Pariangan

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

Legend has it that this is the cradle of the Minang kabau culture, the first village of the Minang ancestors who descended from Mt. Merapi. It is village of traditional houses, some said to be over 300 years old. The surau, or men’s house, is one of the last of its kind still in use. Make sure to visit the open council grounds with ancient stone seats, the mosque and hot spring.