Lake Maninjau

Lake Maninjau, West Sumatera.

Lake Maninjau (Indonesian: Danau Maninjau), is a caldera lake in Agam regency, province of West Sumatera, Indonesia.  Maninjau means overlook or observation. So, Lake Maninjau means a lake that overlooked and observed by most people. It is located 16 km to the west of  Bukittinggi, a nearest city in the regency.

Jam Gadang (Big Clock) in Bukittinggi city.

Bukittinggi, in Indonesian means “high hill”, is a one of the larger city in province of West Sumatera, Indonesia. This city is popular with tourists due to its mild climate and central location. The famous icons of the city include: Ngarai Sianok (Sianok Canyon), Jam Gadang (Big Clock), Lobang Jepang (Japanese Tunnel), and Danau Maninjau (Lake Maninjau) & Lembah Harau (Harau Valley) as the two nearby destinations.

Most of the people who live around Lake Maninjau are ethnically Minangkabau. Villages on the shores of the lake include Maninjau and Bayur. The villagers over there were very polite, and like most of moslems on the world, they always treat and serve their guests as good as possible.

Cottages at Nuansa Maninjau Resort, Maninjau.

Nuansa Maninjau Resort is a first class resort located on the 700 meter above the romantic Lake Maninjau. This hotel has 59 rooms consisting of 7 cottages and 52 hotel rooms. Multi channel TV with in-house movie, Telephone with Local and International Direct Dialing, Mini Bar and Refrigerator, exclusive rooms and suites include all the comforts which of an international resort.

If you plan to visit another exotic destination spots like Istana Pagaruyung (Pagaruyung Palace), Ngarai Sianok (Sianok Canyon), Lobang Jepang (Japanese tunnel), Lembah Harau (Harau Valley), Pulau Sikuai (Sikuai Island), Pantai Carolina (Carolina Beach), Lembah Anai (Anai Valley), Waterboom Padang Panjang, Waterboom Solok, Selayang Pandang, Embun Pagi (Morning Dews), Danau Singkarak (Lake Singkarak), Danau

Sikuai Island, West Sumatera.

Diatas (Lake Diatas), Danau Dibawah (Lake Dibawah), Desa Pandai Sikek (Pandai Sikek Village), Sitinjau Laut, Kelok-44, Batu Malin Kundang (Malin Kundang Stone), etc., then you better to decide Bukittinggi as the “base camp”, because its location is in the central of the whole destination places above.

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