European Sawahlunto

If you want to enjoy a vacation while returning home to West Sumatra, do not forget to stop at Sawahlunto. A small town which is also called the little dutch or 'Little Holland'. The city has historical value, because this is where the Dutch first discovered high-quality coal deposits of interest asian and european markets.

Not surprisingly, Coal Mine Ombilin (TBO) in Sawahlunto found in a geological engineer named Willem De Hendric Greev in 1868, be sought after and considered important by the Dutch royal government at that time. In 1892, the underground mine (under ground mine Ombilin) to start production by employing 'human chains' workers forced the warlords came riding-winner of the Dutch colonial imported, mostly from Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Sumatra.

As the operation of coal mining business Ombilin which became the largest mine at that time, various infrastructure was built, housing, factories, ports and dock ships joined as an integral part of the mining activities.

History records, existence of Emma Haven harbor which is now called Bayur Bay Port, Portland Cement Factory Indarung, railway lines Sawahlunto-Padang-Padang Panjang, its development is inseparable from the existence of coal mines in these Sawahlunto.

Today, Colonial is no longer entrenched here. However, it still leaves Ductch Litle greatness that history can still be remembered. Old historic buildings, the footprints of underground coal mining, railway tunnels, and other historic relics still intact to be remembered.

This is the historical Sawahlunto Heritage Tourism that continues to clean up and stepped toward his vision as the City of Mine Tour in 2020, the only tourist town that relies on the history of colonial legacy of coal mining in Indonesia, even in Southeast Asia.

You do not need to wait until 2020. Fighting spirit-led regional head of Ir H Mayor Amran Nur, supported by various stake holders of the city and local legislatures, to make significant changes in that direction.

This means that you have enjoyed susana in 2020 than now, because it has many supporting tourist attraction built by the government, building and the old town continues to be revitalized so it is with other objects such as water boom phase followed by a second phase of development.

Field pacua horse's second-largest national standard after the Pulo Mas Jakarta, permanent motor cross circuit, the future of tourism zones in the former open cut coal mining (open pit mining) equipped Kandi Lake and Lake Kandi Tandikek who became a family playground, near the lake There is also a mini Wildlife Park which is now equipped with various types of spicies animals like elephants, kangaroos, camels, and other animal species.

You only need about 2 hours travel time from Payakumbuh or about 65 km, and 2.5 hours if coming from the direction of Padang, Solok. If traveling from Padang Padang Panjang continues to pass through Lake Batur and the City of Solok and to Sawahlunto only took about 3 hours. Once the case when coming from the direction of Jambi to the Sawahlunto only takes about 5 hours of travel, running straight and wide hot mix asphalt.

In addition to want to the item above in the City "Old" Sawahlunto also Goedang Ransoem existing museum and the Railway Museum. In the two museums that are only 1 kilometer from this, you can recognize the history and recognize Sawahlunto as historic mining town. Especially at the train museum. You can enjoy the tourist train towards and into the longest railway tunnel in Indonesia with only bought tickets for one trip USD 3000.

And to enter the museum free of retribution Warehouse Ransoem Rp 1000 and Rp 500 adult children as well as railway museum admission. If you want to Waterboom during this holiday entrance fee is only Rp 10 thousand. Inside there are entertainment facilities, food stalls, and if you have the guts, you can enjoy the facilities to hang in the sky Flying fox Waterboom.

Well, now if you want to a mini zoo, then enjoy an elephant ride just by paying USD 5000 for adult / child per person, you will sit around dipundak elephant.

But first you have to spend into the location of Rp 2,500 to Rp 1,000 for adults and children. Now about the stomach. When you are satisfied walk and stomach feels hungry, in Sawahlunto many restaurants that provide a specific food such as, Soto Urang crew and Restaurant Dendeng Batokok in Muaro Kalaban, and many more restaurants. You can just choose. Happy Travelling.