Bedouin Settlement In Lebak Is Low For Tourists During Eid Holidays

JAKARTA - The settlement of the Bedouin community in the interior of Lebak Regency, Banten Province after Lebaran 1446 Hijri/2025 AD is still quiet from tourist visits.

"It's been two days since visitors have come here," said Kanekes Village Secretary, Lebak Medi Regency when contacted in Rangkasbitung, Lebak, Wednesday.

Visitors to Seba Badui after Lebaran are relatively small compared to the 2024/2025 Christmas and New Year (Nataru) holidays, causing a queue of 2 kilometers of vehicles.

The causes of the decline in the Badui Seba were due to various factors, including bad weather, which was marked by heavy rain accompanied by strong winds and lightning.

In addition, it is still entering the month of Kawalu or the month of customary prohibition.

Thus, the lack of visitors to Seba Badui will certainly have an impact on hundreds of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the area, such as weaving fabric craftsmen, various foods, drinks and souvenir crafts.

"We hope that in the future there will be many visitors to Seba Badui and they can contribute the economy of indigenous peoples, especially MSME players," he added, quoted by Antara.

Jali, a typical MSME actor in Bedouin community crafts, said the lack of tourist visitors had an impact on income turnover drastically, which decreased by 95 percent.

Even though the turnover decreased drastically, the traders remained standing while sitting in the home bale waiting for consumers.

Likewise Munah, a trader in Kadu Ketug, Kanekes Village, Lebak Regency. He admitted that the number of tourist visits had dropped dramatically.

"Even though tourists are quiet, we are still selling," he explained.

He said that the MSME actors who sell various Bedouin crafts include woven fabrics, batik clothes, t-shirts, koja bags, souvenirs, machetes, ginger drinks, palm sugar, lomat, scarves, and honey.

The Bedouin handicraft products are sold from IDR 10,000 to IDR 350 thousand, and most of the buyers are tourists.