The MOST beautiful Village of INDONESIA? Kawasan Saribu Rumah Gadang

The search of the most beautiful village is like aiming to find the holy grail. I think I found one of Indonesia’s most beautiful villages upon my visit to Western Sumatra. Down in Solok Selatan, there is a village full of traditional Minangkabau houses. It’s name is KAWASAN SARIBU RUMAH GADANG. It is about 5 hours away from Padang by car, thus staying overnight is required. The way is long, but there are several things to see: The tea plantations (Kebun Teh Danau Kembar) and the two lakes at Danau Kembar: The Danau di Atas and Danau di Bawah. Afterwards, it’s still quite a long drive until you reach Kawasan Nagari Saribu Rumah Gadang. The village has indeed countless of traditional rumah gadang houses, which are very stereotypical for the Minangkabau people. These houses have these pointy roofs symbolizing the horns of water buffaloes. The village was very quiet and the climate is mild, thus not hot and humid. This marks a big contrast to the otherwise hot weather at the town of Padang. Make sure to spend at least 3 hours at the village for exploration, better 4. You can book a Silat and Randai show that the local association is going to perform. Silat is a martial art withspread in the Indomalay archipelago region. Also make sure to spend your night at one of the local home stays. This will give you the opportunity to see how life in a traditional rumah gadang Minangkabau is going to be like. Enjoy the flavors of the local food served by the hosts. There is also a small rumah gadang museum that should be visited. Interesting are also the Minangkabau-style mosques that follow the architecture of pagodas. This makes the mosques look very southeast Asian. In conclusion: Kawasan Nagari Saribu Rumah Gadang is certainly one of the most beautiful villages of Indonesia!

Information about the local tourism:
https://www.indonesia-tourism.com/west-sumatra/
https://www.indonesia.travel/gb/en/destinations/sumatra/padang
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