• Tropical rainforest, coral reefs, fruit bats, and the Samoan culture provide enriching experiences.

    National Park of American Samoa

    American Samoa

The Home Stay Program

Visitors enjoying a meal with a Home Stay family.
Visitors enjoying a meal with a Home Stay family.
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The Home Stay program provides an opportunity for visitors to become acquainted with Samoan people and culture in a village setting. Residents of villages associated with the National Park offer accommodations and the opportunity to learn local customs, crafts and the south Pacific lifestyle. Imagine staying in a village with the sights and sounds of the rainforest around you. Sleep in a Samoan house (fale), live with a Samoan family and start the day participating with village activities. Some may be familiar. Others, like cutting the Pandanus (laufala) tree leaves and drying them to weave mats, may not.

 
  • Samoan customs. Samoan customs.

    Many Samoan activities require Samoan etiquette. Read More

  • The Details. The Details.

    There are several homes to rent from the Homestay Program. Read More

  • Home Stay Activities Home Stay Activities

    Samoan woman demonstrating weaving. Read More

  • The Hosts The Hosts

    Samoan bedroom in a homestay setting. Read More

Did You Know?

Diverse species of lobe corals in crystal clear Pacific waters

Coral reefs in American Samoa and Guam (with more than 200 coral species and 890 species of fish) have the greatest coral biodiversity of any United States park.