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Sunday, April 12, 2009

WELCOME TO THE REGENCY OF INDRAGIRI HILIR

Solop Beach Cawan Island. Solop beach is one of beaches that are available in the regency of Indragiri Hilir. It is a unique village to visit. In this village there are muddy areas with white sand made from skins of cockerels that was washed to the beach by the wave. Solop beach is so beautiful and its location is strategic in between Tembilahan-Batam Island. The Solop beach beauty is also due to the small island in front of the beach and here you can see wonderful view of sunset. This serves as an added beauty and attraction.

Flower Hills is located to the south of Batu Ampar village, Kemuning district. It is about 4k from Selensen village, capital of Kemuning district. You can visit this place by walking the hilly areas crossing to small rivers. Throughout the bank of Flower Hills grow all kinds of flowers that cover the hill with many colours and aroma.

Waterfall is located to the north of Batu Ampar village. To reach waterfall location you have to go through Jalan Lintas Timur using car and then continue by walking through hills which is about 2 km. The waterfall is about 50 meters high which 30 degrees steepness. Next to the waterfall you can see rocks that shaped like steps that can help you to climb up. The river is about 1, 5 meter deep.

Bird Island. Bird Island is also known as Canal island. There are a few canals available for visitors to travel. These canals surrounds plantation of hybrid coconuts, local coconuts, oil palm, pineapple and flowers and addition with fish and prawn farm.

Taga Raja Guntung Lake. This lake is 100 Ha big. According to legend it is called King Pond. It is used as a place to take a bath and source of clean water for Kateman Kingdom. The lake area will expand as reservoir for clean water and tourist destination by 20 Ha. It will develop into a recreation park, fishing area, tirta tour and resort. This lake is quite close to Guntung city about 4 km and visited by many people as a place for recreation and natural tours.

Pekan Arba area is an area designated as a recreation place for the community of Tembilahan city because of its location near to Tembilahan. Over the years there is erosion in Batang Sebatu river making it difficult for transportation between Pekan Arba and the villagers across. Because of this the community made boats with shapes flatter on the bottom and can travel through the muddy beach on the sallow water. Today it is become the transportation in this area. This activity has become tourist attraction every year. In this location there are also facilities like gate, guard post, open tourist centre, public toilet, parking lots and others.

Tuan Guru Syech Abdurrachman Sidiq Tomb Complex is in Hidayat Sapat, Kuala Indragiri district. This is a historical tourist destination can be found in regency of Indragiri Hilir. Tuan Guru used to be an Islamic teacher that is famous and has many students from Malaysia, Singapore, Kalimantan, Jambi, Palembang and others. Tuan Guru passed away on 10th of March 1939. Until today there are many visitors even from Malaysia. There are about 300 visitors everyday. This complex also has a mosque that was built in 19 century and resting house. Other tourist attraction include tomb and Panglima Besar Tengku Sulung, wall, Keramat tomb in Kotabaru, yellow house, left by the Dutch and others.

Free Market This market for secondhand clothes is known as Pasar PJ in Tembilahan city. It is famous and visited by many tourists. In this market there are many secondhand products from overseas. Apart from clothes there are also other products like household goods, toys, electronics, and other things. In Tembilahan there is also Wadai Market, this is a market that sells all kinds of cakes from traditional like amparan tatak, papare, keraraban, kue Malacca fruit and food and dishes like sempolek, roti canai, jelurai, nasi kuning, nasi lemak and others. This market is held during Ramadhan.

Api Panjang Hills. The location of Api Panjang Hills is reached by speedboat for 15 minutes from the capital city of Bird Island, sub-district trough dense mangrove forest, then continued on foot as far as 1,5 km trough coconut fields no longer used. Its natural condition is very challenging for you who loves adventures.

Waterfall 86 has the height of 50 meters, its named waterfall 86 because its location is situated in kilomenter 86 in the highway of East Sumatra Line. This tourism object can be reached by travelling as far as 14 km trough ground path by riding motorbikes or jeeps. In Selensen Village, there is a shelter with its beautiful surrounding scenery in the form of Malay traditional house, which is also referred to as Pesanggrahan / Bungalow.

Menongkah Kerang is an attraction of sea tribe culture, and it is remarkable scenery to watch them collectively and agilely using a piece of board sliding on mud surface while collecting fresh muscles part of its to be eaten and another part to be sold in the market. As fisherman community, this tradition is their livelihoods and it has been done since centuries ago. Besides that, Concong Luar is famous and always visited by the communities of Chinese from Singapore and Malaysia as the activity spot for Cap Go Meh, wich is always crowded and full every Imlek celebration , the Chinese New Year.***