After exploring Jambi (actually I went to Jambi not for fun, I went there to work :)), I also try to know how beautiful West Sumatra is (again, it was not for fun :)). I brought my mind, body and soul to Sawahlunto City, Solok City, Singkarak Lake, Padang Pajang City, Bukittinggi City, Batusangkar City and Padang City (the Capital City of West Sumatra). It's all beautiful indeed.
Now, I want to share my stories of my trips to these gorgeous places:
1. Singkarak Lake; 2. Sawahlunto City; and 3. Bukittinggi City, let's start with Singkarak Lake.
Singkarak Lake ("Danau Singkarak" in Bahasa) is a wrench driven-pull-apart basin lake according to the explanation from one of the master in Geology of Indonesia. It's a product of Sumatra Fault at Neogene-Recent age.
In term of travel & tourism, Singkarak Lake is one of "a must visited place" if you're in West Sumatra Province. It's only need about 2 hours drive from Padang City to Solok then continue to northern. Once you find a lake on your left side, that lake is Singkarak Lake. It's a huge one and it is beautiful. If you have time, try to find a beautiful sunrise here.
To be honest, tourism in Singkarak Lake actually already went down. Don't know why but i realized that hotels and restaurants surrounding the lake and the lake itself are not well maintained. There is the biggest hotel in the area called Sumpur Hotel, located at the north part side of the lake. It is still the biggest hotel but it was the best. Poor maintenance, not good enough to serve guests.
I said "it was the best". The fact is: this hotel has the most complete facilities compare to other hotels in the area, this hotel is still the biggest hotel in the area but maybe the amount of guest correlates with the maintenance quality. No different story if we talk about a lot of lake side-restaurants in the area.
It's a pity, but still you have to go there if you're in West Sumatra and don't ever miss to taste the special fish that you can only find in Singkarak Lake: Bilih fish ("ikan Bilih" in Bahasa, Mystacoleucus padangensis). Taste good. : )
You will find the photographs of Singkarak Lake on my next post.
Related link: http://www.mail-archive.com/iagi-net@iagi.or.id/msg17384.html
Now, I want to share my stories of my trips to these gorgeous places:
1. Singkarak Lake; 2. Sawahlunto City; and 3. Bukittinggi City, let's start with Singkarak Lake.
Singkarak Lake ("Danau Singkarak" in Bahasa) is a wrench driven-pull-apart basin lake according to the explanation from one of the master in Geology of Indonesia. It's a product of Sumatra Fault at Neogene-Recent age.
In term of travel & tourism, Singkarak Lake is one of "a must visited place" if you're in West Sumatra Province. It's only need about 2 hours drive from Padang City to Solok then continue to northern. Once you find a lake on your left side, that lake is Singkarak Lake. It's a huge one and it is beautiful. If you have time, try to find a beautiful sunrise here.
To be honest, tourism in Singkarak Lake actually already went down. Don't know why but i realized that hotels and restaurants surrounding the lake and the lake itself are not well maintained. There is the biggest hotel in the area called Sumpur Hotel, located at the north part side of the lake. It is still the biggest hotel but it was the best. Poor maintenance, not good enough to serve guests.
I said "it was the best". The fact is: this hotel has the most complete facilities compare to other hotels in the area, this hotel is still the biggest hotel in the area but maybe the amount of guest correlates with the maintenance quality. No different story if we talk about a lot of lake side-restaurants in the area.
It's a pity, but still you have to go there if you're in West Sumatra and don't ever miss to taste the special fish that you can only find in Singkarak Lake: Bilih fish ("ikan Bilih" in Bahasa, Mystacoleucus padangensis). Taste good. : )
You will find the photographs of Singkarak Lake on my next post.
Related link: http://www.mail-archive.com/iagi-net@iagi.or.id/msg17384.html
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