Samoa Social Studies Educational Travel

SAMOA

 

Samoa is a living classroom. Village locations and experiences are selected to meet the needs of each group. Spend 5 – 15 days in samoa learning all you need to know.

Two or three selected locations are targeted and a programme of activities agreed upon. The emphasis is on having a truly Samoan experience overnighting in Villages adjacent to beautiful swimming beaches.

Living in a Samoan fale enjoying Samoan cuisine, your guides will introduce you to everything Samoan. Important contact is made with relevant local community groups, and students are encouraged to engage themselves in local activities (e.g sports, handicrafts, singing, dancing, village projects, etc.)

In addition guests speakers can be arranged to help emphasize the theme of the visit. An intensive wilderness experience can also be included, visiting some of the more remote and majestic locations.

Samoans live a simple lifestyle without many material possessions. Most houses are open sided wooden structures raised off the floor with just one large open room and mats on the floor. These houses, or fales as they are called in Samoa, are ideal for the tropical heat. At night, coconut fronds are rolled down the side of the house to give privacy or protection from the wind or rain.

This open style living is typical of Samoan Social structure. Samoans share everything they have, from food to wages, with their extended families, and with the church. The church is the focal point of village life and the larger the church, the more esteem the village has over its neighbouring villages – the reason for so many elaborate churches around the island.

 

SAMOA TOUR
11 Days / 10 Nights

Nights: Apia (5)- Savaii (4)- Lalomanu (1)
Accommodation: Hotel / Beach Fales
Meals: Daily Breakfast
Transport: Air-conditioned motor coach
Entrance Fees: Included

Highlights
-- Apia City Tour; Visit local schools; East Coast of Upolu Tour; National Park; Olemoe Falls; Falealupo Rainforests