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Samoa Festival of Music 2018
Music Events, History, Natural Beauty, Fun and Frivolity
22 ~29 SEPTEMBER 2018
Samoa Festival of Music 2018
Music Events, History, Natural Beauty, Fun and Frivolity
22 ~29 SEPTEMBER 2018
For further information ring our office or visit our website www.operatunity.co.nz | P: 0508 886 489 | E: [email protected]
Sinalei Reef Resort and Spa
Our special guest artists, Amanda and Ravil Atlas
Enjoy a week of stunning musical events against the backdrop of Samoa, a tropical island, where natural beauty combines with the friendliest, most musical people in the world! We stay in magnificent award winning 5 star accommodation!We bring you fabulous artists: Bonnie, Jess, Derek, and husband and wife team Ravil and Amanda Atlas in a week of specially crafted concerts: Sacred Songs by Candlelight, Opera’s Greatest Hits Champagne Gala, The Golden Era of The Musical and From Phantom to Les Mis.We are delighted to welcome Amanda and Ravil Atlas. Many of you will know Amanda, one of New Zealand’s most well known sopranos whose recent credits include soloist with Opera Australia as part of the Ring Cycle and Leonora in Il Trovatore in Melbourne. Her husband Ravil has a wide ranging repertoire in opera, music theatre, operetta and concert. He has starred as a lead tenor in more than 70 professional opera companies, in six different countries as well in several long running Broadway musicals including Les Miserables and Phantom of the Opera. We are absolutely delighted to welcome Ravil and Amanda on this incredible trip of opera and song!
Samoa Festival of Music 2018Music Events, History, Natural Beauty, Fun and Frivolity 22 ~ 29 SEPTEMBER 2018
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DAY 1: Saturday 22 September 2018 (L, D) Fly to Samoa and transfer to the famous Sheraton Samoa Aggie Grey’s Hotel & Bungalows freshly opened after a multi million dollar makeover.
HIGHLIGHTS include: • A light lunch at The Sheraton, a chance to be
introduced to our artists and get to know each other, then time to swim and settle into our fabulous hotel.
• Fiafia traditional feast at the hotel with dancing, fire-walking and singing.
Sinalei Reef Resort and Spa
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DAY 2: Sunday 23 September 2018 (B, L, D) HIGHLIGHTS include: • A chance to relax this morning or attend mass at the
cathedral and enjoy the choir singing.• Lunch and then the Robert Louis Stevenson Museum
which explores the story of this great writer. • A fun, welcome dinner entitled Welcome to the
South Pacific!
DAY 3: Monday 24 September 2018 (B, D) HIGHLIGHTS include: • An orientation tour, which includes the beautiful
Catholic Cathedral, a visit to the cultural village, where we see an array of cultural displays including dancing, singing and village life.
• Sacred Songs by Candlelight, a beautiful, poignant concert with a mix of traditional sacred songs, spirituals and rousing hymns in the acoustics of the magnificent Catholic Cathedral.
DAY 4: Tuesday 25 September 2018(B, L, D)Today we transfer to our resort hotel, Sinalei Reef Resort and Spa, beside a private beach on the other side of the island. We have exclusive use of this hotel for our stay.
HIGHLIGHTS include: • A beautiful drive across the island. • Lunch in their restaurant, sitting over the sea.• Tonight after a gourmet meal we enjoy the musical
movie under the stars, The Great Waltz.
DAY 5: Wednesday 26 September 2018(B, High Tea, D) HIGHLIGHTS include: • Today lots of free time to enjoy the beach, the pool
and the golf course.• Fun music quiz run by our fabulous singers today, a
chance for charades, as well as the music quiz with lots of great prizes.
• Apremium event, Opera’s Greatest Hits Champagne Gala, where our artists will sing and play all their ‘party pieces’ in 3 brackets of the greatest songs ever written interspersed with hors d’oeuvres, champagne and sweet treats.
