Diatas and Dibawah Lakes (Solok)
Danau Diatas or Upper lake and Danau dibawah means Down lake is twin lake in West Sumatra, precisely located at Solok. The route can be reach from Padang – Indarung – Sitinjau Laut – Jalan Padang – Alahan Panjang (Solok). Diatas Lake is settled in the edge of Jalan Padang – Muara Labuh, while Dibawah Lake is located in Bukit Sileh in Lembang Jaya sub-district. West Sumatera province is rich with lakes. There are five lakes here, Maninjau, Batur, Danau Atas, Danau Bawah and Talang Lake.
The name of Twin Lakes is taken from the two lakes, Danau Atas and Danau Bawah that located side by side, which is only about 300 meters long. The first area is known as a tourist attraction because it is located on the edge of the highway Padang-Muaralabuh-Kerinci. Browse Tesco Offers on Offers This Week. Danau Diatas has 17.20 square meters, 6.25 km length and 2.75 km wide, the water surface is at an altitude of 1,600 meters above sea level. The lake is quite shallow, the deepest part is only 44 meters.
While the water level of Danau dibawah is in an altitude of 1,566 meters above sea level. That is, the surface of the water as high as the base on the water of Danau dibawah. However, the lake has an area of 16.90 square meters, of 5.62 km length and 3.00 km wide is very deep, which is 886 meters.
Visiting Bukittinggi City in West Sumatra Province, Indonesia
What do tourists know about Bukittinggi City? Well, most of them recognize it as the capital of West Sumatra Province belongs to Indonesia. Some of them are even aware of its tourism potential, so they keep coming to the region over time, especially during long holidays. Not only it becomes the governmental center of West Sumatra, the city was once the capital of West Sumatra and Sumatra Province! Moreover, in the past, it was called Fort de Kock and known as the birthplace of a famous person named Mohammad Hatta…
Enjoying The Great View at Langkisau Hill, West Sumatra
Langkisau peak tourism object is located at the edge of the koto Painan with a height of about 500 meters above sea level and it offers an inspiring beauty. Langkisau peak is an area of excellent Pessel which have tourism potential that should be developed, because this area is at a height so that people who visit will be able to see the beautiful scenery and fascinating about the city Painan and Sago District IV of Jurai. At night, will be more lively enchanted by beautiful night scenery that…
Siberut Island, The Home Of Mentawai Tribe – West Sumatra
Siberut Island Becomes part of Mentawai Islands, Siberut is the largest island at the northernmost and becomes the main important island for Mentawai People. The Mentawai tribe still maintains the lifestyle and traditions passed down from their ancestors from thousands of years ago. They live in houses locally called ‘uma’, made from wooden scaffolds which house contains several families each. Siberut is located in the Indian Ocean, approximately 100 km off the west coast of West Sumatra, and separated from the main island by the Mentawai Strait. The island…
The Old Town Sawahlunto, West Sumatra
Sawahlunto is one of provinces in Indonesia, precisely in West Sumatera, Indonesia. This town is located in 95KM Northeast of Padang and surrounded by 3 districts in West Sumatera, which is Tanah Datar, Solok and Sijunjung. Sawahlunto is divided into 4 sub-districts and it has 273,45 km², with populated by 54.000 people. During Dutch civilization, Sawahlunto was popular as coal mining town. After being a death town, during the closing of the mining, Sawahlunto nowadays becomes the growing city with multi-ethnicity inside the community, and awarded as the best old…
