Tuesday, May 31, 2011

The Peaceful Beauty of Singkarak Lake

Visiting to West Sumatra is not complete without taking a trip to Lake Singkarak. Areas with a sloping stretch of sand invites you to flirt with the ripples of water that feels cold lake gently lick your fingers. It's really charm that will not be forgotten.

Lift your view toward the highway, looking a verdant tree line along the edge of the lake. In addition to beautiful, Lake Singkarak is also suitable for use as a place of sport (sport tourism), such as on land can be used for trekking, jogging, or calisthenics.

On the lake for swimming sports, fishing, rowing and air sports, such as paragliding, skydiving, parasailing, paragliding or floating in free air with beautiful scenery.

Besides beautiful scenery, Lake Singkarak also has features that more than any other lake in the world. Various kinds of fish live in freshwater lakes that.

At least, there are currently 19 species of fish, such as fish Asang, piyek, Balingka, baung, and fish sasau, which is said to achieve sizes up to 8 pounds of weight. There are also rare species of fish that may be the only one in the world. This species is named fish Bilih (Mystacoleucus Padangensis).

Fish Bilih there is only only one in the Lake Singkarak. This tasty fish is famous for will be by-by not forgotten. For residents around, fish is a source of livelihood.

However, because the fish increasingly scarce, the price is quite varied. The fishermen on Lake Singkarak, the fish was sold at Rp15.000 per kilogram. However, when it entered the market, the price increased to Rp50.000 per kilogram. 


When you are tired of making out with the water of the lake and come hungry, you will not be any trouble finding meals typical lake Singkarak, both famous sasau pangek delicious, and fried Bilih available at food stalls in the vicinity of Lake Singkarak. 

But if you bring lunch from home, stay spread out a mat and enjoy the food would have tasted better, eat at the edge of the lake water clearly accompanied Bilih fish that swim at will and the small ripples of water.

For those of you who take the kids for a trip to Lake Singkarak are advised not to stop along the road on the edge of the lake, but visiting a tourist attraction located in the Pearl Tanjung Batu Taba South Batipuh District. Without prejudice to the stunning natural beauty, you and your family can play water with quiet and comfortable.

As for sport bike enthusiasts, to around Lake Singkarak while enjoying the beauty of the scenery is so charming; expanse of paddy fields, coconut waved, fishermen and busy looking for fish, can you see along the road that circles the lake.

To reach the lake covering an area of ​​129.70 square kilometers is very easy, either by using public transport or private. Minangkabau International Airport is only taken two hours of travel and transportation tariff of Rp35.000. The price is quite cheap for a matchless beauty of nature tourism offerings Tanah Datar.

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