. I was busy shopping and looking at gift items and I heard my partner speaking to someone. I went over and I assumed they knew each other by the way they were speaking ( in Samoan) After the man spoke in English giving us a story of him being a "priest" and he needed to catch a boat to Savaii. Apparently he had no money ( I guess the parishioners hadn't donated that week!! Lol) He was waiting for his daughter to send money through, but it hadnt arrived. The whole story wasn't adding up. My partner ended up giving a small amount of money. After we got out of the shop, I asked my partner if he knew him, and my partner said NO!! I was baffled as I thought they knew each other. If I realised this guy wasn't known to my partner I would have encouraged my partner to leave and not pay a cent. I asked my partner they way you both spoke a lot what were you talking about? Apparently this "priest" was just acting like he knew my partner from somewhere and making up some story that they had met before. This may have been possible in certain circumstances... but in this case he doesnt live in Samoa!! 😂😂😂😂 Lmao.

Congratulations on the outstanding vlog 👏 The pacing of the video was perfect. I am especially impressed that you were able to get such good video inside a moving car. You guys have impeccable manners I truly appreciate youse. Stay safe and protected. Fa'afetai lava fa lāia...

Enjoyed that,..keepin that Island vibe flow on utube - Thanks Island Family Once again

Island Boy enjoying himself yo the fullest. Loving it

I think those kids selling avocados didn't really understand English 😂 Was cracking up when you said you're a meauli 😂😂😂😂

Hi guys! Will always love the scenery 😊 whether expensive or not, it's up to you to choose to pay. Glad you enjoyed the beach, looking real clean and nice

Happy Sunday to the family. Enjoyed the vlog, and thanks for sharing valuable information. Blessings 🎉❤

I think it’s normal there now to charge for those things. Many blogs I watch get charged. My mate who is also Samoa 🇼🇸 himself got whinged about being charged but soon realised it’s normal there now. Nice blogs. Love your videos

Great video my brother can’t wait to see the family

Hi guys blessings I love the water 💦 🙏🏼 I'm here enjoying the video so many fish 🐟😀👍🏼

Thanks for you video, help me a lot when writing a fiction novel with the background in Samoa.

Glad yu guys enjoying your self blessings

Blessed day to you and your family. love the video

It’s beautiful love ❤️ the beach scene

Glad you are having a great time

Nice one family ❤❤❤❤

I love your videos. I wanted to comment about your car rental experience. I cannot believe that those car rental places don't even clean to the best of their ability to get the smell out or even put that out of service until the smell is gone and give you another rental. OMG. And then I can't believe that everywhere you have gone to buy produce on the side of the road that no one knows how to speak english or even understand what you are trying to say. Wow! I am from American Samoa and speak samoan very fluently. I just always thought that samoa would have a lot of people that spoke english well. But anyway, i love Samoa and hope to visit there again soon. Thanks for sharing your journey with us. Stay safe.

Blessings❤

❤ love the family

Hi Island family little Island love the water

Thanks for sharing Samoa

This is click bait!!! This is normal in Samoa nowadays. Don’t like it don’t go there. STOP giving Samoa a bad name by titles of this vlog. So what if it’s $60 tala it’s like $30 dollars Australian for a swim on a beautiful beach. The kid you were trying to buy fruit off clearly says he doesn’t know. You’re assuming cause he’s there he knows. It’s not his stall.

Really NICE!!

Island boy is so brave snd loving the water😅

Damn! $40 just to go to swim on the beach? 😳 and 20 for entry?! Ive travelled over seas and def understand that some countries rely on tourists for income but GEEEZ!!!

Beautiful place

Hi Guys, love your footage of My Beautiful Island lol. You should move there and make some business there coz you know a lot of the landscape.

Had it not for island I would have turn around but becarfull enjoy

Wait so you have to pay twice? That’s actually sad. I’m going to Samoa in 4weeks time so this just gave me a heads up and what to expect. Thank you 🙏

That’s crazy you have to pay twice entrance and at the beach front there scamming ppl I’m Samoan but I find that full of shit smdh 🤦‍♀️

My Chinese bbq neighbor makes great kebabs the bbq terrible 😂😂

Samoa as far as I know doesn't have ackee, nor any of the South Pacific to my knowledge.

I wanna kmow why this poor couple pay $60.00 just to get to matarewa beach. I will remember this. And i will tell to all my friend about this rip off people.

Waiting to see what scam you experienced. I will tell you about our second "scammer" ,after I have watched the vlog. I'm glad you (Maria) touched on the paying system, although it may not be quite so clear without showing transaction itself? I was just about to mention the paying system when visiting places, something tourists need to know. It's so awkward when you don't know if the man asking for the money is genuine or not? Seems strange that you need to pay twice, and 40 tala..uhmm ??? We went to a beach and the guy wanted to charge me double = "white/foreigner tax. It didn't quite like it, but I would have paid it that time for the experience. Ended up we didn't pay and just left.

Avocado boy was a real chopper alright! I knew he was playing as he was laughing as well and talking to the other guy 😂😂😂 Nice try mate!! Lol

Oh my gosh $60 dollar for swimming no that’s not right I think $20 dollars to entry and swimming enjoy ur holidays and be careful ❤

Glad you didn’t get those avocado. That kid was tryna scam you lol. He was probably gon give his family $2 and pocket $18 lol

OMG just swimming for $60.00. That's ia too much you should do the complain to the main office of tourist.

Mighty God, he's telling you $20 for the pear and it has $2 on it. No sah.

This is so isolated and its risky....no wonder youve been tricked.

That man is a scammer shouldn't give him any money.

ITS sad that there still no english speaking samoa people now days it shows alot about the school EDUCATION SYS in SAMOA.

It's sad for Tourists that comes in the island and help with the economy and for them to take advantage of the tourists, it just puts a bad taste in the people's mouth.. Advise to who is watching this vlog, when you go to the island of Samoa, stick with town activities and get your self a translator.. Things are different when you go to America Samoa it's a territory of the USA.. They speak Fluent English. I apologize for my people 😢.