Painan Tourism

Sultan Island

Devil's island was originally named 'sultan island'. But with the development of time, coupled with the tongue tongue to name his 'sultan island', this island is gradually more often referred to as the island of Satan. Blue sea, beach sand, and the silence of this uninhabited island will accompany tourists visiting the island of Satan. With small waves, tourists can swim around the waterfront. If you do not want to swim, around the island is also one of the activities that can be done.

Carocok Beach

This Carocok Beach is located west of Painan City, approximately 2 km from Painan Market. This beach is very famous in West Sumatra and in Indonesia, according to some people, Carocok Beach is no less than the Coast of Kra Peninsula in Malaysia or Sanur Beach in Bali. Here there are beach games like Banana boats, jetski, and also ufo.

Langkisau View

While at the peak location Langkisau visitors can enjoy natural scenery with family and colleagues or simply eliminate fatigue from the activity of a fairly dense city. This stunning scenery is not only you can see in the daytime only, at night the view from the top of Langkisau Peak looks very beautiful and cool. The beauty of the city of Painan with lights that make the atmosphere of the night at the top of Langkisau becomes increasingly fascinating and for those of you who like challenges, paragliding sport can be the right choice when you are here.

Jembatan Akar (Root Bridge)

Root bridge is a bridge formed from braided two roots of trees that grow opposite and stretches over the flow of Batang Bayang in the district of Bayang Utara, Pesisir Selatan district, West Sumatra. The bridge that lies about 88 km south of the city of Padang by the community called "akian aka". This bridge has a length of 25 meters and a width of 1.5 meters with a height of the surface of the river about 10 meters, began to be formed in 1890 and can only be used in 1916. In other words, the process of knitting the roots into this bridge takes approximately 26 years . Nowadays, the condition is getting stronger as the bigger the root of the banyan tree that forms it.

Mandeh Island

Mandeh area is a blend of natural hills with the beauty of the bay is decorated with a cluster of small islands located in the middle of Carocok Tarusan Bay. No wonder if this Mandeh Area is famous in Indonesia as well as in international level. From Puncak Mandeh you can see the cluster of Traju Island, Small Devil Island, large and small Sironjong, and Cubadak Island and sea water gradation that add to the beauty of this Mandeh Region. Currently, tourists go to Mandeh for snorkeling, scuba diving, camping, skydiving, banana boat and fishing.