Piula Cave Pool & Vailele
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Port
Apia, Upolo, Samoa
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Activity Level
Strenuous
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Excursion Type
All
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Wheelchair Accessible
No
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Starting At
$209.95
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Minimum Age
Information Not Currently Available
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Duration
Approximately 5 Hours
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Meals Included
Meals not included
Board your motorcoach and begin a fantastic half-day island adventure. Get ready for a unique cultural experience as you travel to Vailele Village. Vailele is the home of the current Head of State and to some of the members of the famous Manu Samoa Rugby Team playing at the Rugby World Cup. Guests will be welcomed into a meeting house and will participate in the Kava Ceremony. After this, you will move outside for entertainment and view/participate in the making of a umu or food cooked Samoan style. Guests are treated to food tasting as one umu is being prepared, another is ready and guests are treated to these mouth-watering foods.
Then take a scenic drive to the Piula Cave Pool. Travel past the main houses in many of the villages, and observe their European construction. Just behind the houses are spectacular Fales, traditional Samoan thatched huts used during the day for cooking or eating. Drive along the shore, and observe the sharply eroded, dramatic lava cliffs leading to Piula College. This Methodist seminary is built over a naturally occurring freshwater cave pool. Enjoy a drink of fresh coconut and take a plunge in the subterranean turquoise waters. Explore the underwater passage linking two cave chambers as you swim in the pool. Land lovers will have free time to explore the grounds of the college.
Leave the pool and on the return to town, enjoy a tour of the Mulinuu Peninsula and the Parliament Grounds.
Please Note:- This tour will not operate on Sundays. Due to limited availability of transport, all buses may not have air conditioning.
When entering meeting house for welcome ceremony, leave all shoes at outside entrance.
Visitors must negotiate approximately 20 wide steps at Piula Cave Pool. Not recommended for guests in wheelchairs or with limited mobility.
Wear your swimsuit under your clothes and bring a towel.