South of Heaven in West Sumatra

Mandeh Tourism Region is located in Koto XI Tarusan which directly adjoin the city of Padang. This area is just 56 km from Padang with ± 18 000 ha area and travel time approximately 56 minutes. Tourism Region covers seven Kampung Mandeh in three villages inhabited by 9931 people on the livelihoods of farming, and fishing berternak.

Area tourist attraction Mandeh (Mandeh Resort) was well known national and international levels with the presence of foreign investment (Italy), developing tourist resort known as Cubadak Paradiso. Even Mandeh Regions have become the main destination tourism sector policy kebaharian the introduction into the National Tourism Development Master Plan (RIPPNAS) with breed and Bunaken. Tourism Regions Mandeh be very promising for investment purposes.

This location is referred to as the area of Tourism Mandeh because one of the existing villages in the area called Kampung Mandeh, renowned in the middle of the Gulf Carocok Tarusan. Gulf Carocok Tarusan sloped and not wavy enough because there are several small islands surrounding them Traju Island, the Great Satan and the Small Island, Big and Small Island Sironjong, besides of course Cubadak Island.

Meanwhile in the southern part of this region precisely in Kampung Carocok there a cape like a hook bend, so the bay looks like a spectacular lake that always sang shouted incessantly.

Regions Mandeh north side there are several islands that circle, namely: Island Bintangor, pagang Island, Snake Island, and adjacent islands with Sikuai Marak Island. Along the coast from Kampung Sungai Kampung Pisang to the region Carocok quite sloped and sandy white with a few shade trees like coconut trees, hibiscus tree, jackfruit tree, and others.

7 Villages of 3 Villages in this area including in the areas of tourism development that is Mudiak Water Village, Kampong Simpang Carocok, Kampung Pulau Karam, Kampung Sungai Nyalo, Kampung Sungai Tawar, Kampung Pinang and Kampung Sungai Raya Gulf. Residents in the surrounding area known Mandeh friendly enough and quickly blend in with immigrant communities, even helpful.

Presumably not fabricated-fetched, when this region was called by The Paradise in the South (Garden in the South), meaning in the southern part of West Sumatra Province. In Heaven this is all peace could be obtained. Locals take advantage of peace and tranquility of this bay with melayarinya, fishing and paddle boats.

Even tourists who come here often utilize this marine lake to swim from one island to another, except of course also for diving, watching the beauty of the ocean floor in various forms and types of shellfish and fish that live there. Regions Mandeh entrance can be reached by sea and overland. When a ship or boat ride from Port Bungus can, Echoes, or from the Gulf Bayur and Gulf Port, Muara Padang Tarusan. Conversely, if by land, there are three alternatives from three different roads.

The first alternative Tarusan through the intersection of Market carocok, alternatives both across the river plain and the third alternative of Bungus continue into the Pinang River and River Nyalo. New road link is through Carocok continue down the shoreline and sloping hills along the 12.5 km.