Adventure to Mount Marapi West Sumatra Indonesia

Hay travelers, come stop by my country, there are a lot of cool places, interesting and very beautiful that you deserve to go. Especially for you newlyweds who want a honeymoon, or do you like to make a trip or adventure, Come visit Mount Marapi Sumatra Indonesia

Are you an adventurous? Then this place is perfect for you! Here you can begin an adventure of mountain climbing, rock climbing and so forth. No one if you choose this place to unwind at the office, because the air is clean and still beautiful.



geographic

Geographically, Mount Marapi is located between Tanah Datar, Agam and Padang Panjang district. Mount Marapi is also adjacent to the mountain Singgalang. But the administration, the mountain is located in Agam district. Mount Marapi has a height of 2891.3 meters above sea level. To reach the foot of Mount Marapi is quite easy, given its location not far from the city of Bukit tinggi and Padang Panjang. To reach Mount Marapi, if you're from Padang or airport Ketaping takes approximately 1.5 hours.
 
Attractions: Nature

Mount Marapi is one of the mountain in West Sumatra are often used for climbing. Given the mountain climbing already have a fixed path. However, you must remain vigilant and careful when climbing on Mount Marapi. During the climbing trip, you'll be treated to views that exist only in the mountains, edelweiss flower. If you are lucky and the weather is nice, you can see Lake Singkarak when you've reached the top of the mountain.
There are several climbing lane at this point, but the starting point is that you can take from Koto Baru. Before doing the climb, you should verify that you have set up the necessary supplies such as tents, food, water, jackets and other equipment. Koto Baru market ascent to the post, you have to choose to start with walking or rural transport leading to the ascent of the post. Option walk will spend about 30 minutes to arrive at the post climb.
From climbing the journey continues to post Parak Batuang by passing the plantation community. In Parak Batuang You will enjoy the fresh air in the Mount Marapi and fill in the bottle contained water source in this area. Of interspace batuang, climbing takes approximately 5 hours to reach the top. The journey is filled with views of tropical forests and some fairly steep ascent path. Having reached the top, you should choose a location for a rock camp (camping). To reach the summit should be done at dawn, so we could enjoy the view of the sunrise (sunrise) Mount Marapi and enjoy stunning views of Mount Marapi on this in the morning. From the top of Mount Marapi is your eyes will be sweeping views of the city of Bukittinggi, Singgalang, views of Lake Singkarak located in Solok.




legend society

The presence of Mount Marapi is very strong because it has historical value for the Minangkabau, West Sumatra. It is said that according to history, the ancestors of the Minangkabau derived from the slopes of Mount Marapi, it is characterized by the presence of Nagari Pariangan in Tanah Datar. Pariangan Nagari is the forerunner of the birth of the community-based system of government villages in West Sumatra. A unique growing interest in the community, that if a person has never climbed Mount Marapi then that person is not "complete" is referred to as the Minangkabau.
 Marapi peak in the legend is the beginning of the birth Minang Minangkabau Domains. Inception of Minang Darek (Marapi mountain region) ancestor of the believed to be descendants of Iskandar Zulkarnain of Macedonia is told in Tambo stranded while cruising and at low tide peak flood Marapi, seem at the foot of the mountain luhak nan Tigo (3 basins Mainland) then the group the stranded ship started down the third region, luhak nan Tigo it is now known as Tanah Datar region (city Batusanggkar and Padang Panjang), namely luhak nan Tuo, Agam regency (Bukittinggi) as luhak nan middle, and District Limapuluhkota (Payakumbuh) as luhak nan youngest. This legend was the one who believed the locals as the forerunner to the birth of Minangkabau society has a distinctive cultural traditions and unique. Indeed Minangkabau is a mountain community where Mount Marapi into Cultural Symbols are inherited from parents in advance that the Tower House in trust must be established by overlooking Mount Marapi.

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