Padang city has many beautiful beaches, a place where you can surf, take many photos, or just for enjoy its beauty, here are some beaches you can enjoy:
Sikuai Island
( www.Newsikuai-island.com ).
You can view more info on the sites listed.
This is a sikuai island, it's take 1 hour from city.
This island is one of the favorite haunt of tourist especially foreign.
Many facilities offered if you visit, such as: snorkeling, banana boat, diving, and other exciting activities.
Mentawai Island
This place call karang bajat ( in mentawai island ),
you can surf at this place because of the waves who have challenged.
Cubadak Island
(http://www.cubadak-paradisovillage.com)
This island is not far different from Sikuai island, with its beauty as well as its facilities you can enjoy a memorable vacation in this island.
Air Manis Beach
(www.kompas.com)
If asked at the 90s generation to the top, so entrenched myths associated Malin Kundang two phrases "prodigal son". A son who cursed his mother into stone because they do not recognize her mother again after a successful return from the land of shoreline. But it's pretty amazing if the remnants of a story full of moral values are significantly caught on a beach in the area where this story took place, West Sumatra.
Air Manis Beach, his name. On this beach there are heaps of stones which is believed as a form of Malin Kundang, and the entire device, which certainly had his ship into stone. Malin Stone kneeling position while the ship devices scattered around him.
Every visitor who came to Sweet Water Beach, a stone area Malin Kundang disambangi be the first place. They pose and take the best pictures in front of Malin Kundang stone.
However, the beauty of rolling waves but not too high and the scenery Mountain Beach Air Manis Padang create a complementary impression of charm Sweet Water Beach West Sumatran society or the tourists from outside. Rolling waves on the beach as a silent witness Malin Kundang story for hundreds of years earlier.
Walking the beach is a fun job while occasionally letting feet wet by waves romp. Swimming is also likely to be heard cukuup interesting activities to do in this area. So, prepare a change of clothes if you want to travel to this beach.
Approximately 500 meters of stone location Kundang Makin, visitors can begin the journey to Little Banana Island across from the beach by walking less than 500 meters. The depth of water between Sweet Water Beach and Island Banana Small is not so deep that can be traveled on foot, although the actual number of society also rent out small boats to cross.
Deepest point is only at the adult abdomen. But, eits, this can only be done before the afternoon arrival. At around 16:00, usually starting pairs of beach water. Therefore, visitors are advised to return from the island's area of one hectare to Sweet Water Beach before noon.
Small Banana Island, visitors can sit in the cabins that are in there while enjoying the stunning ocean and beach. If you decide to stay at the Big Banana Island, visitors can stay at home resident or bring their own tent equipment.
In addition, from the edge of the Sweet Water Beach Besides, visitors can go to the Island Sikuai with travel time approximately 2.5 hours to try out various water attractions, such as surfing and diving. Sikuai island famous for its white sand.
Sweet Water Beach is located 15 kilometers from Padang city center, right in sackcloth Bay District, Padang District. Therefore, spend all day at Sweet Water Beach and back again into the field in one day is not impossible.
But, do not forget to buy souvenirs such as coral reefs and shells of various shapes and sizes with prices ranging from Rp dibanderol 5000-50000. if interested in looking for socks and clothes smelling of West Sumatra, visitors can also buy them at kiosks around the coast.
