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Suku Anak Dalam

Anak Dalam tribe or Orang Rimba are one  minority tribes who lived on the island of sumatra precisely in the province of Jambi and South Sumatra;the majority live in Jambi province, with an estimated population of about 200,000 people.

History says they came from Pagaruyung, who fled to Jambi. This reinforced the fact indigenous tribes have a common ancestor in the language and customs of the tribe  of  Minangkabau, such as the matrilineal system.

They live in Jambi  in 3 different ecological regions, namely people in the northern stronghold of Jambi province in Bukit Tigapuluh national park, and the south province of Jambi
They are nomadic and live his life based on hunting and gathering, although many of them now have agricultural land 
I post here some photos I took from Suku Anak Dalam from different locations around Jambi province
From Padang,west sumatran capital we need around 15 hours to arrive to the city of Bangko and then a couple of hours more to arrive to Bukit Duabelas;we slept in kerinci the day before and then next morning we departed for Bangko from Sungai Penuh,a 7 hours drive

We went to Bangko from Sunagipenuh and stop by the road at one Warung to have some lunch;this Varanus was close to the Warung sunbathing on a rock on the river 

Here cooking our food,barbecue river fish with sauce padang

Here is our driver Om Jon and my wife and kid eating the delicious fish

This was one of our guide to Bikit Duabelas 

Another guide of us to Bukit Duabelas

In Bukit Duabelas there are many Palm Oil plantations and many of the employers of the plantations are Javanese migrants;just on the edge of plantations starts the rainforest;walking around 5 hours we arrive to the Anak Dalam hamlet 

We met many anak dalam on the way to their village;they were walking in the  night on the way to the village in the  plantations;once a week they come out from the jungle and go to the village market to buy some things and also to sell their caughts of fish;there are some anak dalam that live already with a foot inside modernity but the oldest ones still live deep inside the forest and still try do follow a nomadic life and subsist on what they hunt and gather from forests

it started to rain and we spent the night under this shelter until the sun came up next morning and then we followed to walking with them to the market

Walking to the market inside the palm oil plantations

It had been raining a lot and the way to the anak dalam hamlet was all inundated until several meters deep 

This is the Palm Oil fruit from wich it is extracted the oil that is widely used in  all cakes,cookies,soaps and lately now is being used as biodiesel and imported in great quantities to europe

An old Javanese woman in the market 

This is Bangko the capital of Regency of Merangin in Jambi and is where is located Bukit Duabelas National Park where lives the anak dalam tribes

The rainforests on the road back to Sungai Penuh

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One of the many oil pumps that are around Jambi province

This photo is taken in the area of Sungai Bahar in Jambi,we brough them a box of water bottles

Their huts in Sungai Bahar

These ones are also anak dalam living inside Harapan Rainforest close to the border with south sumatra

Our car,a toyota avanza was getting stucked in the mud

HUnting weapons

In Harapan Rainforest lives this old anak dalam with his grandchildren

Kuala Tungkal

 Kuala Tungkal is an exotic small town located in the northern city of Jambi. To reach Kuala Tungkal from Jambi it takes 3 houra by car

The city is so quiet and the atmosphere is really touching to me. Most of the houses in town were built  on stilts because Kuala Tungkal is  a marshy and swamp  area, the city has also widely established terraced houses  that are used for bird's nest.;anywhere in the city and surroundings we can see houses specially built for the swallows birds;they export the bird's nest to Hong Kong,Singapore,China where thery are a exquisite food

Attractions that we can enjoy in this city among others is 'port' Kuala Tungkal, a traditional market on the edge of the river (near the sea,the strait of Berhala);the river Batanghari that crosses through Jambi becomes 2 branches,one leading to the strait of Melacca and this other one to Kuala Tungkal where it meets Strait of Berhala 

  Many travelers  use this port to go to the island of Batam and even to neighboring Singapore. The view in the morning and evening when sunset and sunrise is truly exotic.

In addition to the traditional markets, along the road to the market are lined with shops that sell second hand goods.

To explore the city and feel the atmosphere of busy city of Kuala Tungkal, you can use the rickshaw bikes' distinctive Kuala Tungkal and several cities in Sumatra.

Main entrance to regency of Tanjung Jabung Barat(one of the regencies of jambi)

This was on the road to the regency Tanjung Jabung Barat I saw a tree full of
bee hives and a steps in the tree to go up to pick up the honey

We arrive to the main antranke to Tanjung Jabung Barat capital city Kuala Tungkal
Jambi province is divided into nine regencies (kabupaten) and two cities (kota) 

Just entry in Kuala Tungkal we met this Buddist temple;in kuala tungkal there is abig chinese communitie 

Inside the Buddist temple

Rumah Walet(house of swalows)

Swallows House ,anywhere in Kuala Tungkal you can see this buldings
without windows and only small holes for the swallows to get in and make the nests
Then they export the nests to  Hong Kong,China,Singapore,Taiwan
In Hong Kong, a bowl of bird's nest soup would cost $30 USD to $100 USD.A kilogram of white nest can cost up to $2,000 USD, and a kilogram of red nests can cost up to $10,000 USD.

Fish eggs
In Kuala Tungkal live suku laut(tribes of the sea),they are related to the Sea Gypsies of natuna islands in Riau and not far from here;they live mainly from fishing

Boats from here goes to Batam island and to Singapore

A villagers house in the swamps,most of the surrounding areas of Kuala Tungkal are swamps so th ehouses are many on
stilts 

We get some food,fried banana and other fries

One busy street on the port of Kuala Tungkal,these alleys between wooden houses are built over the sea on stilts

Suku laut or Sea Gypsies

Fresh prawns

Old Suku Laut woman;her lips are red from Betel Nut chewing

Anywhere there are swifts nests houses

Another Swift nesting home

Buddist temples

Transportation of timber