MinangUSA Foundation Inc.,

Pulang Basamo
Visit West Sumatra 2008

Misi/Mission
Melihat keindahan alam dan budaya Minangkabau, untuk mempertebal rasa cinta kepada tanah-air./
To enjoy an Indonesia’s nature and beautyland, West Sumatra, as well as its cultures and traditions.

Waktu/Time
Awal Juni 2008. Mendarat di Bandara Internasional Minangkabau/BIM Senin, 2 Juni 2008. Selama seminggu di Sumatera Barat. Selanjutnya masing-masing peserta dapat meneruskan liburan masing-masing sampai kembali ke US (juga sendiri-sendiri). /
On June 5, 2008 arrive on Minangkabau International Airport. In a week exploring tourist resort, than continuing to other destination in small group or as individual until back-home to US also as individual.

Agenda:
4 hari disekitar Bukittinggi, menikmati wisata gunung dan danau serta kesenian tradisionil. 2 hari di Padang menikmati wisata pantai dan kesenian. Akan dikunjungi juga sentra kerajinan rakyat/
4 days in mountain area and 2 days in beach resort. Crafts center and traditional arts/culture performances are included.

Peserta/Participants
Terbuka untuk siapa saja yang tertarik
/ Open for public

Biaya (perkiraan sementara)/Cost (estimation)
Lk $2000/orang, termasuk tiket penerbangan pp, hotel (perkamar 2 orang), transport lokal dan makan 3 kali. Tidak termasuk tiket penerbangan domestik di Indonesia/ Around US$ 2000.,airline ticket vv, hotel (2 pax/room), local transport and meals are included. Not included domestic airline ticket for continuing travel. Fixed cost will be publish 6 months before departure.

Pendaftaran & Informasi/Registration & Information
Ida Hasan. idahasan@hotmail.com, 202-772-5997.
Vero Iskandar, samuelson18@yahoo.com, 301-408-8285.
D. Umar, duta@dumars.us, 703-371-2229 or www.west-sumatra.com

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Post edited by: ajoduta, at: 2007/04/17 02:26

Peta Wisata dengan kualitas dan resolusi yang lebih baik, silahkan download dari link ini.

Untuk mengetahui jarak antar kota-kota di Sumbar dan Pulau Sumatera, Peta Jarak Antar Kota, silahkan klik link ini.

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Sumber : west-sumatra

Total Budget

Adult US $ 1770+airport taxes

Children 2 - 11 year-old US$ 1515 + airport taxes.

Infant 0 - 2 years-old US$ 575+ airport taxes

If join-in in Jakarta US$ 685, children US$ 595, infant US$ 230 (all +tax)

If join-in in Padang US$ 530, children US$ 450, infant US$ 195 (all +tax)

Included: 

Round-trip air-ticket Newark, NJ or Los Angeles, CA to Jakarta

Round-trip air-ticket Jakarta to Padang  

6 nights in 3 or 4 star hotels in West Sumatra, two persons per room 

All local transportation, includes train and ferry and group entertainment and parks

Breakfast, lunch and dinner

Not included: 

Any US domestic ticket 

All expenses of individual/small group’s extension program

Visa fees, tips, personal expenses

Booking and Reservation: 

Worldwide Travel Agency, MAS Consolidator

Nani Afdal  Email: nani@wwt-usa.com 

Tel. # 202-659-6430 or 1-800-343-0038  or

Travel KITA, Anthony Kadir Tel. # 301-949-9400

or 866-866-9449 Email: kadir99@yahoo.com

Airlines

Malaysia Airlines and Garuda Indonesia Airlines

 Tour Schedule

Pulang Basamo/Touring Together to West Sumatra

Visit West Sumatra June 2008

WEST SUMATRA GROUP TOUR SCHEDULE

(see tour map: http://www.indonesia-tourism.com/west-sumatra/map/west_sumatra_high.png )

