https://www.duaratravels.com/Duara Travels is more than just accommodation, it is a wholesome village Experience! You will stay with a local family, cook and eat with them and take part in the villagers’ daily activities. A stay in a Duara-village is about cultural exchange, engagement with local people and real local life outside tourism hubs. There are several host families who can usually host two to four travellers at once. Duara Travels was founded in Finland in late 2015 and the team, consisting of four partners at the moment, shares the same passion for sustainable travel. We have all travelled a lot in Africa and Asia – and visited the villages where we operate ourselves. We believe that we can value destinations as they are, not as they are built for visitors. We want locals to be involved in producing the service themselves and want to make sure they make a reasonable profit from hosting travellers. Therefore 60 % of traveller’s payment goes directly to the local community and is divided between the host family, the local English speaking contact person and the savings-group of the village.
ORGANISED TOURS AND PROGRAMS
3 Nights' village experience in Lembeni, Tanzania
3 nights 4 days
120 EUR
Stay with a local family in the village of Lembeni in Kenya and learn about the rural lifestyle. During your stay you’ll get to do activities, such as: -Cooking and eating together with your host family -Practicing the livelihood of the family -Hiking trip to the nearby hills -Shopping excursi...
3 Nights' village experience in the Kenyan village, Gacharageini
3 nights 4 Days
140 EUR
Stay with a local family in the village of Gacharageini in Kenya and learn about the local lifestyle. During your stay, you’ll get to do activities, such as: -Learning to cook local food and eating together with your host family -Picking tea and learning the process -Milking a cow and feeding ...
3 Nights' rural village experience in Neluwa, Sri Lanka
3 nights 4 days
150 EUR
Stay with a local family in the village of Neluwa in Sri Lanka, and learn about the rural local lifestyle. During your stay you’ll get to do activities, such as: -Cooking together with your host family (in Sri Lankan culture hosts do not eat usually with their guests) -Practicing the livelihoo...
3 Nights' village experience in Alagollewa, Sri Lanka
3 nights 4 days
150 EUR
Stay with a local family in the village of Alagollewa in Sri Lanka, and learn about the rural local lifestyle. During your stay you’ll get to do activities, such as: -Cooking together with your host family (in Sri Lankan culture hosts do not usually eat with their guests) -Practicing the livel...
3 Nights' village experience in Quynh Ngoc, Vietnam
3 nights 4 Days
140 EUR
Stay with a local family in the village of Quynh Ngoc in Vietnam and learn about the rural lifestyle. During your stay you’ll get to do activities, such as: -Cooking and eating together with your host family -Practicing the livelihood of the family -Shopping trip to the local market -Visiting ...
3 Nights' village experience in Kotaraja, Lombok
3 nights 4 days
130 EUR
Stay with a local family from Lombok, in the village of Kotaraja and learn about the rural lifestyle. During your stay you’ll get to do activities, such as: -Cooking and eating together with your host family -Practicing the livelihood of the family -Visiting a local market for fresh produce -L...
3 Nights' village experience in the village of Kaskikot, Nepal
3 nights 4 days
120 EUR
Stay with a local family in the village of Kaskikot in Nepal and learn about the rural lifestyle. During your stay, you’ll get to do activities, such as: -Cooking delicious Nepalese food (mostly vegetarian) with fresh ingredients from the back yard -Making the famous cell rotis in a traditiona...
3 Nights' village experience in the village of Tung Lakorn, Thailand
3 nights 4 days
160 EUR
Stay with a local family in the village of Tung Lakorn in Chiang Mai (Thailand), and learn about the rural local lifestyle. During your stay you’ll get to do activities, such as: -Practicing the livelihood of the family (visiting vegetable garden & chicken farm or rice field in the rainy s...
3 Nights' village experience in the Karen village of Pong Nam Ron, Thailand
3 nights 4 days
160 EUR
Stay with a local Karen family in the village of Pong Nam Ron in Chiang Mai (Thailand), and learn about the rural local lifestyle. During your stay you’ll get to do activities, such as: -Learning to cook Karen food from very local ingredients and eating together with your host family -Practici...