Hello. My name is Yacob Kakke and I live with my wife Desi (called "Mama Tia" by the people of the village). We have 5 children.

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We were born and raised in Ba'tan, a village 2km from Rantepao, where we still live. Mama Tia Homestay is our family house.

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I am a tour guide and people often asked me if they could stay at my place, meet my family and experience the daily life of locals. That's why we started Mama Tia Homestay in 2017.

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Our house quickly became popular and  during the 2018 high-season our 3 bedrooms were fully booked. Because of this we have decided to expand and build some more rooms, which will be more comfortable and have hot water. These new rooms will be ready in 2019.

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Stay tuned!

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Yacob & Desi