Indonesia (My 16 days in Sumatra Island - Acheh, Medan, Lake Toba, Dumai, Pekanbaru, Bukittinggi & Padang) May 22 > June 6 2025 Day 11 (Bukittinggi) Part 1

Bukittinggi The Dream Land of Indonesia

Jam Gadang, Bukittinggi, Sumatra

Panorama Ngarai Sianok
Bukittinggi, Sumatra

Lubang Jepang, Bukittinggi

Day 11 Sunday June 1 2029 (Bukittingi, Sumatra) - after Dumai port visit, my next destination is Bukittinggi (The Dream Land of Sumatra), a Dutch hilltop outpost & after the hotel check-in at 07.30 & a short rest, we made a visit to Taman Panorama Siasnok Valley, Lubang Jabang (Japanese Tunnel), Jam Gadang (Clock Tower) & in the afternoon, visited the Fort De Kock (1825), Jabatan Limpapeh, Kinantan Bird Park, Kinantan Zoo & Museum Rumah Adat Dan Baajuang.  

1) Stopover (01.30) for refreshment / toilet run in a local restaurant off the expressway between Dumai & Bukittinggi, Sumatra 

2) Arriving (03.30) in NPM Bus Depot, Bukittinggi, Sumatra. Bought some tapioca chips & peanut candy (IDR22k = Rm5.90) to munch, Hailed a Grab (IDR51k = Rm14) to Yuriko Hotel at around 06.00

3) Hotel Accommodation (Bukittinggi): my 2 nights stay in Hotel Yuriko, room tariff @Rm81 (US$18.40) twin sharing + breakfast. 

4) Taman Monume Proklamator Bung Hatta, Kota Bukiittinggi 

5) Jam Gadang (Clock Tower), Kota Bukittingi -built in 1926, located in the heart of city centre, 

6) Museum Perjuangan Tri Daya Eka Dharma, Bukittinggi, Sumatra

7) Taman Panorama - Front Entrance & Ticketing Counter, Bukittinggi, entrance fee IDR25k = Rm6.80 inclusive of entry to Lubang Japang (Japanese Tunnel) 

8) Panorama Ngarai Sianok, Bukittinggi, Sumatra

8) Medan Nan Bapaner, Taman Panorama, Bukittinggi, Sumatra

9) Souvenir shops, Taman Panorama, Bukittinggi

10) Viewing Tower, Taman Panorama, Bukittinggi, Sumatra

11) Beware of monkey loitering in Taman Panorama.  

12) Monument on Taman Panorama & Lobang Jepang, Bukittinggi

13) Lubang Japang (Japanese Tunnel), Bukittinggi, Sumatra - a protection tunnel built by the Japanese & completed in 1944, the tunnel extends 1,400m & is 2m wide, there are 21 small aisles whose functions vary ranging from ammunition rooms, meeting rooms, ambush rooms, kitchen room & prisons, now a major tourist attraction. 

14) Tugu 17, Taman Panorama, Bukittinggi, Sumatra

15) The 13 touristy places which I visited in Bukittinggi, Sumatra 

Taman Panorama & Ngarai Sianok 

Jam Gadang (Clock Tower)

Benteng Fort De Kock

Taman Marga Satwa
& Budaya Kinantan

Istana Bung Hatta 

Museum Tri Daya Eka Dharma

Janjang 40

Jabatan Limpapeh

Museum Rumah Adat
Nan Baajuang

Taman Monume Bung Hatta

Rumah Kelahiran Bung Hatta

Tugu Polwan

Tugu Pahlawan Tak Di Kenal