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Payakumbuh Voyage Tips and guide

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    Payakumbuh is a city in West Sumatra province.

    Understand

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    Get in

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    This city does not have an airport so the only way to this city is by car from the city of Padang or Pekanbaru which took about 3 hours. It is recommended to pass through the city of Pekanbaru because the Pekanbaru-Payakumbuh route is not too congested compared to the Padang-Payakumbuh route which can take more than three hours and even up to a dozen hours during the holiday season.

    Get around

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    Payakumbuh is a small city so you can walk around by foot. Besides walking you can also use "Bendi" (a horse-drawn carriage similar to a wagon). You can also rent a car to get around.

    Online Ojek service is available.

    See

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    Natural object

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    • 1 Ngalau Indah. (Q61996479) on Wikidata
    • 2 Ngalau Sompik.
    • 3 Puncak Marajo.
    • Panorama Ampangan.

    Man-made object

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    • 4 Ratapan Ibu Bridge. Ratapan Ibu Bridge (Q19752069) on Wikidata
    • 5 Surau Dagang Rao-Rao. Surau Dagang Rao Rao (Q12518127) on Wikidata
    • Rumah Gadang Kapten Tantawi.
    • 6 Tuo Koto Nan Ampek Mosque. Tuo Koto Nan Ampek Mosque (Q12497342) on Wikidata Tuo Koto Nan Ampek Mosque on Wikipedia
    • Perkampungan Tradisional Balai Kaliki.

    Do

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    Watch Pacu Itiak (Flying duck race), a traditional competition that is held every year in this city.

    Buy

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    Eat

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    Payakumbuh's special dishes including: boreh rondang, kipang, rondang boluk, rondang tolua dan martabak tolua.

    Here are some places to eat in this city:

    • Minang Asli. Serving typical Indonesian food and is not too seasoned, so it's perfect for those who don't like spicy food.
    • Sate Man (Inside the traditional market at Jalan Ahmad Yani.). Serving padang satay

    Drink

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    Sleep

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    There are very few lodging in this city, and in the form of homestay or guesthouse. There are very few hotels in here. If you want to stay at a luxurious hotel, it is recommended to serach in Bukittinggi.

    Connect

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    Payakumbuh's telephone area code is +62 752.

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