Bukit Khayangan

West Sumatra


For fantastic, sweeping panoramas of Kerinci Valley head up to this hilltop lookout, especially popular with locals for sunrise and sunset. To get here take the road that winds around the outskirts of town; by ojek expect to pay around 50,000Rp return, otherwise it's a three-hour walk up and down.


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