June 7, 2008 Departure from Newark, NJ or Los Angeles, CA to Jakarta Indonesia 

June 9, 2008. Arrive in Jakarta. ETD To Padang 12.00 noon ETA 1.30pm

Day One June 9^th. 2008 of the Tour Package Pulang Basamo

PADANG-PADANG PANJANG-BUKITTINGGI

Minangkabau International Airport

Our Pulang Besamo visitors will land at the Minangkabau International Airport/Bandara Internasional Minangkabau (BIM) which is located in the suburban of the capital city of the Propinsi West Sumatra- Padang. Visitors will be transported to the Padang Train Station, and from here the train will take visitors to Padang Panjang. This northward journey normally takes two hours. This private charted train journey will take us meanders through the majestic heartland of the Minangkabau landscape and the vast natural forest sanctuary that still unspoiled and vigilantly supervised by the Forestry Department. One of these is the peculiar natural beauty of the air terjun Lembah Anai/the natural waterfalls of the valley of the Termites. Our first group everything native lunch will be served once we reach Padang Panjang. Our journey continues by bus to Desa Pandai Sikek, a village located at the foot of the volcano Gunung Singgalang.  Desa Pandai Sikek is very well known for its traditional Songket weaving, wood carving and embroidery. From Desa Pandai Sikek it takes half an hour to reach our last leg of today http://www.indonesia-tourism.com/west-sumatra/map/west_sumatra_high.pngitinerary, Bukittinggi. Group members will be staying in a hotel and dinner is served while visitors are entertained with Minang cultural show.

Tourist Train on The Anai Valley

Day Two June 10^th. 2008 of the Tour Package

BUKITTINGGI-BATU SANGKAR

This is our first day group tour. We will spend the whole day visiting popular sites of tourist attraction around Greater Batu Sangkar, a beautiful city of the Kabupaten/District Tanah Datar and it is only an hour drive and eastward from Bukittinggi. Our tour starts by stop, first at the Tabek Patah Kaki Gunung Merapi, one of the best places to view the scenic Grand Canyon of Indonesia with the majestic volcano Gunung Merapi in full view. Our group lunch is served at the Hotel Restaurant Pondok Flora, Batu Sangkar. This restaurant is selected due to its strategic location of having scenic panorama the surrounding rice (padi) fields. Our group evening events will spend at another three centers of attraction: the Istana Silinduang Bulan/Royal Palace of the State of Pagaruyung, the Batu Bersurat/the Written Stone (written in Sanskrit and lastly the majestic Danau Singkarak/Singkarak. By the evening every one of us will be back to our Bukittinggi hotel. Dinner is served while we are being entertained: watching one particular contemporary Minang folksong musical program called KIM PANTUN.

Day Three June 11^th 2008 of the Tour Package

BUKITTINGGI-LEMBAH HARAU

Today, it is our group’s “royal” tour. We are transported northeastern to Payakumbuh, literally means swamp of kumbuh or grassy swamp. We spend the whole morning till 3.00 PM, visiting the Rumah Godang/the traditional Minang Grand House, situated at the Sungai Baringin/River Baringin. Once in the yard of Rumah Godang we are welcomed with full Minang traditional welcoming dance ceremony- Tari Pasambahan/Tari Selamat Datang. This is a very decorative and elaborate traditional dance ceremony that truly replicates Minang local customs and mannerism of welcoming visitors. Perhaps, it worth to mention “get ready with your camcorder, digital and regular camera to record this event.” Our group lunch is traditionally served and it is uniquely very Minang.

There are many events that are very popular with visiting tourists at Payakumbuh: kincir air/waterwheels, kipang jagung/a uniquely local pop corn, pandai besi/craftsmanship producing lethal and no lethal weapons from smelted iron, pertunjukan Debus/magic-based martial arts performed on special stage, pacu itik/flying duck race, monyet memetik kelapa/monkeys plucking young coconuts show, pencak silat/martial art, and traditional Minang dance troupes performing live.

To complete our groups ‘royal” tour of the day, we proceed to the majestic panoramic Lembah Harau/ the Valley of Harau. Lembah Harau is in Kabupaten Lima Puluh Kota /District of Fifty Cities. Two words that fully describe the experience at Lembah Harau, a Cagar Alam or Strict Nature Reserve: very extraordinary. The ever fresh and refreshing mountain air and atmosphere, and the steeped rock terrain contours served as the decorative backdrops to waterfalls and its rainbow mists and vapors surely put us into an uplifting soothing experience of serenity and tranquility.  To those mountain climbers, this Valley promises cool physical challenges.

Ending our “royal” tour of the day is to have and to enjoy a traditional dinner at our Bukittinggi hotel with live performances by traditional Minang musicians and dance troupes.

Day Four 12^th 2008 of the Package Tour

BUKITTINGGI-MANINJAU

Today, we are done in Bukittinggi. We pack and check out and ready to visit Maninjau, northwestern to Bukittinggi.  Before leaving the group will have a city tour of Bukittinggi and its vicinity. First, the renown Panorama at Ngarai Sianok, then Lubang Jepang/Japanese Hole, the fortress Fort De Kock, and the Grand Clock Tower of Jam Gadang Pasar Atas. The tour is then directed to tour Koto Gadang/ Grand Fortress. This Koto Gadang is very well known for its silver craftsmanship - traditional and contemporary silver embroidery. It is the only of its kind in Minang.

