Best of Samoa Art, History and Culture 7D6N

From A$3,725.00 Per Person, Twin Share

At a Glance

Embrace true Pacific Island paradise in Samoa, the heart of Polynesia, with a 7-day escape showcasing Upolu’s natural beauty, rich history, food scene and Samoa’s passionate culture. Unwind each day in one of the best beachfront boutique luxury resorts.

Over 7-days journey from Samoa’s history, creative hubs, cultural insights and relish your inner chef with an immersive cooking experience. Embrace the island’s artistry through the eyes of Samoa’s very best creators adventuring to local art schools and museums. Find connection meeting local artists and let them inspire your creativity through a wood carving and sculpting experience to a sunset cooking class. Give your journey a sense of purpose as you embark into the intricacies of village life visiting a village community and primary school. Engage in a traditional ava ceremony, fire ...

Trip Highlights

  • Immerse in authentic village life and gain insight about local culture and history
  • Indulge in ocean and farm to plate dining experiences
  • Explore an uninhabited island and snorkel its underwater wonderland
  • Swim and kayak in white sand beaches and crystal-clear waters
  • Stay at one of the best luxury boutique accommodations offering complete tranquility from tropical garden and white sandy beach right at your doorstep
  • Meet locals and engage in spear throwing, coconut tossing and ukulele lessons
  • Engage in cultural celebrations including an ava ceremony
  • Engage in traditonal wood carving and mat weaving experiences
  • Delve deep into a historical journey into Samoa’s museums
  • Unleash your inner chef in a sunrise food market and sunset cooking class

What's Included

  • 6 night’s premium accommodation in a Traditional Ocean View Villa at Sinalei Reef Resort & Spa, on a twin share basis. Upgrading to other room types are available at an additional cost
  • Specified meals with complimentary daily afternoon tea
  • Cooking with Culture Private Tour including water sports gear
  • 15 mins head and shoulder massage
  • Snorkel gear and kayak
  • Use of resort’s golf and tennis courts
  • Welcome drink on arrival
  • Apia Guided Town Tour including entry fee
  • Return transfer to and from Faleolo Airport
  • Nuusafe'e Island Snorkeling Tour including boat transfers, snorkeling guide and gear
  • Fa’a Samoa Private Guided Tour including show and customary donation
  • Island Art Affair Private Tour including donation and art instructor
  • Guides, transfers, entry fees, food and non-alcoholic drinks in specified tours

Itinerary

DAY 1 SETTLE INTO ISLAND LIFE!
Sinalei Resort and Spa
None
DAY 2 EMBARK ON A LITERARY JOURNEY AND PAY HOMAGE TO THE CHIEFS
Sinalei Resort and Spa
Breakfast, Lunch
DAY 3 IMMERSE IN A SUNRISE FOOD HUNT AND A SUNSET COOKING CLASS
Sinalei Resort and Spa
Breakfast, Dinner
DAY 4 SNORKEL AND EXPLORE AND UNINHABITED ISLAND
Sinalei Resort and Spa
Breakfast
DAY 5 IMMERSE IN ONE OF SAMOA’S OLDEST VILLAGES
Sinalei Resort and Spa
Breakfast, Lunch
DAY 6 EXPLORE THE ISLAND’S ARTISTRY AND ENGAGE IN WOOD CARVING
Sinalei Resort and Spa
Breakfast, Lunch
DAY 7 FAREWELL ISLAND PARADISE
None
Breakfast

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How To Get There

- The departure and finish point is Upolu

- Major commercial flights provide convenient access to Upolu

Weather & Climate

The best time to visit Samoa is between April and October, when the weather is drier and the humidity is lower. Samoa’s climate is dictated by its position in the South Pacific near to the Equator. Average daily temperatures hover around 28-30°C throughout the year, and the seawater is balmily warm.

Both of Samoa’s main islands are mountainous, so you’ll often see the interiors shrouded in low cloud.

As with many of the South Pacific island nations, it experiences a distinct wet season between November and March. Cyclonic events can occur during the wet season.

Other Information

Onlyluxe Travel acts as travel agency and work with different tour operators.

Payment Detail
All pricing is in Australian dollars and are quoted on a per person twin share basis. A supplementary price is available (see below). Bookings are not confirmed until full payment and the signed Booking Form has been received by Onlyluxe Travel.

A non-refundable 30% deposit is payable within 7 days of your booking, with the final balance due 60 days prior to departure. If a booking is made 60 days or less before departure, the full payment is payable immediately. Last minute bookings are payable before arrival. Failure to pay on time may result in automatic cancellation of a booking with cancellation penalties payable to Onlyluxe Travel. If you pay by credit card or PayPal a surcharge will be added to the total price.

