Overview of the Surrounding Bukittinggi

Bukkittingi

To Bukkittingi, in the heart of the highlands, it is a two-hour drive through the beautiful countryside of the Anai Valley and up to the Agam Plateau. A little park, overlooking the spectacular Ngarai Sianok is a centre of attraction. This is the grand canyon of Sumatra, which separates Bukkittingi from Kota Gadang, 12 kms away overland.

Then there is the clocktower of the town topped by a hornshaped roof and referred to by the people as Jam Gadang. It overlooks the market square and its magnificent surroundings.

Located 930 metres above sealevel, Bukkittingi, formerly named Fort de Cock by the Dutch, has a cool climate and is surrounded by three volcanoes: Tandikat, Singgalang and Merapi. Bukkittingi is a great place if you want to discover the highlands.

Kota Gadang

On the other site of the canyon is the village of Kota Gadang. the place is reknowned for its fine silver filigrane work and for its hand-embroidery. All over the village you can find silverworkshops where craftsman making the filigrane juwelery and small sculptures. Most workshops have a shop where you can buy souvenirs. To visit Kota Gadang walk to the bridge over the Sianok canyon. At the other side of the bridge steep stairs will lead up to Kota Gadang. It is also possible to catch a minibus from the bus station in Bukittinggi. A new option is to climb up from the canyon to Kota Gadang via the greatwall. the old stair is completely restored beside other renovations in the canyon.

Mount Merapi

Access to 2890 meter mount Merapi (Fire Mountain) is from Kota Baru, 12 km south of Bukittinggi. Typically, the climb witch is strenuous rather then gruelling if you are reasonably fit takes 6 hours up and four hours down. Most people climb at night to arrive at the top for the sunrise. The first four hours or so are through the forest and then across bare rocks leading to the summit. The top, actually a plateau area, with the still smoking crater in the middle. You may spot bats, gibbons and squirrels in the forest.

Pandai Sikek

The village of Pandai Sikat is 10 km away from Bukkittingi, with hand-weaving and carving industries.

The village has 1000 looms and turns out richly interwoven cloth. Carved wooden ornaments and furniture are also made here.

Ngarai Sianok

“Ngarai,  the Indonesian word for canyon, Sianok “ lies at the outskirts of Bukkittingi. It is a steep canyon of about 100-150 metres high ( deep? ), It is very beautiful and this panoramic landscape is hard to describe, it is as if there are no words to express the beauty of  this geological wonder. We can see a perfect view of the Ngarai Sianok from Panorama Park, which is located inside the town of Bukittinggi. In this park there is also a famous Japanese hole. The garden is very beautiful and spacious, cool weather was a typical Bukittinggi will make an amazing atmosphere.

From there, we can see a perfect landscape. This valley has a cliffs covered by the green forests. The extent up to tens of kilometers.

From Panorama in the evening you can see a spectaculair natural event when the flying foxes go hunting. and a few kilometers insite the canyon you can find Taruko a cafe-restorant/hotel with a beautifull view. The place is populair by students.

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West Sumatera sport

Sport

Trekking

West Sumatra is with all her natural beauty a great place for walking, biking and trekking. You can go on your own with public transport. Busses in all colours and sizes go anywhere all the time, or you can rent a bike or car. If you want to go into the jungle, you better take a guide. They know how to survive there and, not the less important know how to get out again.

From Bukittinggi you can also make a trekking to Siberut Island. It takes 2 days to go there and 2 days back. One day on a boat. Most trekking's are 10 days. You will walk trough the unspoiled jungle of Siberut, pass rivers and swamps and visit many villages. So you have to be in good shape.
The programmes we offer, includes transportation, English speaking guide, local guide, and food during the trek (not on the mainland or the boat), accommodation and Mentawai porters for food supplies.

Wild water rafting

In the Sawahlunto Sijunjung regency wild water rafting and river tours have been extensively researched as this area has several rivers. At this stage the best river is the Kantian River, witch flows from Muarto Sijunjung to Riau. Flowing through panoramic scenery this river includes wild water rapids ranging up to a technical grade IV to V.

Paragliding

Around the lake of Maninjau, from the Top Lawang, there is a possibility for para-gliding down to the lake. The service is quit new, so you better ask around in Maninjau village. The view from the top is spectacular. For people who want to walk down there is a small jungle path, from the entrance of Top Lawang. Half the way is a small jungle hotel, where you can stay a night over.

