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Saturday, January 3, 2009

Year-Round Events-West Sumatera

Wild Hog Hunt (50 Kota Regency Regency and Adam).

Hunt for feral pigs in the forests of West Sumatra with the help of dogs for tracking purposes. A sport of the village people in the neighboring region. The pigs are hunted every Sunday at agam regency and each Tuesday in Kota Limapuluh because the destruction of farmland.

Minang traditional performances
Performances of traditional Minang be held at 8.00 pm. Daily and the end of the show, viewers are invited to participate.

Randau (every Sunday)
Folk dance and theater.


Itik pacu (every Sunday)
In this traditional duck race, there are 10 ducks in each round. The winner is the first to the line.


Fight against the water buffalo (Kota Baru)
An event every Tuesday and Saturday by the people of the village of Kuta Laweh and Kota Baru, near the town of Bukittinggi. This event, a popular pastime of the population, remained popular over the years and is still often. The purpose of this event is the place for the development of livestock. Two bulls against each other, and when one of them runs, he lost the fight.


Bird Watching
A jeep door to a call Kanan area in the early morning to take a look pretty birds and other wildlife, and the night's accommodation in the region.

For more information please contact:

West Sumatra at the Tourist Office:
JL. Khatib Sulaiman 7, Padang
Phone: (62-751) 55711, 55183
Fax: (62-751) 446282
URL: www.minangkabautourism.com

Mentawai Islands Tourist Office:
JL. Raya Tuapejat km.4
Phone: (62-759) 320042

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