Penyu Island, Preservation Nature Tours.

green turtle

At Pesisir Selatan district in West Sumatra, there is an island of white sand by day after day were it to be.

Because many on the island that it lay, the population coaster waters the west coast of this island is named with the name of the Penyu (turtle).

This island is about 5 nautical miles from the city Painan.Or about 1 hour travel with speed boat.

This island is now inhabited by people wilt Salido, which is the inheritance to his people.

It also held Penyu( turtle )conservation, in a way that not all of it is taken at island laying eggs hatch half left by themselves.

But with the population so it waters Coastal South is not expected to be extinct.

The island is also open for visitors who want to traveling.The people island is very friendly to accompany us see the turtle lay eggs.

Therefore, if there are families who want to witness how to lay it came to this Penyu island.

Will be guaranteed satisfied, because this tour has been indirectly teaches us about the preservation of Nature.

AIR MANIS BEACH

Air Manis Beach

Air Manis Beach is one of the major tourist favorite in the City Beach Padang.This because the water is sweet, very well with the story to all Indonesia Simalin Kundang godless children. Access to the area of tourism Beach Air Manis already good, the road that passes the mountain is asphalt., Even though we are faced with a slightly higher rise and steep, ioni atmosphere will terobati after we see the beauty of this hill .From altitude we could see the City of Padang and Cement Padang factories, travel from the center of the beach water can be sweet, we think the twenty-five minutes with car.

Legend Malin Kundang will greet visitors entering the area of tourism and Air Manis.A stone relief story Malin Kundang decorate the area's famous tourist beach in the city of Padang this. Perhaps it is reported, is a large stone and large ships Malin Kundang the stranded. According to the legend of the people, and the ship Malin Kundang condemned a stone because the seditious to his parents.

Air Manis beach is a beach is wide and sloping. Air Manis beach very good location to play for visitors, especially for children. At the time of ebb and flow, the tourists can see the sea biota that swell to the surface. By walking, you can go to Banana Small island located not far from the edge Beach Air Manis. The beautiful island is small enough to place on the saturation refresing release routine work
Small Island Banana tree decorated with Cashew Kaliang that the visitors can enjoy for free. But remember, do not be too long to enjoy the atmosphere on the island. Because, one to several hours, water will be gradually increased so that normal access to the Small Island Banana can not be with you will be running.If cross? yes wet risk.

Air Manis beach than as tourism is also used by athletes as a place to crash Forum, as well as a championship arena.
If you ever read the story of legendary Malin kundang, it seems less klop that does not come to the Air Manis beach.

Mentawai, West Sumatra in Heaven.

One of the beach in Mentawai Islands

Mentawai is a group of small islands located in the western island of Sumatra, Indonesia.
Mentawai is one of the districts in West Sumatra Province .The Original Mentawai People Mentawai.Language is used by the people is the Mentawai
Island-island in habited many of the residents in the Mentawai Islands is Sipora, North Pagai, Pagai south and Siberut.
Mentawai District is the capital of Tua Pejat.
Area districts Mentawai is 6011.35 square Kilometers.
With a population of 38,300 people (2000).
custom house people Mentawai is uma
with the head of his tribe Sakerei title.

Mentawai history.
the theory of pleistocene glaciation, Mentawai islands separated from Sumatra by the increase due to surface water is estimated to have been sea. Mentawai islands add have 200 and 500 of SM.migration north through Siberut Island and moving toward to south and Sipora Island pagai.Austronesia language, customs and habits of life is very different from the West Sumatra province as a mother.
In the early 17th century the Portuguese Mentawai make a map with the name 'Mintaon' map is made year 1606.
On August tahun1792 an employee British East India Company, John Crisp visit Pagai (Poggy) to learn about the Mentawai people mentawai.article loaded in crisp 1799.John is the first person to introduce the literature on the Mentawai west.
On 10 July 1864 to become part of the Dutch East Indies.
Mentawai people

Tourism.
Mentawai has many beautiful islands with waves large, a very good sport for surfing.
Tourism Mentawai people are known starting in mid-1990, which is accidentally a surfer of Australia to find a good wave to Mentawai surfing. when it is visited by many tourists to surfing. Are waves in the Mentawai goods third world to surfing.

Now the Mentawai people as a tourist destination, particularly for surfing, but also to find out more in the life of Mentawai tribes, see the natural beauty of Mentawai investigate animal life in the Mentawai and others.

In the Mentawai now many stand-resort resort that dikelolah by foreigners, among Kandui resort.
Besides, the economic community in the Mentawai also grow by providing Home stay at tourist attractions.

Mentawai ........... 2nd to go to Bali.

