Twin Lake
The Twin Lake or it also called Di Atas ( the Upper ) dan di bawah ( the Under ) lake, placed in Bungo Tanjung, Alahan Panjang subdistrict, Solok Regency, West Sumatra. Its 65km from Padang city. It called the Twin Lake because they have almost same width, and not to far each other.
The uniqueness is the lake that located higher called Di Bawah Lake. It has very green and vertile are and the position in 400 until 1,700 meters height from the sea surface. The temperature is around 14-16 Celicius degree in there. Di Atas Lake has a width atoun 1,720 acre and Di Bawah Lake about 1,680 acre. The distance between their both is only 300 meters. There is Talang Lake that located in the foot of Talang Mountain where it is 4.5 kilometers from the Twin Lake.
When do you want to go there, we will see the hills lancscap, Sumatra's wet forest, the sinuous road, and the steep ravine where it is 15 kilometers from Padang city exactly. We can to enjoy the whole Padang city view from the Bukti Barisan ( the Rows of Hills ), in the object of interesting to tourists called Panorama Sitinjau Laut. We will also through the widely tea plantationon the both side of road in the Lubuk Selasih. It is distance 35 kilometers from the Capital town of West Sumatra. We could see Di Atas Lake, which is beautiful. The place is 1-kilometer approach to Bungo Tanjung Restaurant.
The temperature will be cold toward the location, we will see Di Atas Lake in the right side. if you want to use public transportation, we should go of Pasar Simpang (the Branch Market) where it is rally a crossroad. When you want to choose the way to turn right and go down, its mean that you are to Di Atas Lake. It will be seen clearly because the place in the foot of hill. Meanwhile, when you want to turn left, and ascending to the Di Bawah Like.
Usually the tourists will ask why the both name of lake very contradictive with their place ? Why the lake, which located on the top hills, called Di Bawah Lake, while the lake is under the hills called Di Atas Lake ? The Twin Lake or organizer will answer that question with say " Although they are placed in the hills, Di Bawah Lake surface height is same with the bottom of Di Atas Lake.
In that tour area, the visitor could see Di Atas Lake with has height 6.25 kilometers and width 2.75 kilometers. It surface is on height 1.600 kilometersfrom the surface of sea. This lake of shallow enough with deep side only 4 meters. Meanwhile, the surface of Di Bawah Lake has 1.566 meters height from the sea surface. It means that the Di Bawah Lake surface has same depth with the bottom of Di Atas Lake. Nevertheless, the lake which has length 5.62 kilometers and width 3 kilometers, and has depth around 886 kilometers. Not like Di Atas Lake, we cannot touch our hands or foot on the deep water. Nevertheless, the wiew is very exquisite. From this lake, we can see Di Atas Lake. In this area, there are small fruit stalls, which sell the passion fruits and the Dutch eggplants ( terung Belanda ). They are being specialy fruits of local residents. In addition, there are villagers that sell kids of hill's flowers on the small pot.
The uniqueness is the lake that located higher called Di Bawah Lake. It has very green and vertile are and the position in 400 until 1,700 meters height from the sea surface. The temperature is around 14-16 Celicius degree in there. Di Atas Lake has a width atoun 1,720 acre and Di Bawah Lake about 1,680 acre. The distance between their both is only 300 meters. There is Talang Lake that located in the foot of Talang Mountain where it is 4.5 kilometers from the Twin Lake.
When do you want to go there, we will see the hills lancscap, Sumatra's wet forest, the sinuous road, and the steep ravine where it is 15 kilometers from Padang city exactly. We can to enjoy the whole Padang city view from the Bukti Barisan ( the Rows of Hills ), in the object of interesting to tourists called Panorama Sitinjau Laut. We will also through the widely tea plantationon the both side of road in the Lubuk Selasih. It is distance 35 kilometers from the Capital town of West Sumatra. We could see Di Atas Lake, which is beautiful. The place is 1-kilometer approach to Bungo Tanjung Restaurant.
The temperature will be cold toward the location, we will see Di Atas Lake in the right side. if you want to use public transportation, we should go of Pasar Simpang (the Branch Market) where it is rally a crossroad. When you want to choose the way to turn right and go down, its mean that you are to Di Atas Lake. It will be seen clearly because the place in the foot of hill. Meanwhile, when you want to turn left, and ascending to the Di Bawah Like.
Usually the tourists will ask why the both name of lake very contradictive with their place ? Why the lake, which located on the top hills, called Di Bawah Lake, while the lake is under the hills called Di Atas Lake ? The Twin Lake or organizer will answer that question with say " Although they are placed in the hills, Di Bawah Lake surface height is same with the bottom of Di Atas Lake.
In that tour area, the visitor could see Di Atas Lake with has height 6.25 kilometers and width 2.75 kilometers. It surface is on height 1.600 kilometersfrom the surface of sea. This lake of shallow enough with deep side only 4 meters. Meanwhile, the surface of Di Bawah Lake has 1.566 meters height from the sea surface. It means that the Di Bawah Lake surface has same depth with the bottom of Di Atas Lake. Nevertheless, the lake which has length 5.62 kilometers and width 3 kilometers, and has depth around 886 kilometers. Not like Di Atas Lake, we cannot touch our hands or foot on the deep water. Nevertheless, the wiew is very exquisite. From this lake, we can see Di Atas Lake. In this area, there are small fruit stalls, which sell the passion fruits and the Dutch eggplants ( terung Belanda ). They are being specialy fruits of local residents. In addition, there are villagers that sell kids of hill's flowers on the small pot.
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