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Lake Maninjau

Padang, Indonesia
Ranked #1 of 3 attractions in Padang
4.5 of 5 stars 21 Reviews
Type: Bodies of Water
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Sanya
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4 reviews 4 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 April 2012
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We were cycling Indonesia and learned off Lake Maninjau, and decided to give it a go. We travelled to the lookout overlooking the lake on the East side and were amazed by the views. Cycling down the 44 hairpins was fun and the road was teeming with monkey troops (thank goodness we were going down though, the road would be... More

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Kuala Lumpur
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 March 2012
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Go to Puncak Lawang and view the lake from above. The view is beautiful. Windy & sunny at the same time, but still beautiful. More

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Nilai, Malaysia
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10 reviews 10 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 March 2012

actually there was nothing much to do here, except for the beautiful scenery.We took pictures and that was it! More

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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 February 2012

I travel with local guide. I rent a car for RP450 for 12 hrs trip. There are 44 bends road to reach by the lake site. there are fishing net to grow fish. The view is really beautiful. I spend half an hour taking pictures with my lovely wife. More

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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 February 2012

The picturesque scenery from afar and above. The hair-pin winding road can make you 'empty' your tummy. To travel this road get a smaller vehicle. More

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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 January 2012

Must see when u travel to padang indonesia! U will b amazed! the view from top is unbelievable!!! Best in the Padang!!!! More

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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 January 2012

The best way to enjoy the breathtaking scenery of Lake Maninjau is to fly by way of tandem paragliding. Beautiful bird eyes view from 1200m... awesome experience ! We paid IDR 600,000 per pax at Lawang Adventure Park ... will be back one day when the wind is stronger so that we can fly longer. More

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Yogyakarta
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 January 2012
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Amazing architecture if you get off the track a bit and wander through the old villages Some very quaint little bungalows down by the lake but little in the way of real tourist facilities, which is both a good thing and a bad thing More

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Jakarta, Indonesia
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 January 2012

Beautiful atmosphere, but not so clean where we stopped More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 November 2011

Beautiful and tranquil scenery, however not much to do there at all apart from relax by the lake. Its great for a couple of days, Danu Toba was the highlight, amazing views, tranquility, great things to do and many people to meet. More

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