Top 5 Touristic places in Riau, Sumatra, Indonesia

Top 5 Touristic places in Riau, Sumatra, Indonesia

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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.

Siger Tower, Bakauheni, Lampung, Indonesia

Siger Tower, Bakauheni, Lampung, Indonesia

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Siger Tower from the main park

When you travel to Lampung as one of your destination by land, you will see a unique tower located in Bakauheni harbor. The shape is "weird" and it has yellow as the colour. People call it Siger tower. Siger is a traditional hat worn by women when they are attending wedding party. This hat is originally from Lampung province and becomes a symbol of Lampung. Its easy to reach this tower. You just need to walk for about 15 minutes from Bakaheni harbor. Then you should pay Rp 5000 as the ticket price. You can see the view of Lampung bay from this tower.

Siger tower becomes a zero point of South part of Sumatra. People call it as a zero kilometer in south of Sumatra. This tower was announced and opened to public on April 30, 2008 by the governor of Lampung Mr. Sjahroedin. This tower is located in a hill which is close to Bakauheni harbor. The construction took  three years and covered by the local government for the financial fund. Recenly, this tower is not only the icon of Lampung but it becomes the icon of Sumatra island and it represents the variety of religions, culture, tribes and language in Sumatra. From this tower we can see all area of Lampung bay. We can also see an island called Harimau island check this out
We can see some hills that create beautiful view and some boat which through the Lampung bay. You can spend your time in the park that provided here. You can enjoy your lunch while seeing around the view. This cottage is for free for visitors. 

Siger tower frames from Bakauheni harbor

Siger tower captured from another angle