Natural Water Slides Of The World – Papaseea Sliding Rocks in Samoa

During summer, many families like going to the nearest waterslide park to try and cool off, and do a bit of exercise in the process. However, water slide parks are expensive to build and run, so there are Natural Water Slides alternatives in Samoa available if you ever feel the need to cool off from the hot and humid weather via a refreshing adrenalin rush.

The water slides look much scarier than they actually are!

Natural Water Slides – Bum Scraping Style!

The chilled out place is called the Papaseea Sliding Rocks which is located just outside of Apia, the capital of Samoa. This is basically a glorified (and really cool) Natural Water Slide with a drop of about 5 metres into a deep pool of water. And they are a great antidote to walking around in the humidity all day!

The rocks themselves are smooth, so your body just slides on top of them, even though on first look, the texture looks like the rocks might rip your shorts, or even your backside.

The natural trajectory of the slide means you won’t hit your head, but like anything like this, it’s always good to check things out first – but checking out if anyone else gets injured first!

No seriously, there are no problems here. The slides have been open for many years and thousands of people have enjoyed sliding down the Papaseea Sliding Rocks.

The Sliding Rocks are a lot of fun. Here is a video I shot of some people going down them, including a father who manages to ‘persuade’ his daughter to go down the Sliding Rocks with them.

More Water Slide Stuff

See more at the Samoa Tourism Authority Website.  These Natural Water Slides are a bit different from the Wham-o Slip N Slide Wave Rider Double With 2 Slide Boogies.

More things to do in Samoa:

• Accommodation and Places To Stay In Samoa – from Beach Shack to High End
• Fishmonger Seafood Sales Dance – Sales Pitch Of The Week
• Beachside Houses in Samoa – The Beach Fale
• Bus Stand Food Of The World – The Free Banana Bunch!
• Robert Louis Stevensen Museum – Complete with a ‘Fireplace’ in a Tropical Area!
• Gender Roles – The Third Gender in Samoa, the Fa’afafine
• Lava Flows From Mt Matavanu in Samoa – Divine Intervention
• Rainforest Canopy Walkway – Ingenious Engineering Feat!
• Swimming With Turtles at Savai’i, Samoa – Papaya Hogs!
• Blow Holes at Taga, Savai’i Samoa
• Beer Tower – Practical Beer Dispenser: Beer On Tap!
• Natural Water Slides Of The World – Papaseea Sliding Rocks in Samoa
• Seafood Recipes – Raw Sea Cucumber Guts Marinated in Lime Juice!
• How To Survive A Tsunami – The Samoan Version
• Volcano Eruptions of the Past – Mt Matavanu in Samoa, and Meet The Crater Man!
• The Survivor Series – The Crazy Behind The Scenes Logistics
• Road Rule Traffic Laws – Changing Lanes, Overnight in Samoa!

If you still need to get your rocks off, there’s the Gatz Rock Piles near Cairns!