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Daihappydai Says: A great option for the late afternoon in Takengon is to get a becak to take you a few kilometres to the north of the city centre. You will find several road side stalls selling freshly roasted sweet corn and selling fruits in season such as durian.You also have the...
Ease the muscles in Hot Springs
Daihappydai Says: In Simpang Balik, a town 15km north of Takengon, there are several hot spring pools. The concrete pools are fiiled with steaming sulphorous water and are said to help heal many ailments and ease aches and pains.There are seperate pools for men and women. Be aware that as in...
Walking along Danau Laut Tawar
Daihappydai Says: Takengon is situated in the beautiful Gayo Highlands and the highlight of the natural beauty of the area is Danau Laut Tawar. I used a becak to take me the six kilometres along the lake to Loyang Koro and then walked back to the town centre. It was a beautiful day, the...
Daihappydai Says: About 6 km from the centre of Tankengon, and adjacent to Danau Tawar is Loyang Koro. The caves have some interesting stalagtites -mineal water dripping from them has left some smooth and bulbous shaped rock on the floor of the cave. The cave is also home to a large number of...
meiyergani Says: Takengon is the Capital City of Central Aceh District, I was thought that Takengon is a beautiful small town with surrounded by green mountain range which offer a gorgeous landscape and is worth a visit if you travel to Aceh Special Region or welknown as Nanggroe Aceh...
meiyergani Says: Drive a mini van from Banda Aceh in the evening, after about 7 to 8 hours we reached Takengon down town in the very early morning, actually JUNE was a summer season, but when I was arrive at Takengon, a small rain greeting us and We feel a nice and cool weather of Takengon...
Hotel Renggali & Losmen Batang Ruang: Other options in Takengon
Daihappydai Says: I had considered staying in Hotel Renggali for a night because I had read the views across the lake were spectacular. I'm glad I didn't. I walked past the hotel on my way back into Takengon from visiting Loyang Koro and it looked like a ghost town. It is huge in comparison...
Hotel Mahara: A good option for a hot shower
Daihappydai Says: Hotel Mahara is in the centre of Takengon, close to the market and easy walking distance to the shores of Danau Tawar. It was the most expensive of all the places I stayed at while in Aceh but I decided that after a 9 hour bus trip from Banda Aceh, I would reward myself with...
There are a number of restaurants in Takengon selling Padang style food and at night street stalls are set up along the roads beside the market. Freshly cooked noodles and a range of other dishes with fresh vegetables can be purchased.
Favorite Dish: My favorite was definitely the chocolate filled pancake. Huge, but light, it was a meal in itself. Purchased warm, the young cook wrapped it in paper to keep the steam in and so keep it from drying out. For 5,000 rupiah, you can't go wrong.
Written Mar 16, 2012
Address: Streets surrounding the pasar at night
The long trip from Banda Aceh to Takengon
Daihappydai Says: Several mini buses depart Banda Aceh for Takengon every day. While there is some sort of schedule - departing Banda Aceh at 9 am and departing Banda Aceh at 11 am, buses usually don't go until they are fairly full, so this may mean the 9 am is cancelled.The trip, which costs...
Daihappydai Says: There are plenty of becaks travelling up and down the main streets so it is easy to find transport for a trip around the lake, around town or to specific sights. I used a becak to view the lake, travel to and from Loyang Koro, around town and to the hot springs out of town....
Bintang Timur is a 'Toko Souvenir' located in the heart of Takengon. The shop sells a range of gifts including handbags and accessories, but what attracted me most was the traditional Gayo style tapestry. A wide range of products are made from the thick tapestry including cushion covers, table runners, placemats, purses and even pencil cases. The store owners are very friendly and prices are very reasonable. They even threw in souvenir key rings gratis with my purchases.
Well worth a look!
What to buy: Apart from tapestry items, Takengon is well known for its coffee. Approaching Takengon from the north you will see the road lined with coffee plantations. There are several stalls in the market selling fresh coffee, and they have the equipment to vacuum seal for transporting home.
What to pay: I was amazed that I was able to buy beautiful cushion covers made from the traditional tapestry for 50,000 rupiah each - less than $6 U.S.
Written Mar 16, 2012
Address: Jalan Lebe Kadar No. 24 - central Takengon
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Written Aug 22, 2007
Daihappydai Says: One of the things I'll remember most about Takengon and the surrounding area is the amazing array of fresh fruit and vegetables available. Trucks pull up in the streets every morning and sell produce directly from the back of the truck. The market is full of fresh fruit...
Some of the best coffee ever....
Daihappydai Says: The Gayo Highlands are famous for the coffee produced. The cooler climatic conditins are ideal for growing coffee and you will see plantations along the road side as you drive into Takengon. In the markets fresh robusta and arabica varieties along with coffee luwuk can be...
Daihappydai Says: This is not really a tip, but more of a memory of how working conditions in Asia can be so different to those in the west. I was walking up the main street in Takengon to view the mosque and as I was approaching I noticed something on its roof. On closer inspection I...
'Gere Sesanah' - 'No worries' in Takengon
'Gere Sesanah' means 'no worries' in Gayo, the language of the Gayo Highlands, and Takengon certainly is a 'no worries' place. I had read in a number of forums that Takengon was 'in the middle of...
TAKENGON-CENTRAL ACEH-DANAU LAUT TAWAR
The Picture above is a panoramic view of DANAU (lake) LAUT TAWAR, it was the site of TAKENGON, the Capital City of CENTREAL ACEH district, It is situated on the altitude of 1200 meters above sea level...
Takengon as the base of great cycle trip
This is a fantastic ride. The downhill is really spectacular and the presence of nearby elephants make this ride really exciting. You are surrounded by the biggest forest of Sumatra, with beautiful......
Build your own Takengon page
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