Spent my weekend with cultural journey
is not a bad idea. I chose Baduy because it's near to Jakarta, 2 hours
by train to RangkasBitung then continued to Cibolegar by mini bus for an
hour. Baduy tribe is divided into two, Baduy Luar and Baduy Dalam.
Baduy Dalam is more primitive and introvert to outsiders. Not to the
people actually, but they are not opened to other culture, and also the
modernity right now. They don't
use electricity, technology,
car, they only use anything that can be used from nature. 5 hours
trekking needed to reach Cibeo, village in Baduy Dalam. The people are
nice and friendly. Too bad taking picture is not allowed in Baduy Dalam.
We stayed a night in Cibeo before went back to Cibolegar on the next
day. One unique thing is the people have their marriage in a very young age. I met a guy, same age as me 20 years old, but he had a child already. Baduy people are not allowed to use any transportation. They can go to Jakarta but they must use their foot, not any transportation. They said they could spend one day and one night to reach Jakarta. Wow ! Thanks Mas Lambry as our guide (contact person : 0857780008012), and thanks for all who
participated.
Train Tanah Abang-Rankas Bitung : 2000
Angkot Rangkas Station-Elf station : 3000/person
Elf to Cibolegar : 20,000/person
Guide: 250,000(sincerely)
Tips for host : 100,000 (sincerely)
Traveled in 6-7 October 2012 Labels: Baduy, Indonesia, Java
