Padang, the capital of West island Province is illustrious throughout country (and perhaps the world) for its spicy Padang food like rendang sapi, ayam pop, soto and satiate. though Padang could be a nice town to remain in with a great deal of fine hotels like building Pangeran town, the simplest places to go to are literally scattered outside, thus rental a automotive with a neighborhood driver is usually recommended.

On its north lies a picturesque lake known as Lake Maninjau. usually eclipsed by Lake Toba (in North Sumatra), Lake Maninjau doesn’t get a great deal of international attention though it's an excellent place to relax and knowledge the native rural manner.