Sianok Canyon

Sianok Canyon is a large valley located in the border town of Bukittinggi, the District IV Koto, Agam Regency, West Sumatra. The valley has a long and complicated as the boundary line from the southern city of Koto Gadang canyon until the canyon Sianok Enam Brothers and ended Palupuh. Part of the valley reaches 15 km depth of 200 meters in width up to 100 meters cliff. Sianok Canyon is a beautiful scenery and become one of the main attractions of the province of West Sumatra.
Since the influx of "Batang Sianok", which means crystal clear river, canyon or valley called Canyon Sianok. Batang Sianok can now be forded using canoes and kayaks are water sports organization, "Qurays". The route is from village to village Lambah Sitingkai Batang Palupuh about 3.5 hours. In the Dutch colonial era, the gap is called Kerbau Sanget, because many free-living wild buffalo in the bottom of the canyon.
Long and winding canyon Sianok as the border of the southern city of Canyon Canyon Koto Gadang Enam Sianok Suku, and ends at Palupuh is part of the cleft between two of the island of Sumatra. Failure known as guilt (as watermelon game) Semangko forms a wall perpendicular to the slope or are already a green valley - a result of decreased movement of the crust (sinklinal) - which flows into the clear water "Batang Sianok ".
Sianok canyon is often called the "Sumatra Dreamland" is a fascinating panorama of nature and that is so cool. As a cloak of green velvet, surrounded by beautiful hills, is the appearance of this beautiful valley, seen from above. On the hills in the canyon Sianok rare plants such as Rafflesia or carrion flowers, medicinal plants. In the canyon, you can stroll, waving to the people who live in surrounding settlements. You can also find a variety of wildlife in the canyon as long-tailed monkey Sianok, Siamang, Simp, deer, wild boars, leopards, tapirs.
If you like the Panorama Park is a special local authority in Bukit Tinggi, the beauty of the canyon Sianok looks amazing. From Panorama Park also has a lot of local and foreign tourists to enjoy the sunrise and sunset in the canyon Sianok. Her beauty is so stunning and are good targets for professional and amateur photographers, as well as a painter of nature, to preserve it.
When the clouds parted and the sun came from the crevices of the canyon slopes with the blinding light, or when the day was ready to fall at dusk, leaving traces of orange on the side walls of the canyon, the landscape beautiful which is very expensive to miss.
If you want to enjoy the beauty of the canyon of Panorama Park, just pay the fee IDR 3000 per person. Panorama Park, visitors can also enjoy all the tourist destinations in the hole Sianok underworld of Japan in the area of ​​the canyon. Just pay back the leadership around IDR 20,000. Location Japan, a hole about 40 feet below ground level. This hole was created in 1942-1945 in the order of the local population of Japanese soldiers forced. In an underground chamber, is 21 small corridor. Among them was an ammunition dump lounge, kitchen, prisons, courts, torture chambers, where the reconnaissance, ambush, and escape from the door.

Location:
To reach the canyon Sianok Panorama Park, located about 1 km from Bukittinggi (Jam Gadang Atas and market area) that can make use of a vehicle or on foot, enjoying the fresh air of Bukittinggi. Splendid canyon landscapes can be enjoyed there was also the agility of monkeys roam freely in the Canyon region.
Some airlines offer scheduled flights from Jakarta to Minangkabau International Airport, Padang. From Padang Bukittinggi is 90 km can be reached by car or minibus.