Cubadak Island - Heaven in Sumatra

Regions Cubadak at the beginning was the former crater with an area of ​​about 40 square kilometers. The island is uninhabited, except for a handful of homes of fishermen as a haven when benighted sea, and filled with dense forest. A number of species of birds and wild animals like monkeys, deer, pigs live here. Cubadak is one of dozens of small islands off the coast of West Sumatra.

Actually there are many small islands that has great potential in this area. Among the Mentawai, Sipagang, Sikuai, Pasumpahan, Sirandah, Turtles, and others. Unfortunately new and Mentawai Cubadak already cultivated and promoted properly.

Cubadak island whose name has worldwide and became an icon of South Coastal District has an area of 5749 square km and is 0-1000 feet above sea level. With a position extending from north to south in the western part of West Sumatra, which has 218 km coastal length of the beach does have potential in tourism.

Regions Cubadak at the beginning was the former crater with an area of ​​about 40 square kilometers. The island is uninhabited, except for a handful of homes of fishermen as a haven when benighted sea, and filled with dense forest. A number of species of birds and wild animals like monkeys, deer, pigs live here.
Over 1.5 km long coastline and land controlled by the manager Cubadak is about seven hectares. If the Mentawai is a surfer's paradise, the paradise of the divers Cubadak is because the seabed surrounding the island is covered with coral-reefs are beautiful and colorful ornamental fish.

Among other European tourists, including Germans enthusiastic enough to visit the island, dubbed Paradiso Village. All was not separated from the incessant promotion of a number of media in Germany seven years ago. At that time, one team came to the Bavarian TV Cubadak to work on a documentary. They make taking pictures from different angles to depict the beauty Cubadak.

After playing in Germany, 30-minute film that received wide and capable of being a magnet for Germans to come to Cubadak. Hundreds of phone went into the TV station. They usually ask how the trip to West Sumatra, Indonesia. Because so far they only know Bali or Lombok.
In addition, several print media was also written long articles about the island "paradise" is. Women's magazine Bild de Rau, for example, contains essays entitled "Tersenyap Island in the World" and the newspaper Münchener Abendpost wrote "How to Achieve Cubadak Island."

According to Tom Plummer, manager of an Australian cruise ship which had long been domiciled in the Valley, many foreign tourists who initially did not expect privileges Cubadak Island. In fact, not infrequently the tourists who come to West Sumatra initially complained about the trip from airport to Carocok Tabing the rather exhausting because the road winding and a lot of corners. "But when I got on the island Cubadak, they will be surprised how beautiful this island and did not regret ever been there," says Tom.

Tom, who now also runs a sports shop in Jalan Padang Hiligoo even dare say that people who come to Cubadak would be impressed. Alloy water sports while enjoying the silence of this island would cause a longing that will make visitors want to come back here. Well to prove it was you had to visit there myself.

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