The Beauty Hidden in The Panasahan Port

Panasahan Port views from the road in the Biawak Hill.
(Photo by Kristian Rinaldo)

Panasahan Port is the only port in the Pesisir Selatan District, precisely located in the District IV Jurai. From the Painan City, located about 5 kilometers to the south. The port was built in 2002 and completed in 2008.

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Relax on The Langkisau Hill

Painan City views from the top of Langkisau Hill.
(Photo by Muhammad Iqbal Arza)

Standing on top of Langkisau Hill, we will enjoy the many spectacular views. In the south, look Painan Bay flanked by foot of Langkisau Hill and Biawak Hill. Ocean Indonesia landscape with clusters of small islands that will be more beautiful when the emergence of a soothing sunset orange.

Glanced toward the north, there Salido Beach that extends from the foot of Langkisau Hill to Nagari Salido. A beautiful white sandy beaches of the geographical contours of Nagari Salido. The beach is a landing site for athletes paragliding who flight from Langkisau Hill.

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Exotism of Cingkuak Island

The twilight on the Cingkuak Island.
(Photo by Muhammad Iqbal Arza)

Short. That's the main advantage of Cingkuak Island as one of the locations of maritime tourism in the Pesisir Selatan District, West Sumatra Province. The distance is about 500 meters from the mainland of Sumatra Island in Carocok Beach region, IV Jurai Sub-District, Pesisir Selatan District. A swimmer will not be difficult to cross the straits of calm to the island.

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Carocok Beach Always Lure

Waters around the Carocok Beach.
(Photo by Muhammad Iqbal Arza)

Attraction of Carocok Beach is located not far from the center of Painan City, the capital of Pesisir Selatan District. Riding motorcycles, motor tricycles or wagon (bendi, in Minangkabau language) from market of Painan, only about 5 minutes at the cost Rp5,000/person.

To enter the area attractions of Carocok Beach was enough to pay a fee of Rp2,000. A number of water games can also be enjoyed on the Carocok Beach, such as banana boats and boat tours. Carocok Beach faced with two islands, namely Batu Kareta Island and Cingkuak Island.

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Marak Island, The Paradise in the South

Marak Island in the Indian Ocean, a few kilometers off the coast in Nagari Sungai Pinang.
(Photos by Om Ade)

Marak Island is located in Nagari Sungai Pinang, Koto XI Tarusan Sub-District, Pesisir Selatan District, West Sumatra Province. In the waters of the Nagari Sungai Pinang, there are other islands, including Karanggo Island, Nyamuk (Mosquito) Island and Pagang Island which have become a tourist destination of Pesisir Selatan District.

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Looking for Sungai Nipah Beach

Playing with family on the Sungai Nipah Beach, Batang Kapas Sub-District.
(Photo by Zaimi Rosid)

One of the beaches attractions in the Pesisir Selatan District which not widely known by tourists is teh Sungai Nipah Beach. The white sandy beach is located in the Batang Kapas Sub-District, right on the edge of the road, about 30 minutes from Painan, the capital of Pesisir Selatan District.

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See The Beauty of The Carocok Beach

"Well, its week end time, enjoy your week end. Welcome to Pesisir Selatan,"
says Uda and Uni of Pesisir Selatan District 2012 at the Carocok Beach.
(Photo by Halim Riyan)

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Vacation on The Cingkuak Island

Above of the Cingkuak Island, with background Carocok Beach and Batu Kareta Island in the distance.
(Photo by Alfa Noranda/Nofend deMarola)

It's name may be less familiar to the traveler. However, the Cingkuak Island is one of the charms white sand beach in West Sumatra. No less beautiful with the Mentawai. Prove it yourself!

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Mandeh Resort The Dazzling

A tourist on the top of hills in the Mandeh region, with views of the Tarusan Bay.
(Photo by Banu Desta Rini)

The Mandeh tourist area located in Koto XI Tarusan Sub-District, Pesisir Selatan District, directly bounded by the Padang City. An area of 18,000 hectares is only 56 kilometers from Padang and takes about 56 minutes. Mandeh Resort entrance can be reached by sea and land. The nearest road course road trip through Nagari Sungai Pinang or through Nagari Carocok, Tarusan.

