Ranah Minang - Padang

A week after Lombok, Bali and Sumbawa trip, I got this trip that was arranged since months ago by some fellas that I knew from Belitung Trip.

Minangkabau, also known as Minang, is an ethnic native group of Minangkabau Highlands in West Sumatra with assets passing down from mother to daughter (matrilineal).

Before visiting West Sumatra, please be prepared to have spicy meals everyday. But there are some fast food restaurants in some city centres if your stomach can not stand them.

The road trip was started from Pekanbaru by a minibus that we rented for 3 days, we ended the trip in Padang with route as follows (but later we skipped some places due to timing) :

1. Kelok Sembilan
2. Lubuk Bangku
3. Lembah Harau
4. Danau Tarusan Kamang (Lake)
5. Puncak Lawang
6. Bukit Tinggi
7. Benteng For De Kok, Goa Jepang, Janjang Koto Gadang, Panorama
8. Istana Pagaruyung
9. Danau Singkarak (Lake)
10. Lembah Anai
11. Kawasan Wisata Mandeh
12. Pulau Pagang, Pulau Pasumpuhan, Pulau Sikuai
13. Alahan Panjang (tea garden)
14. Lubuk Paraku

Hello, Padang! This Kelok 9 flyover bridge connects Riau and Sumatra Barat. We started the roadtrip from Pekanbaru and ended in Padang. #Minangkabau #Sumbar #Sumatra #SumatraBarat #keloksembilan #trip #instatravel #indonesia #indonesiaindah #padang #roadtrip

A photo posted by Lilita (@lilitanurdiana) on Aug 15, 2015 at 1:18am PDT

It wasn't easy taking picture from a window of a running car, lol. But I was so lucky! #keloksembilan #jembatan #Riau #Sumbar #PadangTrip #indonesia #instatravel #nikonaw130 # #roadtrip

A photo posted by Lilita (@lilitanurdiana) on Sep 21, 2015 at 11:53pm PDT

Jembatan Kelok Sembilan Riau - Payakumbuh. Taken from our running car's window. #PadangTrip #Sumbar #indonesia #instatravel #nikonaw130 #roadtrip

A photo posted by Lilita (@lilitanurdiana) on Sep 21, 2015 at 11:57pm PDT

1st place of our trip in Sumatra Barat was actually this Ngarai Sianok. We didn't have much time for trekking. I might come back for sure :) #ngaraisianok #Sumbar #Minangkabau #indonesiaindah #indonesia #PadangTrip #instatravel #nikonaw130 #roadtrip

A photo posted by Lilita (@lilitanurdiana) on Sep 21, 2015 at 11:43pm PDT

Ngarai Sianok. #Sumbar #ngaraisianok #PadangTrip #indonesia #Minangkabau #instatravel #nikonaw130 #roadtrip

A photo posted by Lilita (@lilitanurdiana) on Sep 21, 2015 at 11:48pm PDT

Ngarai Sianok. #ngaraisianok #Sumbar #indonesia #PadangTrip #Minangkabau #nikonaw130 #instatravel #roadtrip

A photo posted by Lilita (@lilitanurdiana) on Sep 21, 2015 at 11:45pm PDT

What can you tell about this lovely family? ❤ #ngaraisianok #Minangkabau #padang #Sumbar #Sumatra #SumatraBarat #animalia #monkey #happyfamily #indonesia #PadangTrip

A photo posted by Lilita (@lilitanurdiana) on Aug 28, 2015 at 7:05am PDT

Lembah Harau. #Sumbar #Minangkabau #PadangTrip #indonesia #instatravel #roadtrip #nikonaw130

A photo posted by Lilita (@lilitanurdiana) on Sep 22, 2015 at 12:01am PDT

Another side of Lembah Harau. #Sumbar #LembahHarau #Minangkabau #valley #PadangTrip #roadtrip #instatravel #indonesia #nikonaw130

A photo posted by Lilita (@lilitanurdiana) on Sep 22, 2015 at 12:11am PDT

As if I never got enough of this kinda view. #LembahHarau #Minangkabau #padang #Sumbar #SumatraBarat #indonesia #instatravel #valley #farm #roadtrip

A photo posted by Lilita (@lilitanurdiana) on Aug 15, 2015 at 10:20pm PDT

I was so longing for this kind of Minangkabau's traditional house that I could only see on the tv or magazines 😂. Dream came true! #LembahHarau #Minangkabau #Sumbar #indonesia #instatravel #PadangTrip #roadtrip #nikonaw130 #heritage #traditionalhouse #rumahgadang

A photo posted by Lilita (@lilitanurdiana) on Sep 22, 2015 at 12:16am PDT

Jam Gadang! Too bad there were soap bubbles everywhere that ruinned the scene that night. #jamgadang #PadangTrip #padang #Minangkabau #Sumbar #indonesia #instatravel #roadtrip

A photo posted by Lilita (@lilitanurdiana) on Sep 22, 2015 at 12:38am PDT

In Bukit Tinggi, we visited this Goa Jepang, a lil bit spooky but there were some lights inside the cave. #goajepang #BukitTinggi #Minangkabau #Sumbar #roadtrip #cityhopping #indonesia #nikonaw130 #cave #PadangTrip

A photo posted by Lilita (@lilitanurdiana) on Sep 22, 2015 at 1:48am PDT

Istana Pagaruyung. There's traditional costume rental inside the palace, on basement floor. Of course I did it! Me in Minangkabau's traditional costume can be found on earlier posts about 5 weeks ago. Well, i'm adding another picture of me, so many poses lol. #istanapagaruyung #pagaruyungpalace #pagaruyung #Minangkabau #Sumbar #padang #PadangTrip #roadtrip #indonesia #herritage #instatravel #nikonaw130 #cityhopping

