Guided tours
Several guided tours are available of the local area. Tours are usually by motorbike, but a car can also be used if requested. If you have any questions about these tours, or would like to enquire about prices, please just e-mail us.
TOUR 1
44 Bends and Jungle Trek
2 Days - 1 Night
Day 1
TOUR 1
44 Bends and Jungle Trek
2 Days - 1 Night
Day 1
- Walk or go by motorbike up the 44 Bends
- Visit Lawang, a village that is West Sumatra’s main producer of sugar. When available, we can see the production process
- Head to the Puncak Lawang lookout, with beautiful views over Maninjau from the edge of the crater
- Walk down through the jungle to Ana’s Homestay, and spend the night there
- Walk down from Ana’s Homestay to Bayua Beach inn.
TOUR 2
Sarasah Gadi Tanti Waterfall
Approx 4 hours
Go by motorbike to the other side of Lake Maninjau, then either walk an hour or go by bike through the jungle to visit the beautiful Sarasah Gadi Tanti waterfalls, which have a little bathing pool at the bottom. Along the way it is possible to see monkeys and the short-tailed maca.
Sarasah Gadi Tanti Waterfall
Approx 4 hours
Go by motorbike to the other side of Lake Maninjau, then either walk an hour or go by bike through the jungle to visit the beautiful Sarasah Gadi Tanti waterfalls, which have a little bathing pool at the bottom. Along the way it is possible to see monkeys and the short-tailed maca.
Tour 3
Maninjau Nature Tour
1 Day
Maninjau Nature Tour
1 Day
- Walk or go by motorbike up the 44 Bends
- Visit Lawang, West Sumatra’s main producer of sugar. When available, you can see the production process
- Stop for lunch at a traditional Minangkabau restaurant (lunch included in tour price).
- Head to the Puncak Lawang lookout, with beautiful views over Maninjau from the edge of the crater
- Visit Koto Gadang, a pictureque village surrounded by rice-fields, famous for its delicate silver jewelry
- On our way home we will go to Kokoban – the bat village.
TOUR 4
Rafflesia Flower and Luak Coffee
1 Day
Enjoy a scenic ride through the rice-fields to the Palupan Nature Reserve, where you can see the world’s biggest (and smelliest!) flower, the Rafflesia.
Then, try a cup of Luak Coffe, which is one of the world's most expensive and low-production varieties of coffee. It is made from the beans of coffee berries which have been eaten by the Asian Palm Civet , then passed through its digestive tract.
Rafflesia Flower and Luak Coffee
1 Day
Enjoy a scenic ride through the rice-fields to the Palupan Nature Reserve, where you can see the world’s biggest (and smelliest!) flower, the Rafflesia.
Then, try a cup of Luak Coffe, which is one of the world's most expensive and low-production varieties of coffee. It is made from the beans of coffee berries which have been eaten by the Asian Palm Civet , then passed through its digestive tract.