It was such as inedible way to spend your weekend by visiting “Baduy Dalam”. After series of cancelation and postponed plan, eventually I had opportunity to join trip to Baduy. I choose a solo trip through Wuki Travel. Wuki travel helped me to arrange this journey
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This trip started at Tanah Abang station. We took KRL to Rangkasbistung. After two hours trip, we arrived and continued the journey to Ciboleger by elf car. Finally, around 11.30 pm we landed at Ciboleger station and had some rest before our track to “Baduy Dalam”. Ciboleger station is like a central economy for the baduy luar or dalam and also the last station before walking trip to Baduy. There were many Baduy Dalam folks waited to accompany us to their home.
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Around 12.30 we gathered to prepare our trip to Baduy. Our group consisted around 28 people. Then TL briefed us about the trip. Finally, we commenced our journey. At the beginning, I determined to carry my own back pack, yet I was so tired and lazy. So not even reach middle of the trip I gave up and I asked help from one of my baduy fellow “Mr Jacku” to carry my bag. :D.
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Along the trip, I was so thrilled by the scenery. I was enjoying the journey while the TL explained about some information about Baduy. We were happy yet exhausted at the same trip. Perhaps for some people the trip was so hard. The road was rough, we had to clime and walk down the wood. We passed the “Baduy Luar” community and stopped by in the several places to take a rest. And there was a place, the border between “Baduy dalam and Baduy Luar” that we stopped quite long to say goodbye to our phone since when we passed the bridge we could not access it especially our camera. We did not allow captured digitally our moment in Baduy Dalam.
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Finally, after 5 hours walking passing the Jungle, we arrived in Cilebo village at Baduy Dalam. My word for this moment was “AMAZING”.
The village was not big but it was quite crowded. The houses have the similar shape one and another. Off course there was not electricity, bathroom facility, market, entertainment and any modern world access. They live so modestly. They stitched to the nature.
The house was made by the woven bamboo and the roof was made by sago leave. All the house looked the same nothing different both inside and outside. There are roughly 100 houses at the village. Inside the house we will not see any furniture or any rooms. There is only one room as a bedroom and also kitchen called Pawon. Even though, it called kitchen but you will not able to find any sink or other kitchen furniture. There is only one Tungku
After we arrived at the house and unpacked our backpack. Then we went the alley as the bathroom. We did shower in the open river together with all the local who did many things there including washing the clothes, dish, and the other things that will use water. But you have to remember that you cant use any chemical things such as soap, shampoo, sunlight, detergent or toothpaste that will pollute the river. So it is totally back to the nature.
After we have finished clean up our body, we went back to the house and had some chit chat with ayah Naya or Shapri the man who hosted us there. We shared our background. He told us about some information about “baduy dalam” and also their history.
Finally, our food was ready. Naya’s wife made us some dinner. The food was so simple a bowl of soup, fried egg, and rice but as we were together and it was so homey. They were so delicious. We cleaned all the food.
After that, all the group was gathered in the house. The intention was to get to know each other. We shared our background and asked some question the local about the Baduy.
Eventually, the night was getting high we were so sleepy. Some people went back to the house. And we prepared to sleep. But, we went to the river back to the house to take a pee and wash our hands.
To be cont
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