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Enjoy the Beauty of the Top of Langkisau Hill

The view from the top of Langkisau Hill; Painan Bay and coastal Salido Beach.
(Photo by Muhammad Iqbal Arza)

Standing on top of Langkisau Hill, we will enjoy the many spectacular views. In the south, look Painan Bay flanked by foot of Langkisau Hill and Biawak Hill. Ocean Indonesia landscape with clusters of small islands that will be more beautiful when the emergence of a soothing sunset orange.

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A Million Marine Tourism on the Pesisir Selatan

Silhouettes on the Carocok Beach.
(Photo by Mulkan Ikram)

Perhaps not many know about Pesisir Selatan, a small district in southern of Minangkabau, West Sumatra. So far, people only know about Padang and Bukittinggi as a tourist destination in West Sumatra. Though the Pesisir Selatan District also has many interesting attractions.

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The Genting Island Beach 'Duplicate' at Pesisir Selatan

Blue ocean waves that slammed Batu Kareta Island.
(Photo by Okezone.com)

Genting Island Beach known beautiful. But Indonesia also has a beach that is often referred to as Malaysia's national beach duplicating, is Carocok Beach. This beach is located 2 kilometers from the Painan market. This beach already very popular in West Sumatra. Carocok Beach is a major attraction in the Pesisir Selatan District.

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White Sandy Beaches, Travel Magnet from the Pesisir Selatan District

The tourists on vacation in the white sandy beach, in one of the group of islands.
(Photo by Andreas Nugraha)

Pesisir Selatan District has 234 kilometers long beach, which extends from the northern to the southern part of West Sumatra, right on the edge of the Indian Ocean.

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The Carocok Beach Charm

Sea ​​water was receding at the Carocok Beach.
(Photo by #DS)

Attraction of Carocok Beach is located not far from the center of Painan City, the capital of Pesisir Selatan District.

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Exciting Vacation on The Pagang Island

Exciting vacation on the Pagang Island.
(Photo by Luthfi Amara)

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A Paradise From the Top of Langkisau Hill

Sunset views from the top of Langkisau Hill.
(Photo by Randa Anugerah)

Langkisau Hill in the Pesisir Selatan District, West Sumatra. To reach this location, visitors can travel from the Padang City to Painan City, the capital of the Pesisir Selatan District.

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Beautifully of Cingkuak Island Historic

Beautiful beach on the Cingkuak Island.
(Photo by Arif Hamdani)

Cingkuak Island, with an area of ​​4.5 hectares, facing the Batu Kareta Island, located in the Carocok Beach, Painan. The island is a silent witness to the colonial heritage in the Pesisir Selatan District, which at that time was the economic center and port in west coast of Sumatra.

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Boelongan, A Piece Journey Period Ago

A diver, Saturday (29/12/2012), seeks to document one side of the wreck allegedly a Boelongan
at a depth of about 20 meters in the waters of the Mandeh Bay, Pesisir Selatan District, West Sumatra.
(Photo by Ingki Rinaldi/Kompas)

Wednesday, January 28, 1942, after the midday prayer time in Nagari Mandeh, Pesisir Selatan District, West Sumatra. Anas Malin Randah, a teenager when it was, relaxing at the cottage shifting over the hills.

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Pasir Putih Beach Will Be A Beautiful Place

Heavy equipment was working to repair roads along
the Pasir Putih Beach, in Lengayang.
(Photo by Muhammad Noli Hendra/Padang-Today.com)

Natural disasters that befell the Pasir Putih Beach area, in Lengayang, Pesisir Selatan District a year ago, did not make the area a place filled with bitter stories for local residents. According to local residents, Pasir Putih Beach which is an area that floods the former would be a beautiful tourist spot.

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Beach Attractions Along The Pesisir Selatan District

Taluak Tampuruang Beach

The Capital of Pesisir Selatan District, Painan is only about 77 kilometers from Padang, The Capital of West Sumatra Province. The journey can be reached about 1.5 hours by minibus ride, enough to spend Rp 20,000 only. Besides, we can also hire a taxi or a private car with the cost of the course is more expensive.

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