Single Supplement
All accommodation is twin share. Single guests will share with someone of the same gender. If a single room is demanded, a supplementary price of will apply. The supplementary price refers to our quotation and needs to be stipulated at the time of booking.

General Cancellation Policies
- Outside of 60 days monies will be refunded less 30% of full fee
- Within 60 days prior to arrival all monies will be forfeited
- No refunds will be given in the event of non-arrival, any unused services or unused nights due to flight or weather disruption
- We strongly recommend guests protect themselves with travel insurance and medical insurance

Please Note: Cancellations must be advised in email and will take effect from the date they are received.

Liability
The participant agrees to indemnify Onlyluxe Travel, and its servant, tour operator and agents, in relation to any liability, loss and damage which the tour operator, or its servants and/or agents may incur as a result of the participants, negligence or misconduct during the tour.

Smoking is not permitted on the bus, or in tents or in other accommodation being used by tour operator at the time that a trip is being conducted.

Child Policy
Please consult travel consultant on age limit.

Changes to Itineraries
Local conditions may necessitate changes to sightseeing, walking and driving routes, camping and accommodation locations. While every effort will be made to provide the services and experiences as offered in our brochure, on our website, and in our trip letters, we reserve the right to vary your itinerary. In the event that we are forced to change your arrangements, substitute arrangements of a similar standard will be provided. The tour operator will not be liable where interruptions to itineraries are caused by weather conditions, technical problems to transport used by the tour operator, industrial action, political or civil commotion or other circumstances beyond our control. We refer you to the conditions regarding travel insurance.

Changes in Prices
While we will do its utmost to honour its pricing unforeseen circumstances may mean that prices may be subject to change without notice.

Pre-Existing Medical Conditions and Age Limits
You need to advise Onlyluxe travel and the tour operator on any pre-existing medical condition, mobility impairment and/or disability that might reasonably be expected to increase the risk of your requiring medical attention, or that might affect the normal conduct of a trip and the enjoyment of other trip members. Onlyluxe Travel and the tour operator may require an assessment of your medical condition from a qualified medical practitioner. If you fail to adequately notify the tour operator of any pre-existing medical conditions and/or disability, the tour operator reserves the right, at its reasonable discretion, to cancel your participation in a trip at any time, including after the commencement of your trip, with no right of refund if your medical condition, mobility impairment and/or disability could be reasonably expected to affect the normal conduct of the trip and the enjoyment of other trip members.

Cancellation by The Tour Operator
The walks take place in very special wilderness settings. The tour operator is at the mercy of nature in all her beauty and all her fury. The tour operator will under no circumstance knowingly place at risk the health and well-being of our guests and guides. In the case of natural threats, acts of God and the like (e.g. bushfires, impassable snow, etc) the tour operator may need to cancel a walk with very little notice. In some cases, this can occur after the walk has commenced. The tour operator reserves the right to cancel any walk up to 60 days prior to departure if a minimum of 4 walkers are unable to meet for a tour. If the tour operator needs to cancel for any reason, the cost of the walk or any other costs associated with travel to the designated pick up point, overnight accommodation, meals, etc will not be covered by the Onlyluxe Travel and therefore we strongly recommend travel insurance be taken out prior to travel.

Force Majeure
'Force Majeure' means (without restriction) any event which Onlyluxe Travel or its third party providers could not, even with due care, foresee or avoid. Force Majeure covers events such as, but not limited to, adverse weather conditions, fire and all similar events beyond our control. In the case of Force Majeure Onlyluxe Travel will not accept liability, and reserves the right to change and cancel trips.

Evacuations
In rare circumstances, due to injury or unforeseen illness, the tour operator may need to evacuate you from a remote part of the walk. Helicopter evacuations are expensive and in most cases will be at a cost to the customer.

For Australian residents, under the Australian Government Medicare Act, it is prohibited for any domestic travel insurance product to provide any financial reimbursement with regard to ambulance or air ambulance services. We therefore strongly advise our customers to take specific ambulance cover through their health insurance provider. Evacuation cost will not be covered by the Onlyluxe Travel and therefore it is also strongly recommended that our customers take out travel insurance to cover (amongst other things) the costs associated with evacuation.

Travel Insurance
In view of the heavy cancellation penalties applied to cancelled reservations in certain circumstances, we strongly recommends suitable travel insurance be purchased at the time the holding deposit is paid. We recommend insurance cover that covers any loss which may be suffered due to cancellation. We also strongly recommend comprehensive travel insurance against loss of baggage and medical expenses.

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