The most popular tourist spot in west sumatera, Padang, Indonesia

West Sumatra is one of the provinces in Indonesia that has various types of attractions. If you hear the name of this city, we will immediately imagine with Jam Gadang and rendang entering into one of the best food in the world. Still curious about the tourist attractions in West Sumatra and the tourist object? Let's explore the location of West Sumatra tourism one by one.

• Cubadak Island

Pulau cubadak is located in Pesisir Selatan Regency, West Sumatera has outstanding natural beauty with clean white sandy beaches. Icon on this beautiful island is the bay, rock and headland. As far as the eye will see paronama blue sea and islands verdant to make the audience very relaxed.

Vacation activities that can be done by any tourist that is hiking (sailing), snokerling and even play canoe. The beauty and excitement will be felt, try climbing up the hill the view of Cubadak Island will look intact. The inn is in contrast to the others, there are natural innkeepers that are managed professionally by Italian investors.

The tourists who vacation in Cubadak Island would be satisfied, because the facilities are complete and most importantly the beauty it has from the waters to the mainland is very fascinating. Another name of a beautiful beach nan heaven on the island of Cubadak is The Paradise of the South with an extent of about 710 ha and more known as Pincuran Talu Beach.

• Sikuai Island

Sikuai Island is one of the islands located on the western part of Sumatra Island. Well, this island is also a favorite destination of tourists because it has an underwater nature that contains various types of coral reefs and ornamental. Sikuai Island is approximately 44.4 ha with a year-long tropical climate with white sandy beaches and still has a very natural tropical forest.

The beach is choppy so that the tourists who want to play water or snokerling is very safe and comfortable. The beauty of the sunset you can see on the beach, if you want a more beauty can see it from the top of the island. To go to the top of the island, has provided stairs with the distance for 45 to one hour.

The government is working with the private sector, to facilitate Sikuai Island with a three star resort hotel. The hotel provides 54 cottages, a restaurant, a swimming pool and a meeting room. Although the rent is quite expensive, but visitors can still enjoy the beauty of the beach by circling the island, exploring the forest, rock climbing or marine tourism.

• Pulau Pasumpahan

A very unique natural beauty, width of 5 ha Pasumpahan Island has a void of white sand with crystal clear water. Its uniqueness lies on the sea surface is divided into three, namely clear water on the edge, green water in front of it and blue color is in the sea tegah. The view on this small island is very beautiful so no wonder if many local and foreign tourists who vacation here.

Pulau Pasumpahan is located in the waters of Bungus Kecamatan Teluk Kabung, Kota Padang, West Sumatera. To get to the location usually the visitors use the service of wooden boat transportation or speed boat from the Banana River. When on the island, as far as the eye will be amazed by the charm of nature in serving.

• Mentawai Islands

Mentawai Regency is an international tourist destination, the beach is a favorite place for surf lovers. Geographically this tourist spot is located in the Indian Ocean that makes it has extreme waves of lumaya and very in haste by surfers from various parts of the world.

The Mentawai Islands are well known to be one of the places for adventuring, marine tourism, cultural tourism and the ultimate surfing excursions. This island is a non-volcanic island where the cluster of islands is part of an undersea mountain ridge. Noted there are four islands that make up the Mentawai Islands of Siberut Island, Sipora Island, North Pagai Island and South Pagai Island.