Visit Gayo Land : The paradise of Beauty

Hello stemian,
Do you like holiday? Where is the best place that you had ever spent your holiday?

Today I would like to introduce you one of the best destinations in Aceh, Indonesia. It is Lut Tawar lake. It is located in Takengon, the capital city of Central Aceh. This lake is known for its natural beauty, where various wildlife both in the water and in the surrounding mountains that surround the lake. Along the shoreline of the lake there are also various tourist attractions for tourists, such as Loyang Koro (Bufallo Cave), loyang Putri pukes (Princess Pukes Cave) and Loyang Mandele (Mandele Cave). Mandele Cave is cave relics of ancient human settlements who had lived in the Gayo highlands is about 5,000 years ago.

Takengon city and Lut Tawar lake (Source: www.matakaki.com)

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Loyang Mandele (Sources: www.lintasgayo.com)

Around the mountains surrounding the lake there are also some other tourist attractions, such as Pantan Terong, Gayo Highland and Mengaya Waterfall.

Lut Tawar lake (pictured by @zoelyanis)

Still, The hourse Race is cultural event that is very popular in Gayo.
This event only held twice a year, on Indonesian’s independent day and on the birthday of Takengon city.

The hourse race event (Sources: www.lintasgayo.com)

More than that, Takengon is known as one of the world's best Arabica coffee producing plateau. The coffee is very popular in Europe and America. The coffee from the land of Gayo is named Arabica Gayo Coffee.

Gayo Coffee plant (Sources: www.lintasgayo.com)

So, do you want to spend your holiday in Gayo?
This is the best time for you to visit Gayo

ALFYD