Lake Above and Below

This lake is located in Solok in Alahan Panjang.Danau consists of two lakes , Lake located Above roadside - Muara Padang Labuh while the other was located in the village below the lake Sileh Hill District of Lembang Jaya .

One of the attractions in the southern part of West Sumatra , was so much natural beauty and breadth of West Sumatra that will not run out when crawled 1 day , so I need to split it into 2 parts of North and South ...
Lake Diateh one of the twin lakes and one of 5 lakes in West Sumatra ( Batur , Maninjau , Diateh , Under and D.Talang ) , approximately 1.5 hours from the airport by car.


SUMATRA West province rich with lakes . There are five lakes here , Maninjau Lake , Lake Batur , Lake Above , Below Lake , and Lake Gutter . Unless Maninjau , there are four other lakes in Solok .

Therefore , Solok district is rich with lakes in West Sumatra . In fact , three lakes , namely Lake Above , Below Lake , and Lake Talang is located in an area called the Twin Lakes area .

Called the Twin Lakes area , because the two lakes , namely Lake Above and Below Lake is located alongside the distance is only about 300 meters . This area is known as the first attraction because it is located on the edge of the highway - Muaralabuh Padang - Kerinci .

While Lake Talang is about 4.5 km from the second lake . Location of Mount Talang waist and away from the highway makes this lake has also been known as a tourist attraction . Honey eruption of Mount Talang in the last three years to make this lake can not be visited , because it is still a restricted area there .

Despite having three volcanic lakes , the Government named Solok area located in District and Sub-District Lembang Jaya Gumanti valley this as Twin Lakes Area Tourism .

The area is currently being developed as a mainstay attraction . Not only mainstay attractions Solok , West Sumatra even mainstay .

To reach this area is very easy . From Padang we can ride intercity buses in the province towards Alahan Muaralabuh the length or cost of 10,000 .

Distance 60 km distance for 1.5 hours with a winding road . On the way we can see the location of factory PT Semen Padang, which is the oldest cement plant in Sumatra and PT expanse of tea plantation PTPN VI Gardens Twin Lakes. If the journey taken by private vehicle , only about 1 hour .

Sights Along the Way

Towards up in the air will feel cooler location and we already can see Lake Above to the right of the car window . If the public bus we had to get off at Simpang Market . Here there are two intersections , the intersection on the right with a downhill road to the road over the Lake , where the lake is clearly visible because it is below .

While other intersections are located on the left is the road to climb . This road leads Below Lake . Name the two lakes are contradictory to this location , often makes visitors ask , why the lake is located on a hill called Lake Below , whereas under the hill or down the road called Lake Above .

That's because although situated on a hill , the water surface elevation of Lake Under the same height as the bottom of the lake over the Lake .

Above the lake with an area of ​​17.20 square meters , length 6.25 km and 2.75 km wide , the water surface is at an altitude of 1,600 meters above sea level ( m asl ) . The lake is quite shallow , with the deepest part is only 44 meters .

While the water level of Lake Below an altitude 1,566 masl . That is , the surface of the water is level with the bottom of the water over the Lake . However , the lake has an area of ​​16.90 square meters , length 5.62 km and 3.00 km wide is very deep , which is 886 meters .

Once off the bus at Simpang we could ride motorcycles to Lake Above or Below Lake . The fee was the same , namely $ 2,000 . Usually people choose to go to the lake with the first Above Rp1.500 admission for children and $ 2,000 for adults .

Here there are a number of freight boat belonging to local entrepreneurs who are used as transportation between the villages around the lake . These vessels vital tool for fruit and vegetable growers across the lake to bring crops to market Simpang . Transport dock ship is managed Rivers, Lakes , and Water ( ASDP ) .

Any time we can take the boat ride to one of the village and then back to the round-trip fare is only $ 2,000 . We can see the extent of Lake Above the small hills that are part of the Bukit Barisan which surrounds it . Seen also belongs to the population of fish cages .

On a Sunday or holiday is typically one of the ships serving tourist routes , ie around the lake at the rate of Rp 5,000 per person .


Not far from the dock there is a place that is often used as an arena baths by visitors , especially children . In the vicinity there was also a small field under the shade of a pine tree that is often used for various activities by visitors .