Aceh Tourism


Aceh Turisme


Aceh provides a lot of attractions that can be visited, but the incidence of Tsunami that hit the area late last year to make the most of the tourist spots Aceh beach were destroyed, the following list of some of the tourist attractions in Aceh:1. Mosque BaiturahmanBaiturahman Mosque which is located in the center of Banda Aceh, the Aceh Market is the pride of the people of Aceh mosque. History records in earlier times this place stands a mosque Kingdom of Aceh. When the Dutch attacked the city of Banda Aceh in 1873 the mosque was burned, but to dampen the anger of the people of Aceh in 1875. Netherlands rebuild a mosque that stands majestic as his successor today.


 This single domed mosque built on December 27, 1883. Further Mosque was expanded to 3 dome in 1935. Last expanded again to 5 dome (1959-1968)2. Lampuuk beachLampuuk beach located on the west coast of Aceh. From Banda Aceh, approximately 17 km away and can be reached by motor vehicle in less than 30 minutes. But unfortunately the beach is quite famous and a favorite tourist spot is destroyed Acehnese tsunami swept away.The beach is quite beautiful and can be used as a place to swim, sunbathe on white sand, fishing, sailing, diving and other recreational activities. Disore days it feels more beautiful beach, where we can watch the sunset full of charm.Around the beach Lampuuk stands majestically a cement plant Andalas, but when the plant was only a memory after suffering severe damage due to the earthquake and tsunami of 26 December 2004. Lampuuk Coast region, you can play golf with panoramic ocean background in Padang Golf Seulawah. Unfortunately all of its beauty now a distant memory and just waiting for the government to improve quite a popular tourist foreign tourists.3. Marine Natural Park Pulau WehNatural Park (TWA) Sea Pulau Weh regulated by the Decree of the Minister of Agriculture. 928/Kpts/Um/12/1982 dated December 27, 1982 covering an area of ​​2600 Ha.Geographically TWA Sea Pulau Weh lies at 0552 'North latitude and 9552' east longitude. While the district administration including Sukakarya, Sabang Municipality, Provincial IN Aceh and in terms of forest management, including the Natural Resources Conservation Resort Iboih and get in on the Conservation of Natural Resources Sub NAD.At TWA Sea Pulau Weh, Sabang there are coral reefs, both hard corals and soft corals with different types, shapes and colors, all of which form an interesting cluster of coral to be enjoyed, including the name of a local coral reef Lupas, stag coral, coral crackers.Besides coral reefs, sea TWA Pulau Weh, Sabang can be found species of reef fish such as Angel fish, fish Tropet, Dunsel fish, fish Sergeon, Grope fish, Parrot fish and others. These fish were around TWA Sea Pulau Weh and some are endemic in this area. It is also commonly found species of fish economical as Tuna, Snapper, Grouper, Bayan, Banana and others.Outdoor activities to do in the TWA Sea Pulau Weh is water tourism activities such as surfing, boat riding, swimming, fishing, and diving under the water to enjoy nature with the diversity of coral reefs and reef fish are beautiful.Some of the facilities to support tourism activities, among others: the lodges hotels around Iboih built by the community, shelters, toilets, mosque, souvenir kiosks and hotels located in Gapang. In addition there are various facilities in Rubiah island built by the Department of Tourism provincial, IN Aceh include: diving center is equipped with facilities (motor boats, scuba gear), praying, shelter, toilets, guard house, tower, trails, parks and electrical installations.4. KruengKrueng is 35 km from Banda Aceh is a region name. In the area there is a port named "Port Malahayati" often used the people of Banda Aceh to cross to the island of Weh (Sabang). Finally disabled the port after the port of Ulee LHE enable a more stately built (but the same was destroyed by the Tsunami). Krueng which includes areas with the worst damage caused by the Tsunami can be reached within 30 minutes from Banda Aceh.In this area is also very famous for its beaches named Ujong Batee, where in addition to its beautiful beaches there is also a fairly swanky restaurant that serves the famous Crab Aceh Besar, Tiger Shrimp, oysters, turtle eggs, and a variety of seafood and agricultural other. Batee Ujong own beach located approximately 17 km south-east of Banda Aceh. The beach is overgrown with a dense fir trees shelter the visitors when a hot day so it was comfortable enough to relax. Ujong Batee in Ujung Batu Aceh language means, maybe the name is given because of the beaches that we can immediately see the island across SabangBesides Ujong Batee, in Krueng Kingdom are also named Lamreh tourist area, this area is an area that was once barren hill, but have now been planted with various trees. From here we can see the panoramic sea views as seen in the picture on this page.5. Museum and house position
Banda Aceh has a State Museum, located in a complex. The main building in the form of a museum of traditional Acehnese house, built in 1914 for the Arena Exhibition in Semarang, which is then taken back to Banda Aceh in 1915 by Governor Van Swart (Netherlands), which was made into museums. House position is a narrow stage house door but inside the entire room is not insulated.now the museum has been increased with new buildings taking motives in Aceh as well as building construction, meeting the conical shape taken from the Acehnese way to wrap rice with banana leaves called "Bukulah". Bukulah, among others, served on certain feast feast-like Kenduri Blang, Kenduri Birthday of Prophet Muhammad SAW and others.Museum's new exhibition space, has 3-storey building, crammed with antiquities collection of well-appointed. One of the museum's collection is a great bell, called "CakraDonya". The bell was a gift from the Kingdom of China in the past that were taken by Admiral Ceng Ho in 1414. Front porch has a museum which also showed a distinctive shape wood carvings with motifs Aceh. Lots of interesting things in the museum adjacent to the pavilion Governor of Aceh was so many schoolchildren who visit each day.In this complex as well as the tomb found the sultans of Aceh in the past. Tomb of the Sultan in general dinuat of Stone Mountain and decorated with a beautiful Arab Kaligraphi fascinating, one of which is the Tomb of Sultan Iskandar Muda.6. GunonganGunongan is a heritage building of Sultan Iskandar Muda (1608-1636) for the queen Princess Phang.Menurut history, Princess Phang always felt longing for his hometown, Pahang - Malaysia. Sultan later learned that the queen's wrath because in Pahang palace surrounded by hills where the empress to play, but not here.Then the Sultan built an artificial mountain that can be climbed Gunongan where the empress. Once the building is ready, the empress to be happy and spend more time here, especially at the time of the sun going down. Gunongan located in a complex on Jl Teuku Umar Banda Aceh, where the area was spared from the ferocity of the tsunami.7. Natural AcehBanda Aceh has superb sea views good, the ocean view is also his own appeal for foreign tourists, this city is a city west coast of Sumatra, it is no wonder the city is included losses due to this tsunami. The ocean view Aceh is not inferior to Bali or Lombok. Besides the sea, aerial view of Banda Aceh is also very beautiful this is possible given the lack of pollution in the area. Vehicles in Aceh is also not as much as in other areas. here are some pictures of the sea and aerial views of Banda Aceh