Lake Maninjau

Lake Maninjau located at an altitude of ± 500 m above sea level and surrounded by the Bukit Barisan towering and steep, making the Lake Maninjau are like a giant crater. This beautiful lake is known also as having a lot of romantic places, so normal that many foreign tourists call it the lake with romantic scenes because of any side you view it will look stunning scenery.

Maninjau lake formed by volcanic eruptions (Mount Review) in the past. This beautiful lake is situated ± 36 km from Bukittinggi towards the west which can be reached by public transportation purposes and Lubuk Maninjau cone with a unique past the flexure 44 has a width of about 99.5 km ² and a maximum depth of 495 meters.

The existence of Lake Maninjau created a legend "Bujang Nine", which is believed by the community around. Once upon a time there was one family consisted of 10 men, 9 men (bachelor) and a woman named Sani. Keelokkan look and behavior of Sani became allure for a young man named Sigiran. In short they then establish a romance. One day they were accused of immorality by the footman. To prove it, they jumped into the crater of Mount Review. They swear if they committed any immoral then the mountain will not erupt, and if they do not perform immoral acts then this volcano will erupt. Finally, the volcano erupted and the eruption formed a large crater which is then filled by water and become lakes like now.

First President of the Republic of Indonesia Ir. Sukarno had visited the Lake Maninjau and amazed by its beauty. To express his admiration for those he wrote a poem which reads "If you eat Arai Pinang, eat with a green betel, do not come to Ranah Minang, if you drop by to Maninjau". Poem written by the first President of this Republic, a representative to describe the beauty of natural scenery of Lake Maninjau exotic.

Didanau we can swim, fishing and adventure with a bicycle around the lake. Around the lake there are many lodging a Homestay, Hotel, Cafe, and a variety of cuisine and typical food such as Palai Rinuak Maninjau society, Bada Salai, Fish Fuels, pensi that does not exist in other areas.

To reach this lake, reached by landline. There are two alternative paths to get to Lake Maninjau.
First, from the West, the trip started from Padang Pariaman passing lane toward Lubuk cone (Agam district capital), more or less taken for 3 hours. Transportation can use public transportation, travel, and personal car or rental car.
Second, From the east, the journey started from Padang to Bukittinggi and from the town of Bukittinggi journey continues to Lake Maninjau through winding 44 is unique. From the winding 44 can enjoy the beauty of the lake as well as dozens of monkeys that we can feed them directly. Transportation can use public transport, private car or rental car. Travel time taken approximately 3 ½ hours.