Padang Travel Guide
From Wikitravel
Padang is the capital city of West Sumatra, Indonesia.
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Understand
Padang, the capital of the province of West Sumatra, is mostly used by tourists as an access point to the surfing sites of the Mentawai islands, the inland hills of Bukittinggi and the Kerinci Seblat National Park. That said the city is very pleasant with a nice promanade along the beach, distinctive Padang architecture and wonderfully friendly people. The city is also the home of the delicious Padang food at the town is stuffed with restaurants and street stalls.
Get in
By plane
Minangkabau International Airport (PDG) is the main gateway to West Sumatra, with frequent flights to destinations throughout Sumatra and Java, as well as Singapore (Tiger Airways, Silk Air) and Kuala Lumpur (Air Asia).
Get around
See
Do
Buy
Eat
Padang is famed throughout Indonesia for spicy Padang food (masakan Padang). Ordering at a Padang restaurant couldn't be easier: just sit down at a table, and watch the dishes pile up. Eat what you like, as you'll only pay for dishes you've actually consumed.
Drink
Sleep
- Bumi Minang Hotel, one of the top hotels in Padang
- Ambacang Hotel, brand new top class hotel
- Hotel Inna Muara
- Rocky Plaza Hotel
- Hotel Pangeran Beach, hotel is right on the beach
- Mr Scotties Inn, budget guesthouse and backpacker dormitory
- Hotel Immanuel near the beach is clean with very firendly and helpful staff who are happy to arrange transport onwards from Padang.
Get out
- Kerinci Seblat National Park - one of the largest in Indonesia
- Mentawai Islands - surfer paradise
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