Our group overnight lodging in Maninjau will be at Hotel Maninjau Resort. As usual, dinner is served at the Hotel restaurant and KIM PANTUN is also performance for the visitors.

Day Five 13^th 2008 of the Package Tour

MANINJAU-PARIAMAN-PULAU SIKUAI PADANG

After breakfast and check out, the group will be taken to Danau Maninjau/Maninjau Lake. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Maninjau.jpg Before reaching Maninjau Lake, also locally known as Crystal Lake, first we have to survive the daunting downhill journey by meandering through the steep 44 hairpin bends (a lots of sharp z-turns), locally known as Kelok 44. The Lake is simply gorgeous and its splendor is simply breathtaking. After survives the Kelok 44 and enjoy the splendid morning at Maninjau lake, we proceed to Padang via Pariaman, a well-known seaport that serve the hinterland of Minagkabau and also known for its Tabuik festival. How about enjoying our lunch while cross-legged (baselo) at any of the Pariaman beaches facing the South Indian Ocean. You will never forget this particular impromptu.  Please record this particular impromptu with your camcorder or camera!

From Pariaman, we take train to Padang-the provincional city of West Sumatra. Once reach Padang, we have to board a ferry to take us to the Pulau Sikuai, A pearl in the Indian Ocean. There is a beautiful and sophisticated island off West Sumatra, Indonesia name Sikuai. A private island which shines like a pearl with a beautiful white sand beach. Here you can find tropical weather all year long, with beautiful untouched virgin forest leading to the white sandy beaches around the island. 40 hectares in size, with 21 cottages, restaurant, conference hall, swimming pool and jogging track, this is the perfect family holiday or team building location.  The nature here is simply, well, indescribable. We have to be here in order to experience it. It is the earthly heaven at the Sumatran rim of the Indian Ocean. At a reserved hotel, we are being served a traditional dinner with traditional Minang music.

(see: http://sikuaiislandresort.wordpress.com/ )

Day Six, 14th June 2008

SIKUAI ISLAND-PADANG

We are going to have a Padang city tour. Of, course it starts with another good breakfast. This city tour includes visiting Teluk Bayur/ the Bayur inlet, the olde Padang harbor, the Siti Nurbaya Bridge and of course, without question, the Grand Market of Padang/ Pasar Raya Padang. You name it, it has it. Of course, every thing is native.

Lunch is served at the reserved hotel and no more formal group schedule. Every one can pursue personal informal program of their own.

Sikuai Island is one of the many islands that serve Padang.

Day Seven, 15th June 2008

HOTEL PADANG-THE MINANGKABAU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT/Bandara Internasional Minangkabau (BIM)

Our last group breakfast is served. Transportation is provided to our visitors to the BIM

GOOD LUCK. 

In Bahasa

 Keterangan: (B-Breakfast L-Lunch D-Dinner)

Aul suka banget pantai. Pantai itu hangat. Banyak pasir, apalagi kalau putih - wah bagus banget. Kemudian batas warna putih, warna hijau, warna biru terang dan biru gelap - cantik banget kalau dilihat dari jauh.

Ada bintang laut, kerang dengan berbagai model dan warna, ikan kecil warna warni. Pokok top banget.

Kalau ada foto pantai, gemes, cckkk … Tuhan itu pintar banget ya …

Kenal pantai dari kecil, pertama kali ke Ancol, tapi disana ga bagus.

Kelas 6 SD, perpisahan sekolah ke Anyer, kita bisa lihat karang, binatang laut antara lain ubur-ubur, bintang laut, kerang dan sebagainya. Ikan kecil yang berwarna.

Aul sempat ngumpulin kerang dan karang. Udah banyak, segede kantong plastik yang besar sudah termasuk pasir, ehhh ketinggalan … huahaua gw sedih banget. Rencananya mau bikin pantai-pantaian di rumah.

Tahun 1995-an, kita ke Malimping, Banten bersama dokter gigi dan dokter spesialis dari lulusan UI untuk bakti sosial. Saya lupa, Malimpingnya sebelah mana, yang jelas jalannya jauuuuh, berkelok-kelok, tandakan tajam dan turunnya juga berbahaya, sampai mau muntah gitu. Pokoknya kalah deh Sitinjau Laui di Sumatera Barat. Pas sudah sampai, memang dipedesaan banget, parahnya ga ada listrik. Udah lama merdeka, rupanya masih ada aja yang belum kenal listrik.

