Padang

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

The capital of West Sumatra, Padang is the largest port on the West Coast of Sumatra, it's bustling harbour a crossroads for rubber, cinnamon, coffee, tea and nutmeg. The excellent Provincial Museum is built in the traditional Minang style and houses prehistoric artifacts, ceramics, manuscripts and modern art. In Kampung Cina (Chinatown) you can wander streets lined with turn-of-the-century houses, Chinese herbalists and coffee shop. Good hiking and wonderful views of the city can be had a Bukit Monyet and Gunung Padang