Photography Journey

West Sumatra-Indonesia, Minangkabau Culture, Matrilineal Society, Mini Ethno-Photography, Human-Animal Collaboration. A cultural adventure in the land of the world’s largest Matrilineal society that nurtures certain animals such as the buffalo, cow, monkey, horse, and dog to be trained to help them do certain work. So, let’s keep this culture alive and recognized from your photographic holiday. This trip also contributes to culturally introduce West Sumatra and economically ...

Most of trip will be taken away far from the tourist trail, from Coastal Lands to the Highlands of Minangkabau. From city, town and countryside where indigenous Minangkabaus live the modern life but still maintain their unique tradition, custom and local wisdom. This is experiential adventure to discover the cultural uniqueness of the largest matrilineal society called Minangkabau in West Sumatra, Indonesia. It combines local resident, standard to comfortable hotel as the accommodation ...

An interesting trek for nature lovers would be what is considered as “Mount Ophir” location in the world. You’ll be taken far from the tourist trail, into the seldom visited rainforest conservation. Here, we will still be able to find Sumatra wild life side by side with local life in a remote countryside. Coming close to nature for a week with our team. This trek is only recommended if you are physically fit and prepared to accept a basic and sometimes uncomfortable ...

Let’s pack for a holiday and support environmental development as well. We will experience and help West Sumatra’s marine ranger activities. Interact, cultural sharing and motivate local kids and teenagers would be remembered as a different type of adventure. Close to marine habitat , soft sandy beach in exotic islands, eastern sunburn and interesting coastal culture of West ...

You’ll be taken away far from the tourist trail, into the heart of Siberut Island. Deep within their rainforest where indigenous people live close to nature, there will be NO Electricity and NO mobile phone access. These uncomplicated rainforest dwellers are struggling to maintain their traditional lifestyle against the paradoxes of modernization. This trek is only recommended if you are fit and prepared to accept very basic and often uncomfortable conditions. Meet, stay, explore and ...

You’ll be taken away far from the tourist trail, into the heart of Siberut Island. Deep within their rainforest where indigenous people live close to nature, there will be NO Electricity and NO mobile phone access. These uncomplicated rainforest dwellers are struggling to maintain their traditional lifestyle against the paradoxes of modernization. This trek is only recommended if you are physically fit and prepared to accept very basic and often uncomfortable conditions. Meet, stay, ...

Most of trip will be away far from the tourist trail to meet the maker. The best knowledge of our guide will be valuable information for you. These traditional textile makers are struggling to maintain their impractical works, the symbolic meaning and value embedded in their creations as well as to develop the link with today’s era. In this experiential textile adventure, you will explore; Batik is an amazing ancient method of color dyeing. Technically, batik is the process of applying ...

Most of trip will be far away from the tourist trail. The best knowledge of our guide will be valuable information for you traveling in lush Sumatra. We will also be supported by some local experts who will share their expert points of view in a specific visit such as in Bukit Lawang and Way Kambas National Park or in a specific culture or art visits. It combines local residents, standard to comfortable hotel for accommodation that will be adjusted to the real condition surrounding visited ...

7 Days, Silek – The cultural aspect of Minangkabau Martial Art (A Mini Ethno Photography Journey in the Land of Minangkabau) This photography journey will be tracing West Sumatra, an Indonesian province lying on the west coast of the island of Sumatra. Minangkabau, an ethnic group, is a matrilineal culture and is well known as the world’d  largest matrilineal society. “Silek” is the Minangkabau name for the indigenous version of martial arts known as silat in ...

Market Trip, Cooking Class Session, Traditional Minangkabau cuisine, Special Beverages, Local Appetizers and Desserts, Local Producers, Combination of tourist and local public transportation. A small group of cultural gastronomy adventure and Mini Ethno photography Journey in the land of world’s largest matrilineal society in order to know their culture about food and beverage. An aspect to introduce and maintain world unique gastronomy culture from this journey and photography. A ...