Sianok canyon

Sianok canyon is a steep valley (cliff) located in the border town of Bukittinggi, with District IV Koto, Agam regency, West Sumatra. The valley is elongated and meandering as a city from the south boundary line Koto Gadang canyon until the canyon Sianok Six Ethnic, and ended up Palupuh. Sianok canyon has beautiful scenery and become one of the main tourist attraction province.

The canyon is about 100 m which extends along 15 km with a width of approximately 200 m and is part of the fault that separates the island of Sumatra in half lengthwise (Fault Semangko). This fault forms a steep wall, even perpendicular and form a green valley - a result of decreased movement of earth crust (sinklinal) - which is flown by Rod Sianok (mean stem of the river, in the Minangkabau language) that the water was crystal clear. In the Dutch colonial era, this gap also called buffalo sanget, because of the many free-living wild buffalo in the bottom of the gorge.

Sianok rod can now be forded by using canoes and kayaks who disaranai by a water sports organizations "Qurays". The route taken was from village to village Sitingkai Lambah Trunk Palupuh for about 3.5 hours. On its banks are still mostly found rafflesia and rare plants such as medicinal plants. The fauna found such long-tailed monkeys, gibbons, hoop, deer, wild boar, leopard, and tapirs.