Showing posts with label fall. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fall. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Sikulikap fall, North Sumatra, Indonesia

Sikulikap fall by @rubenmk

This waterfall is located in North Sumatra, Indonesia. People call it Sikulikap. Sikulikap waterfall is around 30 meters high and take 20 minutes from Berastagi. To get there catch any bus from Berastagi going to Medan and ask to be dropped off at Sikulikap. It should cost about Rp 5000 for this trip. On the main road there are a series of basic food stalls with great views out over the gorge where the waterfall located but you are unable to see the falls from there. At the bottom of the hill near the road bridge, on the right there is a path that leads through the rain forest to the falls. Should take about 15 - 20 minutes to walk to the falls. There is a good chance you will see monkeys within the rain forest. Take attention when you step there as many rock that may hurt you when you slip.

Si Piso Piso fall, North Sumatra, Indonesia

Si Piso Piso fall by @alfansai
Some of the tallest waterfalls in South East Asia can be found in Sumatra. Some are found along the Asahan River.One of them is Sipiso-piso waterfall with 120m high is 45 Kilometers from Berastagi at the northern end of Lake Toba. The water fall is formed by a small underground river of the Karo Plateau and flows out into the Lake Toba caldera. To get to Sipiso-Piso falls catch a local mini-bus from Berastagi to Kabanjahe Rp 5000. At the bus terminal in Kabanjahe you just need to catch any buses going to Siantar and ask to get off at Sipiso-Piso. From the main road to the falls is about  2.5km. There are pedicab drivers waiting at the turnoff and will cost Rp 8000 to go to the falls. The entrance ticket is about Rp 3000.
 
Sipiso-piso waterfall is also an excellent location for paragliding. This must be a stop place while you are traveling Medan. WWhen you get a photo of this place, it looks like a postcard

Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Top 3 hidden falls in Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia

Ngungun Saok fall (by @nobletonga)

1. This fall is popular because of the social media. Its pictures are spreading through facebook, path, twitter, instagram and blog. It is located around 11 kilometers from Padang city and you need one hour to get there by cat or motorbike. This fall is just popular few months ago so that the route to get there is not easy. You should bring your own drink when you visit this fall. Enjoy!

Nyarai fall (by @ghalao_traveler)
2. This hidden fall is located at Gamaran forest, Korong Salibutan, Lubuk Alung, Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia. You need two hours to reach this fall from Padang city. You can go there by motorbike or cat and stop at parking area that already provided by local people. Then you will walk and see beautiful rice field, forest and garden along the path. It is recommended for you who like nature and village atmosphere.

Lubuk Hitam Bungus fall (by @grifvynzi)

3. This fall has three stages and located at Bungus Teluk kabung, Padang city, West Sumatra, Indonesia. When you visit this fall, you need more power because you will do trekking for about one hour. So prepare your own meals and drink.

Wall climbing at Aek maratua fall, Riau, Sumatra, Indonesia

Aek Maratua fall (by @alizarjourney)

For you who like wall climbing, you can try at this waterfall as it has wall created by the flow of the water. While climbing you can enjoy the fall as well.There are some waterfalls around this area which are close each other. But among others, this fall is most popular as it has unique stone wall. This fall has Tangga Seribu fall. Tangga meand stare/ stage and seribu means thousand. This fall is located at Tangun village, Bangun Purba, Rokan Hulu regency, Riau, Sumatra, Indonesia.

Top 5 Touristic places in Riau, Sumatra, Indonesia

Aek Maratua fall  (by @alizarjourney)
1. For you who like wall climbing, you can try at this waterfall as it has wall created by the flow of the water. While climbing you can enjoy the fall as well.There are some waterfalls around this area which are close each other. But among others, this fall is most popular as it has unique stone wall. This fall has Tangga Seribu fall. Tangga meand stare/ stage and seribu means thousand. This fall is located at Tangun village, Bangun Purba, Rokan Hulu regency, Riau, Sumatra, Indonesia. 

Bono river (tripus.com)
 2. This river is one of the river that we can do surfing as it has enormous wave on November to December. This river located at Muara Singai Kampar, Pelalawan, Riau, Indoensia. It is unique because the enormous waves that look like wave in the ocean so that many tourist do surfing here. When we see it at glance we can not notice that it is a river. The name of Bono is taken from local language which has meaning Big Wave.

Guruh Gemurai fall (by @alifmulyadi)
3. It is located at Kasang villave, Kuantan Mudik, kuantan Sengigi regency, Riau, Sumatra, Indonesia. It is about 20 meters high which popular because its pictures are spreading through social media. Guruh Gemurai is taken from local language which means "noisy" made by the water. You can swim or climb to the rock carefully.

Beting Aceh beach (by @indraa_syahputra)
4. This beach is located in border area between Sumatra, Indonesia and Malaysia. It is located in Rupat Utara, Bengkalis,, Riau porvince, Sumatra, Indonesia. BetingAceh is an island with beautiful white sand that can enjoy your eyes. The people living there are also so friendly. In this island, you will meet a lighthouse and you can climb it and for sure you will see beautiful long white sand shore.


Kahayang lake (by @dimastri)
5.  Kahayang lake is located at Limbungan village, Rumbai Pesisir, Pekanbaru, Riau province, Sumatra, Indonesia. This lake is actually made by the government but became popular because many people come to enjoy the view. This lake is an icon of  Pekanbaru city.

Sunday, December 27, 2015

Lembah Pelangi Fall (Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia)

Lembah Pelangi fall 1
When you come to Lampung as one of your trip destination, so you must visit this water fall. Lampung province has some waterfalls and one of it is this fall. This fall is very recommended as it has two different falls which show different types of waterfall. You can reach this fall via land by motorbike or car. It takes around three hours to get there. The two falls are named with the the same word, Lembah Pelangi 1 and Lembah Pelangi 2.

Lembah Pelangi taken from Bahasa Indonesia with meaning valley for lembah and rainbow for pelangi. So it means that these falls are located in a valley and the rainbow sometimes come up at these falls. The words Lembah Pelangi are given by the local government staff who discovered this fall. When they first time step in at these falls they saw rainbow. If we see in some photos of someone who already traveled here, we can see rainbow in the photos. The rainbow is created from the molecule of water blared by the sun rays. So if you want to see the rainbow, it is better to come during the mid day. Because mid day usually the sun in shinning brightly and will blare the molecule of the water and it will create a beautiful rainbow.

This waterfall is popular since 6 months ago because its pictures are spreading through social media like Facebook, Twitter, Path and Instagram. Some people already visited this fall. You need to walk for 2 kilometers from the last village to reach this fall. Because it is newly known so the access to get there is not that easy. You should bring your own meals and drink because you can not buy in during your walk. You will wall along the hill, valley and trekking the hill.
So, try to visit this place guys!! check this another fall

Here with the route:
Jakarta (Capital of Indonesia) - Bandar Lampung (Lampung province) – Pringsewu  - Talang Padang – Ulubelu –  T-junction Pagar Alam  – Village Sumber Rahmat – Village Sukamaju –  Mr Joko/ Topo Garden – Lembah Pelangi fall

From Bandar Lampung to Pringsewu takes one hour.
From Pringsewu to Talang Padang takes one hour.
From Talang Padang to Village Sukamaju takes one hour.
From village Sukamaju to Lembah Pelangi fall takes 40 minutes by walking

Lembah Pelangi Fall 2