Bukittinggi Things to Do

This is the name given to the Minang house and take a tour from Bukittinggi to see them. The number of horns (extensions to the house)signify how many daughters the husband has and the house will get bigger as the family increases.

Hi.. if you're looking for activities like hiking, mountain climbing and love to see natural scenery when you're visiting bukit tinggi, west Sumatra, Indonesia you can contact me :) .. here are some activities that you can do during your holiday..
if you like scenery then you can enjoy the tour to minangkabau, lake maninjau and harau valley.. but if you love hiking, you can try it at siberut island, maninjau and rafflesia.. i know lots of people out there like to do mountain climbing.. here in west sumatra we have the best mountain for you to enjoy like merapi mountain, singgalang mountain and kerici mountain.. if you're interested to do all these activities, book your flight ticket now to Padang, west Sumatra and contact me for the info... have a nice holiday :)

City was fullybooked, found a tourguide Roni P. , roni_orchid@hotmail.com, who helped and found a nice cheap - hotel Orchid and offered his tours in motocicle. I had a chance to try that for first time and was very interesting driving to places normal tours do not get! Seing the impressive flying foxes at 6 pm at the top of the cannion was a surprize and a different experience!

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it call Jam Gadang similar with big clock in Bukittinggi. It located nearby Pasar Atas and Goa jepang.
A center of attraction is the town's clock-tower, topped with a horn- shaped roof and referred to by the people as Jam Gadang. It overlooks the market square and the city's magnificent surroundings.

there are so many things you can do around Bukittinggi! In cafe Bedudal we found a guide who had many suggestions and was very helpful - also if we wanted to do things on our own without a guide. His name is Fikar. Even by just browsing through his website you get so many reasons for going to Bukittinggi!

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In the north of Bukittinggi, close to the market and the Jam Gadang, are a lot of dokars waiting for passengers. This is a normal way of transport in Sumatra. But most of the dokars here are for the fun of tourists, so it's cheaper to take a taxi.
There are more names for a horse with a wagon. The "dokar" and the "delman" are small, the "andong" is bigger, for 4 persons.

Jembatan Limpapeh is the bridge between Fort de Kock (benteng)and the Zoo (kebun binatang).
The Fort is built in 1825 and named after the Dutch officer Hendrik de Kock. From here you have a good view over a part of Bukittinggi and Ngarai Sianok.
The hill where the Zoo is, is the highest place of Bukittinggi. ("Bukit" means "hill", "tinggi" means "high"). I wouldn't go to the Zoo, because the animals don't get the treatment they should have. On the same hill you will also find the museum "Rumah Adat Bandjuang Museum". The "museum Rumah Gadang" is a traditional familyhouse, built in the 19th century.

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The Jam Gadang, in the centre of Bukittinggi, is the most famous building of Bukittinggi. It is at a square, surrounded by a little park. The government built in 2006 a shoppingmall in opposite of the Jam Gadang. All this is close to the market (touristic articles), and the shops.