Sawahlunto The Old Mining Town

Sawahlunto show that tourism has a history tour. You will be taken in the atmosphere of a beautiful history. Enjoy the hills, the old historic buildings, museums and many other natural attractions such as lakes, water boom, and so forth.

Sawahlunto is the only one mine city in West Sumatra. As a city of mine, then the city together with the emergence of coal mining that is done by the Dutch colonial government in the year 1892.


Coal is found here since mid-19th century by Ir. de Greve. He was then put to the Dutch government to mine coal in this area. Since the invention of the coal, this region is always visited by the geolog.

Finally, after the local community "submit" to the region this year in the Netherlands in 1876. So mining coal start in this region.

Sports rafting can be a challenge in Sawahlunto Sijunjung Batang Kuantan, 38 km along the river is very eager to be forded. The combination of stones and the river flow which is very swift and the extreme steepness. It's to be a unique experience never forgotten.