DAY 6: Thursday 27 September 2018 (B, L, D) HIGHLIGHTS include: • Time to meet local school children today as we invite
them to entertain us and a chance for us to give back with stationery supplies or monetary donations.
• We travel back to the 20s and 30s and enjoy this stunning era and the music in a fabulous concert: The Golden Era of the Musical, feel free to dress in your Gatsby gear.
DAY 7: Friday 28 September 2018 (B, L, D) HIGHLIGHTS include: • A drive to the famous waterfalls and beaches on this
side of the island.• Sunset cocktails on the beach. • A final night extravaganza at our waterfront restaurant
with the waves lapping underneath us, entitled From Phantom to Les Mis, an evening of Phantom and Les Miserables songs and more, showcasing our illustrious guest Ravil! We will enjoy dinner under the star and a full moon with magical melodies. What a way to end our week!
DAY 8: Saturday 29 September 2018 (B) Time for a reality check today as we return to the real world but with marvellous memories and feelings of joy!
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Important Information• For further information please ring our office or visit our website.• All trips are subject to change but any changes will be of equal or greater value.• All deposits are refundable up until final payment date minus any costs that the company has incurred.• Please refer to our terms and conditions on our booking form.• While we carefully plan our trips to be well paced, all travellers need to possess a certain level of fitness. Some trips are more arduous and carry an advisory note in the itinerary that a specific level of fitness is required.• Operatunity Travel requires all travellers to obtain comprehensive travel insurance. Please be sure to ring our office if you require any information or clarification about insurance or any questions regarding travelling with Operatunity Travel.
For your travel bookings call our Travel Department toll free on 0508 886 489 or email [email protected]
Deposits refundable (less costs incurred) prior to FINAL BALANCE DUE DATE.Itinerary details are subject to change, however any changes will be replaced with a comparable or better option.
Initial Deposit on booking $900Second Deposit due 24 April 2018 $1,500Final Balance due 24 June 2018
per persontwin share
Sheraton plus GARDEN VIEW villa SinaleiSingle Room supplement ADD $1,422
$5,745per persontwin share
Sheraton plus OCEAN VIEW villa SinaleiSingle Room supplement ADD $1,422
$6,185per persontwin share
Sheraton plus BEACHFRONT villa SinaleiSingle Room supplement ADD $1,422
$6,440
THIS TRIP INCLUDES:
• Return airfares Air New Zealand Auckland - Samoa including all taxes.
• 7 nights accommodation, 3 at Sheraton Aggie Grey’s newly refurbished Hotel, 4 at our own private resort, award winning Sinalei Reef Resort and Spa.
• We bring you fabulous artists: Bonnie, Jess, Derek, and husband and wife team Ravil and Amanda Atlas in a week of specially crafted concerts: Sacred Songs by Candlelight in the magnificent Catholic Cathedral, Opera’s Greatest Hits Champagne Gala, The Golden Era of The Musical and From Phantom to Les Mis in a restaurant over the sea!.
• All meals apart from one lunch plus special private events such as sunset cocktail party, Fiafia feast, music and charades quiz and school visit.
• All tours including Robert Louis Stevenson Museum, and island tours, tips and taxes as listed in the itinerary.
• Limited to 45 travellers.
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DELVE INTO THE DEEP SOUTH >
WATERWAYS OF THE TSARS > SHOW BOAT ON THE MISSISSIPPI >
CANADA & ALASKA > ITALY OPERA TOUR >
SAMOA MUSIC FESTIVAL >
MUSIC ON THE MURRAY RIVER > < CRUISING THE HAURAKI GULF
NEW CALEDONIA MUSIC FESTIVAL >
DISCOVER THE NORTHERN TERRITORY >CRUISING THE ADRIATIC >
SOUTHERN LAKES AND FIORDS > TASMANIA >
TARANAKI GARDEN SPECTACULAR > MUSICAL GEMS OF EUROPE >
