09 Days 08 Nights – Padang Bukittinggi Tour

Harau Valley – Maninjau Lake – Pagaruyuang Palace Batusangkar – Rafflesia Flower + Cubadak Paradiso Beach Resort)

DAY 01 – PADANG AIRPORT – (LEMBAH) HARAU VALLEY
ITINERARY :
Either pick up from Padang Airport (Minangkabau International Airport) or your hotel in Padang (during mid day), the trip will proceed to Lembah Harau Valley straight away. Having a coffee break at Panorama Kiambang would be nice moment. Another coffee break at Panorama tabek Patah after two hours driving. And Proceed driving to Harau Valley around 60 minutes drive and later at noon check in homestay (Harau Valley)

DAY 02 – HARAU VALLEY Countryside walk or Jungle walk
ITINERARY :
Start walking day in the morning, either easy countryside walk or jungle walk. Lunch will be in the jungle. Stop at some waterfalls would be a perfect stop after walking and sweating a lot. And then proceed walking back to ABDI homestay later in the afternoon

DAY 03 – HARAU VALLEY – MANINJAU LAKE Countryside Tour
ITINERARY:
Start heading to Maninjau Lake. Visit Panorama Park after 90 Minutes drive to see the whole fascinating view of Sianok Canyon Bukittinggi. Lunch will be at Taruko resort located at the bottom of Sianok Canyon Bukittinggi. Continue driving to Puncak Lawang to see the fabulous view of Maninjau Lake and also possible to do the Flying Fox and Parachutting/paragliding which takes around 60 minutes drive via Sianok Canyon Countryside road. Proceed driving to Maninjau Lake beach via Kelok 44 (the hairpin road to Maninjau Lake) and check in ARLEN Homestay in the afternoon. Enjoy relaxing and swimming at the beach of Maninjau Lake on your own leisure.

DAY 04 – RELAX at MANINJAU LAKE – BUKITTINGGI
ITINERARY:
Relax, Chill out at the beach and enjoy swimming the warm water of Maninjau Lake. After having lunch, head back to Bukittinggi on the same 44 hairpin road. Coffee break at magnificent Panorama Sungai Landia after one hour drive. Proceed driving to Koto Gadang Village to see local people make traditional handmade silver. Proceed driving to Bukittinggi which takes around one hour drive. Check in hotel (Bukittinggi) later at noon.
IF Rafflesia Arnoldi flower is blooming, it is also possible to see that)

DAY 05 – BUKITTINGGI – MINANGKABAU Countryside Tour
ITINERARY:
Starting the day by visiting Pandai Sikek Village to see local people make traditional hand weaving and wood carving. Proceed driving toBatipuah village to see the old building of  Minangkabau mosque (Surau) with its original architecture. Later on proceed driving to Batusangkarto visit Istana Pagauyuang Palace, the fascinating Minangkabau traditional big house. Lunch will be at Flora restaurant surrounded with terraced paddy fields landscape. Later on visiting the Balimbiang village to see old traditional Minangkabau houses, especially Rumah Tuo Kampai Nan Panjang which was built without any single nails and thatched roof top. Then continue driving to Singkarak lake for coffee break. And back toBukittinggi about 90minutes drive.

DAY 06 – BUKITTINGGI – CUBADAK PARADISO BEACH RESORT PADANG
ITINERARY :
Start heading to Padang downtown. Coffee break at Panorama Kiambang. Proceed driving and lunch will somewhere around Padang downtown. After lunch, proceed driving to Cubadak Paradiso Resort and will have a coffee break on the hill of Bungus Beach before reaching the jetty at Carocok Village. Get the speed boat to Cubadak Paradiso Beach Resort Padang for about 15 minutes.
WELCOME TO THE SUMATRA BEACH PARADISE…. Enjoy the paradise on your own path…

DAY 07 – SNORKELLING, EASY RELAXING DAY at SUMATRA BEACH PARADISE PADANG
ITINERARY :
Snorkelling, sunbathing, chilling out enjoying the tranquilizing SUMATRA BEACH PARADISE

DAY 08 – SNORKELLING, EASY RELAXING DAY at SUMATRA BEACH PARADISE PADANG
ITINERARY :
Snorkelling, sunbathing, chilling out enjoying the tranquilizing SUMATRA BEACH PARADISE

DAY 09 – PADANG AIRPORT
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The sweet and unforgettable memories during your stay at SUMATRA BEACH Paradise will always linger and remain in mind. Well… time to get on the speed boat back to jetty at Carocok Village and head back to Padang airport which roughly takes 3 hours drive to reach Padang Airport.

TRIP IS OVER

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