Location: West Sumatra
Top Things to do in West Sumatra
10 Nature & Parks in West Sumatra That You Shouldn't Miss
West Sumatra (Indonesian: Sumatera Barat, abbreviated to Sumbar, Jawi: سومترا بارايق, Minangkabau: Sumatera Baraik) is a province of Indonesia. It lies on the west coast of the island of Sumatra. The latest official estimate for January 2014 shows a population of 5,098,790. West Sumatra is sub-divided into 12 regencies and seven cities. It has relatively more cities than other provinces in Indonesia, except Java province. Its capital is Padang.
Restaurants in West Sumatra
1. Ngungun Saok Waterfall
2. Jambak Sea Turtle Camp
3. Mount Marapi (Gunung Marapi)
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 88 reviews
Reviewed By santo_chua - Batam, Indonesia
I just finished climbing Singgalang Mountain. Singgalang is a mountain in front of gunung marapi. Singgalang is a very natural mountain with great views along the way. especially in the moss forest and telaga dewi a very beautiful lake at the top of the mountain. this time we were accompanied with a very professional guide. the name is Fajar of ambasador trekking. Fajar and his team are very good people with very nice personalities. for the food menu prepared for us vegetarians is very tasty and prepared according to our request. what we will never forget is the kawa daun coffee serve by fajar. We will come back to try hiking at marapi mountain of course with mr Fajar. If you need a profesional mountain guide who has been certified by the Indonesian Mountain Guides Association, especially in West Sumatra, fajar is a right person. Cantact number. Fajar +62 858 30253018 ( whatsapp number )
4. Harau Canyon
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 199 reviews
Reviewed By Bidule005 - France, null
We visited Harau canyon in August 2019. The landscape of the valley is beautiful with steep 100 meters high red-orange rocky cliffs. At the bottom, there are river, many rice fields with people and Indonesian buffaloes working in the fields. We also visited the Sarasah Bunta waterfall. This beautiful waterfall is located in the Harau valley nature reserve, and the access is very easy. This atmosphere of the site is peaceful, with a natural swimming pool. The landscape is also very fine with steep rocky red-orange cliffs, withn colors sparkling in the sunlight lights!!! Wonderful!!!
5. Wisata pulau pagang
6. Kerinci Seblat National Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 18 reviews
As a professional Travel Agent in handling and organizing our customers' trip both national and international, we always make sure that they are satisfied with our services. Besides, we offer cultural and nature trip to our customers in Minangkabau Land, such as: Trekking, Climbing, Cooking Class and get involved in the daily local people activities. Out Motto is "Discovering Culture and Nature in Minangkabau Land".
7. Sarasah Gadut Waterfall
8. Pamutusan Island
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 31 reviews
Reviewed By alohahayana - Bali, Indonesia
My friend and me, only two of us, stayed in a Mami's tree house in Pamutusan! The island was literally only for us because we came in Friday before noon, when no other visitors yet (they normally come on Saturday midday). We swam here and there, took a nap for real on the beach without disturbance! So, if you want to come here like us, spare your time to come at least one day before weekend. This place worth the sacrifice of taking one day off from your office. How to get there? We traveled in a cheap mean, we drove the motorbike (rented from Padang) to Sei Pisang through very challenging upside down hill roads. Not recommended if you are not an expert in riding motorbike. We met a group of youth from next town drove their Jazz car to Sei Pisang too, unbelieveable! haha Well, you can also rent a boat or join a trip of boats heading to the islands (Pamutusan, Pasumpahan and Pagang if you have the budget for it.Oh ya, in Sei Pisang, we asked for a service go and return boat trip from Ayah Ali. He and his wife, and his nephew were so kind and gave us reasonable price compared to others, trust us! And, if you want to stay in Pamutusan, without any tent, you can stay in Mami's place, she has around 5 rooms or more, one of them is a tree house. Don't expect for luxury, but the service is more than enough for us. Mami, Papi and Om were very chatty. If you stay in the tree house you can sleep with the breeze from ocean, bring something to cover your body with and taste Mami's delicious food (you have to buy outside of room rent), she is a good chef!
9. Pasumpahan Island
10. Mandeh Island
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 28 reviews
Reviewed By ferdiyan - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
We weren't planning to visit here in the first place, however after hearing recommendation from the locals, we decided to go take the chance and go there. It's a 3 hour drive from Padang, and once you get there, you need to rent a boat to explace the area. I suggest that you take the cheapest one which cost IDR 650,000 or roughly USD 50 to explorer 4-5 places. The water and beaches are clean, and the scenery was beautiful. Definately a go to place when you're in West Sumatra
