10 TOURISTS IN WEST SUMATERA (INDONESIA)
West Sumatera area can not be underestimated about the place of tourism. Many beautiful sights there. If you come to visit West Sumatra, do not forget to include some list of these attractions in the list of places you will visit.
1. Jajang seribu (Long Thousand)
The first tourist attraction in West Sumatra is located in Bukit Tinggi City. Not only the Gadang clock is in Bukit Tinggi City. Because there is a Janjang Thousand of the Great Wall.
This Thousand Long is the great wall of Chinanya of West Sumatra. Usually those who walk to West Sumatra will stopover to this Great Wall tourist attractions. If coming here, do not forget to make sure that your stamina is in good shape. Do not forget to bring drinks.
This Thousand Long has a length of about 1 KM. This tourist attraction is adjacent to the Japanese cave. Panorama here is also very amazing, the natural phenomenon of the appointment of the plate, the towering foliage forming this hill is a geological phenomenon so extraordinary.
2. Goa of Japan
Tourist attractions in West Sumatra is the next cave of Japan. The location of Goa or the hole of Japan is adjacent to a thousand long. This Japanese hole is a heritage building during Japanese occupation in Bukit Tinggi. This is a prison as well as the headquarters of the Japanese invaders defense established in 1942-1945. When the Japanese colonized the Indonesian nation, the Japanese hole development was done by Romusa or forced labor.
Japanese hole has an area of about 2 hectares, in which you will be guided by down the stairs that have been built. The alleys in it provide places - places in accordance with their needs - each.
3.Jam gadang (Clock Tower)
After that, you can go to Jam Gadang to enjoy the holiday in Kota Bukit Tinggi. Jam Gadang is one of the tourist icon in West Sumatera that you must visit.
This historic high-value clock has existed since the Dutch colonial era. Clock Tower itself has an area of 13 x 4 meters and 26 meters high consisting of several levels. The topmost part of the clock is the storage area pendulum clock which in 2007 was once broken because of a major earthquake that struck West Sumatra as well as high Bukit.
Uniquely, from this hour is the number. If the four roman numerals are generally written with the IV symbol, tapipada jam gadang number IV is written with IIII, and this is not uncommon.
In the vicinity of Gadang clock, you can find Bukit Tinggi Market which is so famous for its cheap merchandise price, especially when you mark the bid and buy it in large quantities.
4. Pantai Padang ( padang beach)
Currently the government of Padang City is intensifying the restoration of Padang beach. Padang Beach becomes a tourist destination in West Sumatra that must be visited.
To reach Padang Beach quite easily, you go to downtown. The Padang people call Padang Beach as TAPLAU (BUT LAUIK). The panorama here is so beautiful. The waves are also quite challenging if you like surfing. Various snacks can be enjoyed here, such as roasted corn, sea cuisine, crab shrimp, various drinks and so forth.
5. Gandoriah Beach
Gondoriah Beach is one of the beaches popular with tabuiknya tradition that is done every month Muharram. Gondoriah beach is initer can be in Pariaman. We can go to this beach by train from Padang City, with ticket price 3500 only.
In the vicinity of this beach many food vendors sell at a price that is not too expensive. Another attraction of Gandoriah Beach is that you can freely enjoy the coastline, either by using two-wheeled vehicles, four wheels, or on foot. It is supported by facilities around Gandoriah Beach, including a means of road connecting between Gandoriah Beach with some beach attractions around him, such as Pantai Cermin, Kata Beach and others.
No less beautiful at sunset and dim sunset to pick up the night, as if conjuring a panorama around the Beach Gandoriah increasingly charming.
6. Mentawai Islands
Tourist destination in West Sumatra that has Go International is the Mentawai Islands. There are many resorts here. Mentawai Regency has a charm that is so amazing. The beach becomes one of the paradise for surf lovers.
The Mentawai Islands encompasses 4 major islands namely Sipora Island, Siberut Island, North Pagai Island, and South Pagai Island. Siberut is the largest island, and the only island that has regular shipping service that connects Siberut with the island of Sumatra, especially Padang. As one of the largest islands, the city center and the administration of Mentawai are also located on this island, precisely in the town of Tuapejat which is located in the North.
Noted there are more or less 400 surfing points in the Mentawai islands, ranging from the waves of moderate to the most challenging waves in search of world surfers. The bosua village is one of the most popular surfers in the world with 3 meters of waves. But be careful with the beaches are somewhat rocky.
Mentawai also offers trekking attractions to tropical inland forest that is still very beautiful and natural with a variety of animals living in it. While the locals are known to the Mentawai people are still traditional and uphold their traditions. Cultural villages that still maintain the original customs and cultures include Madobak Village, Ugai Village, and Matotonan Village.
To go to Mentawai Islands can be accessed by using a motor boat that serves crossing from Padang to Mentawai. Or if it has more cost can by hiring a small aircraft that is Tiger Air or SMAC to Tuapejat on Sipora Island from Minangkabau International Airport.
7. Puncak langkisau (Peak Langkisau)
Moving on to the Southern Coast, there is one popular tourist spot in Painan with its stunning beaches. Well, you can enjoy the natural beauty of the South Coast from the top of the hill Langkisau.
Bukit Langkisau become one of the tourist attractions in West Sumatra you should not miss. Here you can enjoy facilities such as paragliding and flying fox. When the afternoon, you can enjoy the beauty of the ocean yellowing due to the sunset.
8. Pantai Carocok Painan ( painan carocook beach)
In addition to the peak langkisau, there is a carocok beach that became a tourist destination in West Sumatra that you should not miss. Beach Carocok has a beauty that is so amazing.
Here, you can enjoy various challenging games like jetski, bananan boat, extreme game, flying fox and so forth. Pantai Carocok Painan is a Coastal Coastal Tourism object located in District IV Jurai.
To reach Carocok Beach from Padang City, you have to travel approximately 2 hours drive. This location is faced with two islands of Pulau Kereta and Cingkuak Island, from a distance also seen Semangki Island with a beautiful panorama with white sand beaches, and clean water.
9. Puncak lawang maninjau (Peak Lawang Maninjau)
Puncak Lawang is one of the famous tourist attractions in Maninjau. About 20 minutes drive from Bukittinggi City to Matur before Lake Maninjau. From here, you will see a panorama of the lake surrounded by hills that are so beautiful and amazing.
Here you can try a challenging paragliding exercise, down the hill and around the lake maninjau, there jugasarana for outbound.
10. Lake Maninjau
Well, from the top of the lawang we can see the beauty of lake maninjauyang lake so clear while enjoying delicious culinary. There are typical maninjau snacks that you can try, the rinuak.
Maninjau Lake is a lake in Tanjung Raya subdistrict, Agam regency, West Sumatra province, Indonesia. The lake is located about 140 kilometers north of Padang City, the capital of West Sumatra, 36 kilometers from Bukittinggi, and 27 kilometers from Lubuk Basung, the capital of Agam Regency.
Maninjau which is a volcanic lake is at an altitude of 461.50 meters above sea level. The Maninjau area is approximately 99.5 km² and has a maximum depth of 495 meters. The basin is formed due to a volcanic eruption named Sitinjau (according to local legend), it is visible from the shape of a hill around the lake that looks like a wall. According to legend in Ranah Minang, Lake Maninjau's existence is closely related to Bujang Sembilan story.
When you see the beauty of this maninjau lake on the hill or on the curve 44, when the afternoon when the weather is not too cloudy, we will see the lake maninjau water as climbed to the sky through a translucent light loophole.
that's some tourist attractions in western Indonesia, ayoo holiday to west sumatera
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