3-Day Immersive Jola Community Homestay in Ndemban Village
Highlights
Brikama
rural, cultural, photography
Private Tour
3 Days
Easy
English
Description
Experience an immersive three day cultural journey in Ndemban village where you will connect with the Jola community through hands on workshops, meaningful interactions, and guided nature experiences. Explore the village by oxcart, learn Batik, tie dye, and soap making, discover traditional medicine on a forest walk, and craft tapalapa bread in the local bakery. Engage with villagers, enjoy authentic meals, and contribute to sustainable community initiatives throughout this enriching homestay experience.
Itinerary
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Day 1: Arrival Cultural Welcome and Handicraft Introduction
- Arrive in Ndemban at 10:00 AM and receive a traditional welcome drink before meeting your community guide for an orientation on village customs and your homestay.
- Settle into your homestay accommodation and begin an oxcart tour visiting the Alkalo, the blacksmith, and the cobbler.
- Enjoy lunch at Abajorr Restaurant with ingredients sourced from the women’s garden and local poultry.
- Join your first handicraft workshop and learn Batik printing or tie dye with the women’s cooperative.
- Spend free time visiting the Children’s Centre, helping your homestay family with daily chores, or observing village life.
- Share a home cooked dinner with your homestay family followed by cultural exchange and storytelling.
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Day 2: Forest Exploration Bread Making and Creek Experiences
- After breakfast, take a boat trip through the mangroves before enjoying a guided forest walk to meet the bush doctor and learn about traditional medicine.
- Return to the village for lunch at Abajorr Restaurant with fresh local ingredients.
- Visit the bakery for a behind the scenes look at tapalapa bread making and participate in a hands on workshop.
- Choose between Creek Fishing with expert guides or a tour of the Women’s Garden and Poultry focusing on sustainable agriculture.
- Enjoy dinner with your homestay family and, if pre booked, attend a traditional wrestling competition.
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Day 3: Garden Activities Soap Making and Farewells
- After breakfast, work alongside local women in the garden with seasonal activities such as planting, weeding, or picking produce.
- Join your final handicraft workshop and learn to make natural soap from local ingredients.
- Enjoy a farewell lunch at Abajorr Restaurant celebrating your village connections.
- Spend free time playing football, shopping for souvenirs, or enjoying final interactions with the community.
- Bid farewell to your homestay family and depart from Ndemban at 4:00 PM.
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Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price
| Adult | |
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| 1 to 3 | /person |
| 4 to 8 | /person |
| Child | |
| 1 to 2 | /person |
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This is a private tour |
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