DATES
June 27  – July 17,  2027 (flight departs Vancouver on June 25, 2027)
July 27  – August 16,  2027 (direct flight departs Vancouver on July 25, 2027)

LOCATIONS
Nadi • Fiji • Suncoast Region

AGES
13–18 (co-ed)*
*Also available for 18+. Contact us if interested.

PRICES (CAD)
$9,599 + GST
Non-refundable deposit: $1000 + GST

Return flight from Vancouver to Nadi is included. Please contact Fireside if you would like to arrange your own flight.

Embark on a 21-day youth leadership adventure course in the paradise of Fiji. This island nation is the perfect setting for an unforgettable journey exploring its breathtaking landscapes, rich culture, vast oceanscapes, and world-renowned hospitality. As one of the world’s safest destinations, Fiji provides the perfect backdrop for growth. Its welcoming communities, deep-rooted traditions, and living connection to both land and sea create powerful opportunities to learn not only about sustainability and resilience, but also about belonging, leading with integrity, and living with purpose.

Throughout the course, our small groups move between three very different home bases: living and learning on our upstart local farm, camping together on a remote beach, and staying at our beach house base camp. Each place offers a different way to experience Fiji and understand the relationship between people, culture, food, land and ocean. Experiences include:

• Explore Fiji’s reefs, mangroves and island ecosystems. Snorkel coral reefs, explore coastal environments and learn firsthand how climate change is affecting the ocean, land and the communities that depend on them.

• Learn with Fijian communities and knowledge keepers. Share meals, stories and everyday life, including a one-night homestay. This is cultural exchange built around relationships, participation and learning from local people.

• Help build a traditional Fijian dugout canoe. Working alongside experienced local boat builders, youth will learn about the tools, techniques and generational knowledge behind a craft that has connected Fijian communities to the ocean for centuries.

• Learn spearfishing and deep-sea fishing. Local outdoor educators introduce youth to fishing techniques, ocean safety, reading conditions and the connection between harvesting food, culture and the marine environment.

• Take on a six-day remote beach expedition. Camp beside the ocean, paddleboard, snorkel, fish, navigate the coastline, hike to a 1,500+ year-old settlement, participate in coral conservation and take part in a guided solo experience. It is six days of learning to live simply and work together in a remote setting.

• Become a certified Open Water scuba diver. During a three-day course with Volivoli, participants learn the foundations of scuba diving before experiencing Fiji’s underwater world firsthand.

• Build real expedition and leadership skills. Navigation, paddling, campcraft, food preparation, decision-making, teamwork and group leadership are woven throughout the program. Youth gradually take greater responsibility for the experience, rather than staying passive participants.

• Digital Detox: Reclaim the Experience: All Fireside child and youth programs are mobile-phone and personal-technology-free. For some, it’s a digital detox. For everyone, it’s a chance to be fully present and build real friendships, take healthy risks, notice what’s around them and experience adventure without a screen in the way. Staff will take gabillion photos and videos to share with parents and youth. Put the phone away. Get the experience back.