Sore harinya, iseng ach, Auliah penasaran sama yang didepan rumah penginapan. Rupanya kita berada diatas bukit. Pas lihat, walah … tebing …. mana ga dipagar untuk pembatas. Tapi Auliah lihat lagi, ada laut, ada pasir warna putih bersih. Air lautnya wuiiihhh gila cakep banget warnanya.

Auliah ngasih pengumuman, ada pantai berpasir putih, dibawah. Besok paginya ada beberapa dokter pria yang menghilang, rupanya mereka ke pantai. Katanya cakeeppp habis. Tapi kesana jauh dan jalannya sukar.

Sayangnya kita ga sempat kesana karena waktunya sudah mempet. Kita harus mengejar waktu ke Jakarta, karena hari Senin harus kerja lagi.

Tahun berapa gitu, kita ke Bali. Jadwal ke Kuta, wah senang banget akhirnya ke Pantai Kuta. Memang pasirnya putih, tapi banyak sampah , banyak orang bule berjemur (iyalahhhh di obyek wisata :p )

Kalau pulang kampung, jalan-jalan nih ke rumah saudara di Teluk Bayur. Setelah dari rumah saudara, kita ke pantai katanya paling bagus di Sumatera Barat. Arah jalan ke Pariaman. Jalannya melalui bukit. Biasalah kalau di Minangkabau, jalan aspal ga jauh-jauh ada di bukit. Dibawahnya kita bisa lihat laut, pasir putih, pulau-pulau kecil. Dan pastinya pemandangan yang tiadatara.

Nah, dimilist pulangbasamo punya orang Minangkabau di USA, lagi ramai membicarakan Pulau Sikuai. Memang cakep banget (mana ada sih, pantai di Indonesia ga cakep ya…)

Foto pulau Sikuai bisa kita lihat di Yeyen.

Kalau mau berbentuk video, kita bisa jalan-jalan ke blog Pulau Sikuai, gratis … dengan cara klik disini.
Selamat menikmati

Saya dapat izin meletakkan foto Yeyen sedang bergaya di Pulau Sikuai

Hasil jepretan yang bagus sekali

Kalau kita kurang tidur, berarti masih ngantuk. Baik ngantuk ringan sampai ngantuk super berat sering kita menyebutkan “…… nyawanya ….”. Nah, titik disini terserah deh mau ditambahin apa.

Hari Senin, (26/02/07) saya masih ngantuk tapi harus kerja berarti berusaha untuk “ngumpulin nyawa”. Biasanya kalau habis bepergian jauh baik bertujuan untuk refreshing, rapat atau seminar ke luar kota pasti masih capek. Jadi gembiranya cuma ditempat tujuan. Terasanya pas dirumah tepatnya, ditempat tidur langsung “tanpa nyawa”. Terbayarnya … hmm mungkin 1 atau 2 hari bahkan bisa seminggu tergantung jauh dekatnya perjalanan, juga banyak atau tidak pekerjaan setelah sampai di rumah.
Dua hari ke Bandung, muter-muternya cuma dari kamar hotel, toilet hotel, ambil makanan, ruang makan, ruang munas … ga keluar-keluar dari hotel tetap ngantuk, tetap cape. Bagaimana sama panitianya ? Saya aja jadi peserta segitunya…

Tapi terima kasih lho buat Panitia Munas Awari, TQ untuk kamarnya yang luas banget yang ada ruang tamunya. TQ juga buat makanannya, kita ga kelaperan. TQ atas kerja kerasnya.

Selain mengikuti munas, maunya sih beli oleh-oleh. Sayangnya hotel tempat menginap jauh dari Cihampelas. Dulu, 2 kali ke Bandung, beli dodol itu ke Cihampelas. Cari di BTC (Bandung Trade Center) cuma goreng-gorengan. Kalau goreng-gorengan, di Jakarta juga ada kok. Saya pernah lihat jenis goreng-gorengan tersebut di Jakarta.

Kita suka dodol campuran warna putih dan coklat. Walaupun bukan khas Bandung, di Cihampelas ada. Kata orang Bandung, Cihampelas jauh dari Pasteur. Lokasi hotel yang saya tempati tidak jauh dari tol Pasteur. Dari pada nyasar, lebih baik ga usah saja. Nanti malah dikerjain orang lagi. Kalau ga ketemu tidak apa-apa. Nanti toh, juga ada yang ke Bandung lagi. Sayangnya yang sering ke Bandung itu suka salah beli dodol. Dodolnya kalau ga hijau atau polos, pernah rasa strawberry yang berwarna merah, rasa durian. Kalau ga ada dodol, belinya Kartikasari melulu. Setiap minta dodol campuran putih dan coklat ga dibeliin … kasihan amat deh ..

Udah dulu, ngantuk banget, mau tidur … met bobo ….