A photo posted by Lilita (@lilitanurdiana) on Sep 22, 2015 at 1:19am PDT

Wearing a suntiang -- Minangkabau's wedding crown -- once in a life time, no more please. It's soooo heavy and I kinda having a headache after taking it off 😂😂😂 #native #Minangkabau #padang #Sumbar #SumatraBarat #traditional #indonesia #pagaruyung #pagaruyungpalace #instatravel #trip #Sumatra

A photo posted by Lilita (@lilitanurdiana) on Aug 16, 2015 at 12:49am PDT

Being too serious, I think I was too absorbed on the role of Siti Nurbaya. #native #traditional #padang #Minangkabau #Sumbar #SumatraBarat #Sumatra #instatravel #indonesia #herritage #nativeclothes

A photo posted by Lilita (@lilitanurdiana) on Aug 16, 2015 at 4:24am PDT

Here I am in Minangkabau's traditional costume. Do I look like a Minang bride? 👸 Don't ask whether the crown is heavy or not, it is! #Minangkabau #traditional #traditionalcostume #herritage #Sumbar #padang #PadangTrip #roadtrip #indonesia #pagaruyung

A photo posted by Lilita (@lilitanurdiana) on Sep 22, 2015 at 1:25am PDT

Together with @re_flownell and 2 other fellas at Istana Pagaruyung. #pagaruyung #pagaruyungpalace #istanapagaruyung #traditionalcostume #traditional #Minangkabau #bajuadat #suntiang #PadangTrip #padang #roadtrip #indonesia #herritage #instatravel

A photo posted by Lilita (@lilitanurdiana) on Sep 22, 2015 at 1:29am PDT

Ok..enough with traditional costume, back to real me. Look at that belly, after several days in Sumatra Barat I gained some weight. Yeah, no diet in Minang, they forced me to eat eat and eat 😪 😂 #pagaruyung #istanapagaruyung #Minangkabau #padang #PadangTrip #roadtrip #herritage #Sumbar #indonesia #nikonaw130 #instatravel #cityhopping

A photo posted by Lilita (@lilitanurdiana) on Sep 22, 2015 at 1:34am PDT

Ummm wait, I still have another pose in Minang's traditional costume, actually there are some others 😂😂😂

A photo posted by Lilita (@lilitanurdiana) on Sep 22, 2015 at 1:43am PDT

The view from the backside of the restaurant that we stopped by to have lunch. The old railway in Lembah Anai that was too bad it wasn't used anymore. #padang #Minangkabau #lembahanai #Sumbar #SumatraBarat #Sumatra #indonesia #railway #herritage #trip #instatravel #roadtrip #nikonaw130 #nikon

A photo posted by Lilita (@lilitanurdiana) on Aug 20, 2015 at 8:26pm PDT

Before Pamutusan Island, we went to Pagang Island for snorkeling and beaching. There were so many people on that day, so not convenient for sunbathing in bikinis. #pagang #pagangisland #pulaupagang #Sumbar #Minangkabau #islandhopping #beach #indonesia #instatravel #PadangTrip

A photo posted by Lilita (@lilitanurdiana) on Sep 21, 2015 at 11:23pm PDT

Pantai Pagang #pagangisland #pagang #pulaupagang #Sumbar #Minangkabau #indonesia #beach #PadangTrip #sandybeach #instatravel #nikonaw130 #nikon #nofilter #islandhopping

A photo posted by Lilita (@lilitanurdiana) on Sep 21, 2015 at 11:32pm PDT

A nice beach, right.. #pagangisland #pagang #pulaupagang #Sumbar #Minangkabau #indonesia #PadangTrip #islandhopping #instatravel #nikonaw130 #nikon #nofilter

A photo posted by Lilita (@lilitanurdiana) on Sep 21, 2015 at 11:28pm PDT

Hey lil fellas! I'm over here! #underwater #nikonaw130 #nikon #pulaupagang #pagangisland #padang #Sumatra #SumatraBarat #Sumbar #indonesia #instatravel #VitaminSea #fish #sea

A photo posted by Lilita (@lilitanurdiana) on Aug 20, 2015 at 7:20pm PDT

This Pamutusan Island of Sumatra Barat, was part of our one-day island hopping tour that day. The view from the top of the hill is enjoyable. #pamutusan #pulaupamutusan #Sumbar #Minangkabau #indonesia #PadangTrip #islandhopping #nikonaw130

A photo posted by Lilita (@lilitanurdiana) on Sep 21, 2015 at 9:11pm PDT

This is what I meant earlier about enjoyable view from uphill of Pamutusan Island. #Sumbar #pamutusan #pulaupamutusan #Minangkabau #islandhopping #indonesia #instatravel #nofilter #nikonaw130 #nikon #beachview #uphill #PadangTrip

A photo posted by Lilita (@lilitanurdiana) on Sep 21, 2015 at 11:05pm PDT

And now there's my favourite blue roof. Still on our last day in Padang, we went up to tea garden of Alahan Panjang. Not much different than what we have in Bogor, though. #alahanpanjang #padang #Sumbar #SumatraBarat #Sumatra #roadtrip #trip #teagarden #kebunteh #instatravel #bluesky #nikonaw130 #nikon #nofilter #indonesia

A photo posted by Lilita (@lilitanurdiana) on Aug 20, 2015 at 6:41pm PDT

Greenery! On our last day in Padang, we went to this Lubuk Paraku. If you're lucky, you can see pretty ladies washing clothes or even their bodies here 😉 #padang #LubukParaku #roadtrip #trip #Sumbar #Sumatra #SumatraBarat #instatravel #nikonaw130 #nikon #nofilter

A photo posted by Lilita (@lilitanurdiana) on Aug 20, 2015 at 5:42pm PDT