Tour to West Sumatera in Indonesia

map of Indonesia, West Sumatra Province is located on the island of Sumatra.

Its capital is the Padang. Picture via brettdavenport

West Sumatra is one of the provinces in Indonesia who are on the island of Sumatra. As with other areas in Indonesia, West Sumatra has a lot of interesting tourist attractions, ranging from history to tourist attractions of nature.

Minangkabau Traditional House. Picture via decorationflower.com

Object Tourism in West Sumatra

1. "Jam Gadang" or the Clock Tower, Dutch colonial heritage,
2. "Gua Jepang" or Cave of Japan, Japan's colonial legacy
3. "Danau Maninjau" or Maninjau Lake
4. "Danau Singkarak" or Singkarak Lake
5. "Danau Atas" or Upper Lake
6. "Danau Bawah" or Lower Lake
7. Marine tourism in the Mentawai Islands
8. Batu Malin Kundang
9. "Benteng Belanda" or Fort de Kock, Dutch fort
10. Culinary Tours

Transportation to West Sumatra

Transportation to West Sumatra is not hard, we can go there by land, sea or air. If our position from Jakarta and want to get there by road then we can find a bus with a route to West Sumatra. By Bus from Jakarta to West Sumatra spent about 2 days. We will go through several provinces such as Banten, Lampung and South Sumatra. Meanwhile, for those of you who want to head West Sumatra by sea then your choice is a cruise ship owned by the government commonly called boat people as PELNI. Travel by sea was very exciting because we can see the beauty of the sea and islands - small islands in the Sunda Strait. We can use PELNI shipping services in the Port of Tanjung Priok, Jakarta. But the ship's schedule Pelni leading to the West Sumatra is very limited and we need to know the schedule. The journey from the port of Tanjung Priok, Jakarta towards Port of Teluk Bayur in West Sumatra spend approximately 3 days. Another option leading to the West Sumatra is the plane. Many commercial airlines offer flights from the International Airport Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Jakarta to Minangkabau International Airport in Padang, West Sumatra, such as Garuda Indonesia, Lion Air, Sriwijaya Air, or Batavia Air. Every day the airline serving the route "from" or "to" West Sumatra. Travel in West Sumatra spend approximately 1 hour and 25 minutes.