Ngarai Sianok-West Sumatra
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
, Posted by BEAUTY TRAVELLING at 7:15 PM
Ngarai Sianok (Sianok canyon) is a steep valley (canyon) which is located in the heart of Bukittinggi, West Sunatra. This valley lengthwise and curvaceous canyon south of Koto Gadang in the canyon until Sianok Six tribe, and ended up Palupuh. Sianok canyon has beautiful scenery and objects into one of the main tourist provinces.
In this canyon about 100 m away along the 15 km with about 200 m wide and is part of the fault that separates the island of Sumatra lengthwise into two parts (fracture Semangko). This fault froms a steep wall, and even upright and form a which River Sianok the water clear. In the Dutch colonial era, this canyon is also known as bufallo sanget, because the number of wild buffalo that live freely in the bottom of the canyon.
River can be forded Sianok now using canoes and kayaks by a water sports organizations 'Qurays'. Route that is adopted from the Village to Lambah Village Sitangkai Trunk Palupuh for about 3.5 hours. In still found many rare plants and herb such as Rafflesia drugs. Fauna found long tails such as monkeys, gibbon, deer, spotted Tiger and Tapir.
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