Sikuai Island - West Sumatra

What kind of a place it is?

The beauty of Indonesian beaches is no longer questionable. One of the beaches you might know is probably Kuta Beach, Jimbaran beach, Uluwatu beach - all are in Bali. But have you heard about Sikuai Island? Sikuai Island lies is West Sumatra - Indonesia, 23km from Southern of Padang. This island is about 40ha wide serves you the beautiful sea and beach that you probably haven't been imagine.

There's several of tour package that you can pick from the Sikuai Island Management, one of them is the 100.000 (IDR) package, which include the speedboat to get to the Sikuai Island. Once you get there, you will be greeted with fresh young coconut water and a warm welcome smile from the friendly employee. The difference about the most popular beaches in Indonesia, the Sikuai Island's beach has white sand beach, the sea are green-blueish and very clear, makes you just want to start swimming or take a dip the very moment you get there.

For you divers who just can't wait to dive, hold on, you dont have to dive deep to see the beauty of the sea-life, take your snorkle and voila! you can see the beauty of them! It's like you are in this huge aquarium where you can see all the beautiful sea-life and fishes go around you.

Do you want something romantic? You can always bring along your partner to swim on the top of the Sikuai Island and enjoy the beautiful sunset. Since this Island is still 'virgin', you can also jog and enjoy the fresh air while viewing the birds, and even you can still see the monkeys. If you just want to suntan, there's only peace surround you. This you will never had in most popular beaches in the world.

How to get there?

There are two ways to go to Sikuai Island when you are already in Padang

1. By taxi or mass transportation to Bungus and stop at the Teluk Bungus port, where you can continue your journey with speedboat for 20 minutes.
2. Or you can go to Wisata Bahara Jalan Batang Harau Port.

For further information and details, please contact:

Marketing and Reservation Office
e-mail: new_sikuaiisland@yahoo.com or
info@sikuaiisland.com

Pictures of the Sikuai Island

Cilandak Town Square - Jakarta

Want to hang out with your family, friends or just taking some 'me-time' while you are in a big city such Jakarta? Why don't you go to Cilandak Town Square (known as Citos - with pronunciation "cheetos") which lies in South of Jakarta?

Here, you might find some local and international restaurants, cafe and coffeehouse. There's Starbucks, Coffeebean, Excelso Cafe, Izzi Pizza, D'crepes, A&W Family Restaurant, Dome, and several others. Just wanted to shop for some clothes and apparels? There's Matahari Department Store, you could also shop your groceries in Food Mall. For your children, if you plan to bring them along, there is also Time Zone amusement and game place, perfect place if you just want to get some stress relief. Want to do your hair and make up? Walk your feet to the local salon at the 2nd floor. There is also a cinema theater, with 5 studios where you can watch the latest movie. See? This is the right place for you!

For other information about this place, log on to the Cilandak Town Square website.

Happy sight seeing!