Pantan Terong

Heard words Terong (eggplants), you were definitely visible to delicious vegetables was eaten when having lunch. Don’t suspected, during to the Terong Hill, You will find many eggplants (terong). That only the name of a hill that was in the height 1.350 metre above sea level. From the hill, we were served by scenery that really captured. Takengon city, the capital Aceh tengah regency, and the Lut Tawar lake, apparently enchanted from on top of the hill.

Lut Tawar Lake From Pantan Terong Aceh Tengah 12 July 2006.Photo-Flickr.com/Soekarno72

The hill that also was known by the name of Khafi peak was enough to be known to be local by the environmentalist’s circle. Apart from, because beauty of the amazing Nature scenery, also because of the still natural forest was received behind. This place was also known as the aim of the tour agro and where being highest in the region a round of the Takengon city. At this time, this place was managed by the Service of Aceh Tengah tourism with building facilities of two consisted of the main building, the house half of the permanent had two storeys, and one supporting building, along with the complete prayer room with sanitation.

The Terong hill or in the Gayo language was acknowledged as Pantan Terong, be at a distance 6 kilometre from the centre of the Takengon city. When want to faster there must use the personal car or carteran because of not yet having the public’s transport that served the route to the peak. The public’s transport only served the route from the Bale Atu terminal to the Tansaran Village, subdistrict Bebesen with the distance 4 km. Then,, after arriving in this village, Pantan Terong could be reached with time followed two to three hours walked with the condition for the asphalted road that the level of his slope moderate climbing.

Top view Takengong City and Lut Tawar Lake.Photo-Ukhtirusda.multiply.com

Apart from going through the Tansaran Village, also could be reached from the Angkup Village, the area that was famous with his mat cane work. From the Lokop Sabun Ratawali Village, Simpang Balik could be also reached, although with the distance that rather far. But, you will not regret. Because, beauty of the Nature scenery, the forest that was fresh will as well as the plantation of the community’s coffee accompany you.
Pantan Terong was often stopped over in by tourists lokal. on Sunday and the national holiday, there is the person that here. There are those that only a to enjoy the cold climate of mountains in the Barisan Hill.

An of the public's holiday accommodation.Photo-Flick.com/seokarno72

Not only the cold climate and beauty of the nature scenery that made the hill beautiful. There, many of the resident’s plantations with the crop holti and the coffee plantation. If in Puncak Bogor (Bogor peak), West Java, beauty of the tea garden mesmerised the visitor, in Pantan Terong, the Arabica coffee crop that was lovely that, became scenery that spoiled the eyes.
Officially tourism had the method to protect beauty of Pantan Terong that anyone who cut down this region tree, will be put on the fine of five million Rupiah. (www.arigayo.co.cc)

Lut Tawar Lake

The Lut Tawar Lake that was located in Takengon, Aceh Tengah Regency was keeping one million attractions, beauty, and eksotisme (the uniqueness) that was not had other lakes in this country. The beauty was big assets for Aceh Tengah to increase the flow of the visit tour to this cold area. The Laut Tawar lake was seen from the end of the Bur Gayo mountain the village of One-One, Subdistrict Lut Tawar.Photo-JALIMIN

This lake was very beautiful and was located close to the Takengon city, The capital of the Regency Aceh Tengah (Middle Aceh Regency). Although the width was far more smaller from the Toba Lake in North Sumatra but his beauty had the same attraction. Moreover here also kept various legends that were conserved orally in the local community.

The Depik fish was one of the fish kinds that only was in the Lut Tawar Lake

The Depik fish was one of the available fish kinds in another place only Lut Tawar Lake. Moreover possibly the only species of the available fish in the world and the life in this Lut Tawar Like Habitat and emerged only in the certain season.In the public holiday (Idul Fitri and Adha) Usually busy in visited tourists especially local tourist. (uranggayo.wordpress.com)

Wih Kulus

The photograph in took when heavy rain just abated around 10 minutes/fajriboy july 2007

The Wih Kulus name came from the tree that had (kulus Fruith) and lived among the stone gap, in the bank or middle the river. This tree only grew in the valley. His smell was not delicious indeed, but kulus could be used as the medicine material and even poison.
Wih kulus,Door nature to the Location Forest was to the valley that was pressed by two hills.Usually people mentioned the valley by the name of Wih Kulus. Be proper for heaven, far from the bustle and the roar of the machine. The chirping of birds canned be heard clear to this Wih Kulus valley. Apart from his place also that was strategic, the User of the Bireuen road – Takengon often stopped over released the fatigue. Until being seen busy always. Also could plunge himself bathed in the cold river. His water was clear and refreshing with the stone that was organised neat was decorated gardens above. Indeed really tempted the eyes.
The Wih Kulus name came from the tree that had (kulus Fruith) and lived among the stone gap, in the bank or middle the river. This tree only grew in the valley. His smell was not delicious indeed, but kulus could be used as the medicine material and even poison.

Two young men still pose in the fish statue/fajriboy july 2007

Wih kulus,Door nature to the Location Forest was to the valley that was pressed by two hills.Usually people mentioned the valley by the name of Wih Kulus. Be proper for heaven, far from the bustle and the roar of the machine. The chirping of birds canned be heard clear to this Wih Kulus valley. Apart from his place also that was strategic, the User of the Bireuen road – Takengon often stopped over released the fatigue. Until being seen busy always. Also could plunge himself bathed in the cold river. His water was clear and refreshing with the stone that was organised neat was decorated gardens above. Indeed really tempted the eyes.

one of cafe at the edge of Wih Kulus/fajriboy 0n July 2007

Gotten by several cafe in valley outskirts wih kulus that provided typical Food like deer meat and birds,If you the lover of the drink of coffee should not forget to drink a glass coffee gayo that like that awakened the feeling.