Baduy Tribe

Baduy, a traditional tribe living in Banten, Java has been known with the traditional culture that prohibits all kinds of modern life. Surprisingly, their villages are actually reachable easily from Jakarta.
The Baduys are divided into two groups, Baduy Dalam (Inner Baduy) that has the strictest culture and Baduy Luar (Outer Baduy) which has more relaxed culture.

Though the main thing and the most interesting part of Baduy is the culture and tradition. A visit in their region would give us a chance for enjoying the nature as we need to do trekking and get a chance for swimming in the river

It is interesting to see the way the Baduys live their life, how the woman creates fabric with the traditional weaving, how they manage their rice harvest or seeing their traditional agriculture

In spite of the ban for foreigners to come to Baduy Dalam, everyone could come and even stay in Baduy Luar.

About Baduy Dalam, I remember seeing the angklung performance that seemed like a concert in Baduy Dalam. Everyone is also forbidden to take any photo including recording in any way within Baduy Dalam.

Baduy Luar also gives us a chance for trekking including the most famous one, trekking to Jembatan Akar (root bridge) where we could also swim in the river.

A common and probably the most convenient way to get to Baduy region is like this :

• Take morning train from Tanah Aband train station to Rangkasbitung. Use the business class since it is way more comfortable than the economy class train.
• After arrival in Rangkasbitung, take a minibus to Ciboleger, the most common entrance of Baduy region.
• Once we arrive in Ciboleger, we might go to visit the villages by trekking and even to stay there, Therefore it is highly recomended to have a guide before we get there