Village life · Full day
Village Walk
A full day inside the life of a coastal village, not observed from a distance but shared. You will sit with a local farmer over the season's calendar, learn how marriage and family are organised, meet the medicine men and women who heal with the forest, and try your own hand at pounding grain, weaving and beading before a dance closes the day. Few experiences bring you this close to how the peninsula actually lives.
- Group price (group)
- Ksh 25,650
- Duration
- Full day
- Arrival
- 9:00am
- Meeting point
- Mkupe Jetty
The experience
Your day, step by step
9:00am
Meet at Mkupe Jetty
Welcome, brief and boat to the peninsula.
Village life and culture
An honest introduction to lifestyle and culture, including the polygamous family system and marriage customs, explained by the community itself.
The farming calendar
A local farmer walks you through the season-by-season calendar that shapes the year on the land.
Kayas and sacred sites
A briefing on the sacred kaya forests and other ecological sites, and the protocols that keep them protected.
Women's groups and healers
Meet the women's social groups and their work, and the medicine men and women who cure with herbs.
Hands-on food and craft
Try food preparation, from pounding and winnowing to grating, then settle into beading and weaving with those who do it daily.
Lunch, planting and a dance
Share lunch, plant a mangrove, and close with a local dance before the boat home.
What's included
- Lifestyle and culture, including marriage systems
- The farming season calendar, explained by a local farmer
- Brief on the kayas and other ecological sites
- Women's social groups and their work
- Medicinal men and women, and herbal curing
- Food preparation, pounding and winnowing, with beading and weaving to try
Good to know
Sacred sites have protocols, your guide will brief you on where photography is welcome.
Ready for Village Walk?
Send an enquiry with your dates and group size. A guide confirms boat transport, guide and dance availability, and the full cost. No payment is taken online.
Ksh 25,650· group
Book this experience