Batu Angkek-Angkek , Seer from Sungayang

Batu Angkek-Angkek in Sungayang

In Nagari Tanjung, District Sungayang have a stone sacred by the people around, the stone is held can predict a person's luck.
Stone is familiar with Stone Angkek-Angkek of the turtle-like, black and yellow copper on edge, have any posts lafazd God and Muhammad in the surface.
Name this stone Stone Angkek-Angkek in because by people who want to have to predict the fate of stone, so often was because (the language minangnya angkek) the appropriate local language Minang, the stone is given the name Stone Angkek-Angkek.Name Batu Angkek - Angkek is now more popular name from the rock when found, namely Pandapatan.
How to predict the fate of the rock is a way to try him, if the stone was picked up by someone means that the goal or desire someone that will be achieved future.But if not ideal means or the desire that someone will be or will not be obstacles reached.
Perhaps this will cause people to doubt a thin, and confidence can be the base for the lifting of this kind strong.subjec be debated by the people because it is not about a few people who can lean and not lifting a little too strong a strong person that can not be him.
To lift this stone should not be haphazard, there is a procedure that must be obeyed you must set up some form of betel pinang requirements, incense and a little white money.After be requirements .Owner stone that will bring a stone from the place and put it over in the tray for limaui (wash with orange juice) according to the traditions of indigenous minangkabau.While process is in progress malimaui also burned incense and white smoke surrounded to stone three times.
Before you lift a stone, you will enter a room / room in which there lamin (a special kind of place where a colored cloth colorfull places such as the traditional Minangkabau sit on) where the rock placed.If you enter this room you have to say Assalamu ' alaikum.ww and you should be in a state of purity (in berwudhuk the Islamic religion) after you are seated before bersimpuh (sit) on the stone .Before lift stone you must read Asma Allah and the Prophet Muhammad, Peace, and say the intent / desire in your hearts He appealed to the SWT.After the new stone is lifted.
According guard, who is also a descendant of Datuak Bandaro Kayo nine.To the first stone found by Datuak bandaro Kayo, penghulu Piliang.Batu tribe will be found at stake stake (pole) home.
I wonder Datuak Bandaro Kayo dreamed were by Syek Ahmad, Syek Ahmad dreams in order to be Datuak bandaro Kayo establish a village,at this time known as the Village Palagan.
Based on these dreams start Datuak bandaro Kayo opening the land to build a village (manaruko, the term Minang). When the start to pitch pole (pole) happens a rarity, and the quake occurred followed by rain during the summer fourteen hari.With events will occur discuss Datuak Bandro Kayo pursuivant.sharer with the deliberation that took place when a voice from sound holes in the pole erection, the sound is said that the holes are a stone, in order to leave a voice that kept the stone-baik.By Datuak Bandaro Kayo Stone was taken, because the stone was obtained, by Datuak Bandaro Kayo name Stone
Pandapatan.Dan profit is continually kept good by Datuak Bandaro Kayo-up to the descendants of his descendants.
But somehow when the Stones have a miracle to be able to predict the fate of someone not know and who also knows that the name change from stone Stone Stone Pandapatan become Angkek-Angkek also vague.
If you are interested in trying to predict the fate came home to the descendants of large Datuak Bandaro Kayo in Nagari Tanjuang, District Sungayang, Tanah Datar, the distance of approximately eleven kilometers from Batusangkar.

BAYANG SANI , WATERFALL IN THE KOTO BARU

Bayang Sani is a waterfall, located in the Nagari Koto Baru ,subdistrict Bayang North. District south coast.

Height this waterfall is approximately 75 meters.

Waterfall has been recognized by the society since the era of colonialism netherlands first, even people in the netherlands coastal South waterfall is named with the name Well come.

Waterfalls are used by people around the bath and clean water.

Transportation to the location of this waterfall can be either through land kenderaan with two and four wheels, roads enough fine.From the capital of West Sumatra Province can be about 90 minutes travel long.From Painan, capital city of southern coastal district is approximately 30 km or travel long 45 minutes.

Usually, this waterfall is visited by many tourists is at balimau paga or a tradition of welcoming people in Minangkabau Ramadan.

If seen from the form of a waterfall, this shadow Sani no less from the waterfall valley Anai, but less popular because of the location that is not line road.

Go, jaunt to the waterfall Bayang Sani ..!

LANGKISAU,THE HILL PAINAN PEOPLE.

The top Langkisau hill

Langkisau is the name of a small hill located betwen the nagari Salido and Painan cities. A small hill located at the coordinate 1'20'41 S/100'34'14 E on the surface of the earth has a very beautiful scenery. Langkisau has a high hill 214 meters above sea level. Langkisau hill than famous as tourism object is also very popular with the song minang in writing by the Painan'son of Alm.Nuskan Syarif. On this small hill, there is a pincuran called pincuran Madang Langkisau hill this is also where the person is held in part as a place that keramat.Namely Tampat, this is the Tampat those who believe in the mystical ask / ask something. On the Hill Langkisau also have some Villa and stall. Among Pak Anto stall that is located on the tip of the way to the top of the hill langkisau. This menu at stall have boiled noodles, hot coffee and pastry. From the top of the hill langkisau This can be seen clearly with the City of Painan, Nagari salido, Beach Sago also Landscape Samudera Indonesia along with some group of small islands around the bay Painan are: Cingkuk Island , pig island, semangki island, Aur and turtle island. Port and harbor panasahan Painan TPI carocok Painan also visible from the top of this hill. besides having a beautiful mountain scenery langkisau is also used to exercise the Paragliding, many foreign and local paraglider who have been enjoying the beauty of this hill. While the most exotic in the top of the hill langkisau this is when the sun is sinking, from the top of the hill will be clearly visible orange sunset on a rebound in the Indonesian ocean. Come on to Langkisau, a left at the sun that will be submerged by the your camera .So very beautiful!

CINGKUK,THE BEAUTIFUL ISLAND

The west Painan City, there is a small island which is very close to the mainland, has a beautiful natural scenery, calm and sweet.That is Cingkuk island.

Origin said the island according to the elders came from the name of a commander from the land of china Cheng hok. (Somehow he does not know, I just have not been born). I know the name of Painan small island that is the name of a similar-sized monkeys sizable , called black Cingkuk (Cingkuak, minangkabau language).

Cingkuk this island, including an island that kept sustainability by the government, the island is one of this island preserve budaya.Karena been made by the Portuguese headquarters when in the first entry to Indonesia.

This island in the ruins of the fort can be found the grave of Portuguese and Portuguese people who have inscription.

Very popular island Cingkuk-up to this until the author Bastian Tito story Wiro Sableng the most popular is also writing a story WIDOWS ISLAND CINGKUK.

Who it is, is meaning Bastian Tito?

Whether he might my ancestor? because it was living on the island Cingkuk is the cousin of my ancestor, but she was not widows.So who is?