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Food Scene
They have a good katupek known as Katupek Pitalah and Cindua, a sweet drink with coconut milk, cindua, and brown sugar, and many other interesting traditional Minangkabau food
Pasar Pitalah
They have a good katupek known as Katupek Pitalah and Cindua, a sweet drink with coconut milk, cindua, and brown sugar, and many other interesting traditional Minangkabau food
They have a very popular Sate Padang. This restaurant has been appointed as a "must visit restaurant" to tourists that come to West Sumatra. Tray the hot and unforgetful satay with its curry and ketupat.
Sate Mak Syukur
No.250 Jl. Sutan SyahrirThey have a very popular Sate Padang. This restaurant has been appointed as a "must visit restaurant" to tourists that come to West Sumatra. Tray the hot and unforgetful satay with its curry and ketupat.
The street has many kinds of traditional food of Minangkabau and sold with an unexpensive prices. You can taste the most delicious food in the world here in this street, and also taste the unforgetable Durian served with nasi lamak (sticky rice).
Culinary Market Padang Panjang
Jalan Mr. Assa'atThe street has many kinds of traditional food of Minangkabau and sold with an unexpensive prices. You can taste the most delicious food in the world here in this street, and also taste the unforgetable Durian served with nasi lamak (sticky rice).
Sightseeing
Lake Singkarak has a beautiful scenery lake and it has a very unique and rare fish that only live in this lake called Bilih. Usualy people provide this fish in the restaurant served with chilli
Lake Singkarak
Lake Singkarak has a beautiful scenery lake and it has a very unique and rare fish that only live in this lake called Bilih. Usualy people provide this fish in the restaurant served with chilli
This nagari or village has been awarded as the most beautiful village in the world by Travel Budget. You can reach this place by car in only around 30 minutes from the house (Rumah Gadang Jambak). The village is located in the foot of Marapi Mountain and a scenic view to paddy fields and Singkarak Lake.
Nagari Koto Tuo
This nagari or village has been awarded as the most beautiful village in the world by Travel Budget. You can reach this place by car in only around 30 minutes from the house (Rumah Gadang Jambak). The village is located in the foot of Marapi Mountain and a scenic view to paddy fields and Singkarak Lake.
Down at a valley in the Ombilin River, the community built a giant triples water mills that brings the water up to the hillside where a community lives. The water brought to a mosque, and people can come anytime to take water for their everyday's need. This rare triplets water mill has an amazing scenes with the clean river flows and the beautiful green hills. We can only come to this watermill by foot.
Triplets Water Mill
Down at a valley in the Ombilin River, the community built a giant triples water mills that brings the water up to the hillside where a community lives. The water brought to a mosque, and people can come anytime to take water for their everyday's need. This rare triplets water mill has an amazing scenes with the clean river flows and the beautiful green hills. We can only come to this watermill by foot.
Arts & Culture
This is a replique of the ancient Minangkabau Kingdom Palace. The original palace was built in the 17th century and has been rebuilt three times due to fire accidents. We can learn how Minangkabaunese live in a house in the ancient era, where the palace is filled with the whole furnitures of a King and Queen of Minangkabau.
Istano
This is a replique of the ancient Minangkabau Kingdom Palace. The original palace was built in the 17th century and has been rebuilt three times due to fire accidents. We can learn how Minangkabaunese live in a house in the ancient era, where the palace is filled with the whole furnitures of a King and Queen of Minangkabau.
This mosque is cathegorized as an ancient mosque that was built in 1896. The mosque has two storey floor. Now is used only for learning the Holy Quran but not for Islamic praying, because there is already a new mosque just beside this mosque. The mosque complex is very frequent visited by travelers. It has several ponds that are filled with big gold fishes that could be fed by the travelers.
Surau Lubuk Bauk
This mosque is cathegorized as an ancient mosque that was built in 1896. The mosque has two storey floor. Now is used only for learning the Holy Quran but not for Islamic praying, because there is already a new mosque just beside this mosque. The mosque complex is very frequent visited by travelers. It has several ponds that are filled with big gold fishes that could be fed by the travelers.
Shopping
This traditional market has a wide variety of shops from many kinds of foods to traditional clothes, from book stores to electronic stores. All are in one place called Pasar Padang Panjang. The food street open until late of night and serve many delicious local traditional foods.
Pasar Padang Panjang
PasarThis traditional market has a wide variety of shops from many kinds of foods to traditional clothes, from book stores to electronic stores. All are in one place called Pasar Padang Panjang. The food street open until late of night and serve many delicious local traditional foods.
Getting Around
Padang Panjang City
Parks & Nature
From Cinangkiak Peak, we can see the whole Singkarak Lake from above. The view is very stunning. The park provides many spots/places to take picture where we can have a stunning background of the picture.
Pico Cinangkiak Solok
From Cinangkiak Peak, we can see the whole Singkarak Lake from above. The view is very stunning. The park provides many spots/places to take picture where we can have a stunning background of the picture.