Travel Guide Djembéring

A pretty village of about 5,000 inhabitants about ten kilometers from Cape Town, surrounded by cheese trees north of Cape Town, on the road to the mouth of the Casamance River. In Djembéring, young people work in the onion fields or in the hotels of Cape Town if they are lucky. Otherwise, they harvest palm wine. Each district of the city has its own telephone drums: one sacred (old), and one for dancing (intended for young people). The people of the village have for main concern... the culture of rice. We also see a lot of fish in Djembéring. The fishermen are not from here. Some are Serer, others are "northerners" who come for the season and return home for their harvest. The inhabitants of the village also help in the fishing for the weighing and the conservation in big blocks of ice of the soles which are unloaded, then sent to Europe via Ziguinchor. On Sundays, the Diola mass choir attracts many tourists. Fortunately, the village has managed to banish the bana-banas that are rampant in Cape Town. The months of June and July are often occasions for parties and dances. The rest of the year, Saturdays and holidays are celebrated in one of the village dances. Djembering is easily reached by bush cab from Cap Skirring, or you can rent a bicycle to ride the sandy road to the village. You can also take a pirogue through the mangrove to discover the villages of Elinkine, Boucotte or Kachiwane.