Bukittinggi Travel Guide
For Indonesians, Bukittinggi may just be one of West Sumatra's largest cities. Nevertheless, for outdoor enthusiasts, the city is a big obstacle course full of challenges such as limestone canyons for rock climbing, hills for camping and paragliding, WWII caves for trekking, and lakes for bamboo kayaking and rafting. When not pumping adrenaline, tourists here can be found standing on the equator, marveling at historical fortresses, sampling the local fare, or simply caught in a trance of traditional grooves. A chartered vehicle from Padang is the only way to get to the cool, 930-meter elevation of Bukitinggi, a bustling market town halfway to the heavens and the rice terraces of the Minangkabau highlands. Three flat-head volcanoes dictate both the city's fortune and the hikers' trail: Singgalang, Sago, and the still active Merapi. Since...
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- Theatres (1)
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