Dust was flying about on the narrow road as a herd of buffaloes passed Banyubiru village in Ngawi regency, East Java. It was late afternoon, the time the herdsman steers the buffaloes to soak in the river.

Another herd, emerging from rows of wooden barns along the riverbanks, followed to the water.

A young herdsman was sitting under a bamboo tree, keeping an eye on the buffaloes soaking in the river.

Ananta Prasetyo is still at elementary school. Every afternoon after school he helps his grandfather herd the family's five buffaloes to the river running by a forest.

Getting the buffaloes into the river is important, especially during the dry season. Buffaloes cannot stand heat, which is why their natural habitat is typically rivers or swamps.

The buffalo herding tradition with picturesque scenery of forests and villages as the backdrop has turned Banyubiru village into a tourist attraction now known as the Bulak Pepe buffalo tourist village.

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