Mount Kerinci : Itinerary

Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Before I jump to the most waiting topic which is the hiking experience and expenses, I would like to share the itinerary of the trip.

I’ll try to make it short but full of useful information for the readers.

DAY 1

Arrived at the airport. Pak Rapani was waiting for us at the arrival hall.
He then brought us for late breakfast.

Meal : Nasi Impit, Lontong, some kulit lembu dish we never had before (but boy it’s delish) and of course Paan’s favourite Teh Botol.

Next stops :
1.Currency Exchange store
2.Outdoor stores
3.Simcard store

For late lunch, we dined at the restaurant facing Danau Kembar (Twin Lakes). However I don’t even know which one of the lakes we visited that day, whether it’s Danau Diateh or Danau Dibawah. Funny they name the lakes as Upper Lake and Lower Lake.

Meal : Nasi Padang with Hidang method. On the table, they served us Nasi Putih (Rice), Ayam Goreng (Fried Chicken), Beef Rendang, Fried Fish, Asam Pedas Ikan, Unique-looking Telur Dadar (Omelette), Sambal, Ulam Pucuk Ubi (boiled tapioca leaves).

We were introduced to Teh Telor ; a drink with egg (duck egg, if I'm not mistaken) and a slice of lime. It tasted a bit like malted drink and I would say that the drink is fine. No weird taste and consumable.

We arrived at the Gunung Tujuh Hotel late in the evening. The rooms were okay, not so clean but not really dirty.

DAY 2

We started our journey at around 8-ish in the morning. They prepared each of us a lunch and dinner pack together with 2 1.5ML-bottles of drinking water.

DAY 3

Summit attack at 3.30 am. We started to climb down from the camping site at around 11-ish and arrived at the starting point around 5.30pm.
Packing, shower, dinner and start our journey back to Padang.

DAY 4

Had a nightcap in Solok when our guide, Pak Rapani stopped for his coffee break. 

Meal : Soto was served with nasi, delicious Murtabak (beef crepes) with spicy dip and Teh Susu (milk tea)

Next stops : 
1. Padang Cement (I guess)
2. Padang Beach
3. Pantai Padang also known as TAPLAU (TAPI LAUIK)
4. Outdoor Store (again)
5. Convenience store
6. Minangkabau International Airport


Direction sign boards of various countries at Taplau


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