Batusangkar

Padang Pandai Sikat Batusangkar Lake Maninjau Taman Hutan Raya Bung Hatta Harau Valley Rimba Panti Nature Reserve Bukittinggi Ngarai Sianok (Sianok Canyon) Pariangan Lake Singkarak Kerinci-Seblat National Park Ngalau Indah Caves Mentawai Islands

50 km southeast of Bukittinggi, this is the largest town in the Tanahdatar area, and a center of the ancient Minangkabau culture. Fascinating historical sites abound, among them Pagaruvung, home to ancient inscribed stones at Batu Basurat, literally meaning ‘Inscribed Stone'.