Bicycle Racing

The first edition of Tour de Singkarak held in 2009. Tour de Singkarak is usually held between the months of May-June. Since the first edition, Tour de Singkarak usually lasts for 7 days. This year, Tour de Singkarak will be held on June 3 to 9, 2013. Along the race route of Tour de Singkarak , participants and spectators can enjoy the natural beauty of the mountains of West Sumatra and the colorful local culture.
One of the stages in Tour de Singkarak is passing through a small and romantic town, called Sawahlunto. Sawahlunto is an old city that filled with many stories from Dutch colonial period. Dutch colonists at that time exploited coal from this city. Old mining relics and buildings from the Dutch colonial era still prevalent.
For this time, I will not elaborate this Tour de Singkarak things, I just wanted to show the Tour de Singkarak atmosphere with the beauty of West Sumatra province as the backdrop. For further information about Tour de Singkarak, please visit www.tourdesingkarak.com

Diving

Off Padang in the canter of the west coast is a group of small islands with a variety of different dive sites with Indian Ocean visibility and a big variety of underwater life. The coral slopes and walls tempt divers with the opportunity to see hammerheads, big turtles, white- and black tip sharks, schools of unicorn fish, and occasionally a pod of dolphins. The reef is fairly damaged in places, but this doesn't always have a direct effect on the quantities of fish, rather it is the variation of species that changes. There is also the attractive hull of the Kapal Wreck, which promises good bottom times from its shallow position. Further off the coast are the larger Mentawai Islands - renowned among surfers, but still relatively unexplored by divers.

Surfing around Siberut

Mentawai is group of islands in West Sumatra. Siberut is the main island. Mentawai has the best surfing location in the world. In 1991 Rip Curl took ten of the best surfers in the world, to research and prove the intensity of that location. They claimed that the Mentawai Islands were one of the best surfing spots in the world beside Hawaii.
The conclusion of the group was that the wave condition, available in Mentawai Islands, was very good for surfing, it has a big, high and long waves, what makes that the surfers don't want to stop. There are many bungalows available for longer stay at the beaches.

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Ngarai Sianok (The Great Wall) Bukittinggi West Sumatera

Ngarai Sianok telah terkenal dengan pemandangan alam ngarai nya yang indah, walaupun dulu tempat ini kebanyakan hanya di kenal oleh masyarakat lokal.

Sekarang, tempat yang indah ini sudah selayaknya di kenal oleh masyarakan luas, bukan hanya skala lokal Bukittinggi dan sekitarnya, namun juga skala nasional, bahkan internasional. Kenapa?? Karena sekarang di tempat ini telah tersaji sebuah objekwisata menarik, dan     memukau, dimana tempat ini dapat mengingatkan kita pada salah satu dari tujuh keajaiban dunia yang berhubungan dengan tembok. Apakah kira-kira?
Ini???

BUKAN!!!

Nah ini bener!!!

 Mari kita lihat bagaimana bentuknya….

    Naaaaah ini dia, memang jarak dan sejarahnya tidak sepanjang tembok besar china, namun pemandangan yang di sajikan di tempat wisata yang baru saja diresmikan pada 26-1-2013 ini, menjanjikan pemandangan yang sangat indah, cocok untuk menyegarkan fikiran anda yang lagi ruwet dan banyak masalah.

Panjang tembok ini sekitar 1000 meter. Dimana di awali oleh jembatan gantung yang bergantung dan berayun, barulah dilanjutkan dengan tembok yang membentang sekitar 1000 meter ke arah utara (eh… utara atau selatan ya? atau barat? mungkin timur?? hah, siapa peduli, yg penting pemandangan bagus..

Namun walaupun indah, tetap saja masih kurang srek, karena setelah menikmati pemandangan yang indah sejauh satu kilometer, di ujung tempat ini hanya ada pedagang-pedagang, yang sepertinya masih kurang di atur oleh pihak pengelola pariwisata. Padahal kalau di atur, dan di posisikan dengan sedemikian rupa,, wah bisa jadi tempat bagus itu..

Bagai mana?? tertarik mengunjungi tempat ini? ayo buruan.. GRATIS kok.. hehe

Ini menjadi senjata andalan kota Bukittinggi untuk menarik para wisatawan berkunjung sekarang ini walaupun masih selalu didatangi turis lokal setempat.Biasanya dari sumatera barat pada umumnya dan propinsi tetangga.

sumber : http://endllesnergal.blogspot.com/2013/02/ngarai-sianok-great-wall-bukittinggi.html

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