September '09 tsunami: Despite the disaster there is no reason to delay traveling to the area, and the vast majority of places listed in this guidebook remain open for business. For up-to-the-minute travel advice, we recommend you check our Samoa tsunami update page.Any trip to tropical Samoa and Tonga will be a delight, but with a Lonely Planet guide tucked into your bag you'll be a jump ahead of the rest. Know immediately where to find Apia's fanciest dancers, Tutuila's loveliest waterfalls or how to get a meal and a beer in Nuku'alofa on a sleepy Sunday afternoon.