Tapak Tuan or Dragon City, a city located at the southwestern tip of Aceh Province, precisely in South Aceh district. One of the cities that has a variety of tourist attractions and legends.
Morning at 09.00 am, me and some friends agreed to follow some places related to the Legend of the Dragon Princess, the journey to Tapak Tuan, the capital of South Aceh Regency.
The distance from Blangpidie, where I live, with Tapak Tuan far enough. It takes us 3 hours to travel by motorcycle.
The scorching heat of the sun as it became our traveling companion, the towering mountain stretching and the yellowed rice adornment dazzle the vision
1.Take pictures behind the gazing Dragon Statue.
If this dragon were alive, he would devour us, "says my friend, Ricky.
How not, the Dragon Statue of about 9 meters long appeared with tongue sticking out and wide-eyed eyes as if ready to make us prey.
2.Enjoying the Cold Sensation at 7 Meter High Falls.
Cold sensation immediately felt when entering this area. Really calming, from a distance sounded faintly the sound of water coming down from the 7-meter-high cliff.
Cold Waterfall is a waterfall as high as 7 meters which became the most visited tourism object in South Aceh.
According to the story circulating from the public, that this Cold Water is a bathing place of dragon princess in ancient times. On certain days like Wednesday, always held habeh or rejected bala (tradition in Aceh).
This waterfall attraction is the most visited destination by local tourists and even from outside the region. Enjoying lunch while watching and listening to the swift sound of the waterfall brings its own pleasure.
3.The charm of sunset at White Sand Beach.
Not far from the location of Cold Water Waterfall, you will find a tourist attraction that is not less interesting is the White Sand Beach, which is dominated by beach color white sand is clean.
As the day begins to darken, this beach becomes one of the interesting places to watch the moment the sun sets at the end of the ocean. On the beach pingir lined the gazebo which became the best place to stop over while enjoying the twilight.
4.Struggle up the hill for the sake of seeing Tapak Tuan Tapa.
Not far from the location of the Dragon Statue, only 1 Km away, we arrived at Tapa Tuan Tapa location located in Batu Hitam area, Tapak Tuan Sub-district.
We traced the hill by climbing dozens of stairs located right on the edge of Lamp Beach. Today we were lucky because the weather was sunny, so we were allowed to the site of Tapak Tuan Tapa, the article, if the weather is unfriendly, visitors are prohibited from approaching the area due to the tide of the sea.
Access to this place is quite difficult, where I have to pass the big black rocks that are given the direction of arrows to the location.
It turns out that Tapa Tapa's 7-meter-long footprint is true.
Not to forget we were immortalized by taking pictures that dilatari Tapak Tapa Tapa with a vast expanse of sea. We rushed back at that time because the tide was getting unstable.
5.Enjoy the atmosphere of Black Stone Beach.
After touring in 'Kampung Naga' we look for food to fill the stomach. Our next destination: Batu Hitam Beach, where this place is the right place to enjoy various types of culinary.
Strategic location where most of where not far from the beach there is pine grove.
The vast and quiet beach area, and the waves are soothing. The wind that caressing occasionally drops the spiky leaf spikes that nearly hit the face.
There are many food vendors here. With a comfortable beach atmosphere, we ordered Mie Aceh with cold tea as a complement to our lunch at that time.
6.Soak in the cool pool of the Dragon Princess Bath.
After lunch we headed to Dragon Naga Bath, which is said to be in the legend of Tapak Tuan, the bath was made by a dragon for his son, the dragon princess.
The location is quite far from the city center, but the distance is paid by what we get. This bath water comes directly from the mountains, very fresh!
Entrance tickets are very affordable, only Rp 5.000, -
7.See Tapak Tuan Town from altitude.
Our journey continued to Jambo Hatta, a house that used to be visited by Bung Hatta, First Vice President of Indonesia.
If you want to see Tapak Tuan City as a whole, Jambo Hatta is the right place. Here you can enjoy the beautiful city of Dragon and also a very beautiful mountain expanse.
8.Culinary hunting in Dragon City.
Tapak Tuan has a fairly complete facilities, a variety of lodging places such as hotels, or inns are in this place.
And of course that should not be missed, also pamper your tongue with a hunting culinary typical of South Aceh that flies. The most famous ones in South Aceh are the Pala Syrup and Asinan Pala. It would be nice if a visit to South Aceh you buy nutmeg syrup and Asinan Pala as souvenirs. In addition to helping the local economy, you can also introduce South Aceh to your acquaintances.
