Bedouin Village is a village on a hillside in beautiful landscaped peaceful on the banks of swift-flowing river with crystal clear water. Into the early morning nearly all Bedouin community commenced. Farming men, women weave the fabric either for his own use or sold as cendramata, while the children play cheerful.
Living and learning with nature
In the Bedouin, have never established a formal school like in general because it is customary, educated Bedouin village residents from nature and their own parents. Therefore, ethnic Bedouin tribes do not recognize read-write activity. The language they use is the dialect of Sundanese language Sundanese Kulon.
Actually, every person who understands Sundanese no trouble communicating with them. Therefore, the difference lies only in the intonation pronunciation. While Indonesian is usually only understood by the young Bedouin.
Bedouin Village provides peace and tranquility for the residents. They are not allowed to use motorized vehicles, radios, televisions, lights, and all means of electrical energy source generated from modern culture. To process the paddy into rice, for example, the Bedouin are not using the machine, but tampers lisung and pestle that is usually done by women.
Make palm sugar is also one of their livelihoods. Palm sugar or palm becomes a great demand of agricultural products outside the Bedouin community because of the taste and aroma are famous, one as a material body fitness beverage maker.
Meanwhile, the Bedouin people only knew two colors of clothing, namely black or dark colors (dark blue) to the outside and white Baduy for Bedouin in. Headband named Udeng always worn men, both children and adults. Meanwhile, the Bedouin woman is always wearing a kebaya newfangled clothes and fabrics.
Tourism destinations
Places of interest in the Bedouin, among others, traditional houses made of Baduy heterogeneous. There is no person with rich or poor social status, because they make the house as a uniform; from bamboo, wood and thatched palm or pandan leaves similar.
Rice barn also has a special attraction because it has a distinctive shape as a storage crop. Rice stored in it can last for years as a reserve party or a bad season.
The beauty of the river flowing along the township Ciujung Baduy be another attraction. The water is not polluted, the swift currents also attracted many visitors for taking the swim and bathe. Moreover, this golden opportunity not have been accessible in urban rivers.
Avoid the rainy season
Bedouin settlements fairly easy reach, with a trip for 4 hours by car from Jakarta. The quality of the road from Jakarta to Rangkasbitung excellent (paved) and width.
Bedouin Village in general can be visited any time. But because of all the activities in the Bedouin done on foot, should avoid the long rainy season such as November to February.
Outside the rainy season, the atmosphere is very impressive night Bedouin village. Light of the moon and stars provide natural lighting, lighting of lamps is more than the usual vegetable oils they use in the home.
Moon and the stars seemed so close to Earth. And, we almost like living in the 12th century when modern technology, such as electric power, cement, telephone, or radio has not been found.
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