INDONESIA WEST SUMATERA
Tired of the hectic and rustic life? Take a break and
retreat to the middle of Sumatera Island, to a place called West Sumatera. A
place that offers various beautiful sceneries from white sandy beaches to lush
green tropical rain forest where the
rain and the earth smell sweet, a piece of heaven.
Minangkabau which is known as West Sumatera today is one of
Indonesian province.It lies along the west coast of Sumatera Island with some
small islands in its off shore such as Mentawai Island. The total area of this
province is 42.397.39 square kilometres, which shares its boundaries with other
4 provinces: North Sumatera, Jambi, Riau and Bengkulu.
Famous for its people’ penchant for delicious food, when you
visit this province you will find only 2 categories of food: delicious or
superb .Culinary adventure is something that should not be forgotten when
visiting to this nirvana. Rendang as one of this area’s famous food has been
acknowledged as one of the most delicious food has been acknowledged as one of
the most delicious food in the world by CNN online polling 2011 and the latest
information that “Nasi Kapau” is also chosen as one of the best “Street Food
“in the world.
With its unique topography and contour, this province offers
a lot of things from its coast to its mountains and volcanoes. There are lakes
or springs , nature reserve, cave or underground tunnels that will satisfy nature adventures and lovers. The coast along
West Sumatera province offers amazing beaches, crystal clear water and soft
waves. Don’t forget to visit Mentawai Island as one of the place that has 49
world class surfing area in the world, or Lawang Park ass one of the best
paragliding take off location in Southeast Asia.
West Sumatera is also known for its unique combination
cultures between Minangkabau ethnic with its mothers line life system,
sharp-roof traditional house, dynamic dance and songs, colorful and exotic
traditional events and activities, combine with Mentawai ethnic with its oldest
tattoos in the world, “cawat”cloth, magic medicine and its wild life.
Tourism in West Sumatera is supported by various events and
attractions such as Minang Food Festovals, Duck Race and Cow Race as our famous
traditional events enjoyed by all foreign tourists that have been visiting West Sumatera so far.
West Sumatera is a complete landscape region for having
volcanoes mountains, lakes, beaches , canyons
and world class surfing sports in Mentawai island and so on as well as
the best culinary in the world. This land is also has unique culture known as
matrilineal systems.
