Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Nature Minangkabau 01-Lake Maninjau in Agam District






A. Overview

Maninjau Lake is a volcanic lake, located at an altitude of 461.50 meters above sea level. Extent of about 99.5 km ² and has a maximum depth of 495 meters. The existence of Lake Maninjau created a legend "Bujang Nine", which is believed to exist by the surrounding community. Once upon a time there was one family consisted of 10 men, nine men (single) and a woman named Sani. Keelokkan appearance and behavior of Sani becomes its own allure for a young man named Sigiran. In short they are then having an affair. One day they have been accused of immorality by the footmen. To prove it, they jump into the crater of Mount Review. They swear if they committed any immoral then the mountain will not erupt, and if they do not perform immoral acts then this mountain would erupt. Finally, the volcano erupted and the eruption formed a large crater which was then filled with water and became lakes as it is now.

B. Feature

First President of the Republic of Indonesia Ir. Sukarno in a while visiting Lake Maninjau and was amazed by its beauty. To express his admiration for those he wrote a poem that reads "If you eat Arai Pinang, eat with a green betel, do not come to the aspect Minang, if you drop into Maninjau. Poem written by the first President of RI, a representative to describe the beauty of natural scenery of Lake Maninjau exotic.

C. Location

Maninjau Lake District is located in Tanjung Raya, Agam regency, West Sumatra Province, Indonesia.

D. Access

To be able to reach Lake Maninjau, a trip taken by landline. There are two alternative pathways to get to Lake Maninjau. First, enter the path of the West and two from the East. From West, traveling through the beginning of Padang Pariaman path toward Lubuk cone (Agam regency capital), more or less taken for 1 ½ hours. For transportation can use public transportation, travel, and car rental. From the east, the journey started from Padang to the Mount of high and of a high hill town proceed to Lake Maninjau through the winding 44 using public transport, private cars, or car rental. Travel time taken approximately 3 hours.

E. Ticket

To enter the Attraction free of charge.

F. Accommodation

In the vicinity of Lake Maninjau many hotels that can be used for a place to stay, ranging from grade to grade jasmine star. In addition to the hotel, there is also a home stay run by the community, which could serve as an alternative for the tourists to a place to stay. As for treating the hunger, the tourists can choose a preferred place to eat, because many restaurants are available along the edge of the lake with a good menu presents a variety of Padang cuisine and dishes from around the world.

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