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Berestagi to Bukittinggi (3)

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Entering Minangkabau country on the way to the hill resort of Bukittinggi, also stopping in the steep Harau Canyon, the traditional village of Sumgayang, and the spectacular Danau Minajau crater lake, before descending to Padang on the coast
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Berestagi to Bukittinggi (2)

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Via the village of Dokan and a Batak palace to Samosir in Lake Toba, with its stone sculptures and sarcophagi, and then on to the market of Balige and the fishing communities of Sibolga
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Berestagi to Bukittinggi (1)

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From Medan, Sumatra's largest city, to the Orang Utan sanctuary in Bukit Lawang and on to Berestagi, the domain of the Karo Batak and their traditional wooden houses
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Padang

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Large coastal town with little to do on a Sunday, except beach front and market entertainment
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Danau Maninjau

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Beautiful crater lake has become a popular tourist hang-out, although fishing seems an equally important business
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Sumgayang

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Minangkabau village near Bukittinggi, with a range of traditional houses
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Bukittinggi

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Tourist town in the hills above Padang is the perfect base for exploring the surrounding attractions, and has a fabulous market
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Sibolga

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Fishing village and ferry port on the Westcoast of Sumatra, with several amazing communities built on stilts
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Balige

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Market town at the far end of Lake Toba
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Jangga

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Jangga is a fairly touristic Batak village, but in a beautiful setting
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