GAYO Adventure

First rafting experience.nMashallah cool.nThe place and the instructor are great.nVery recommended.

Thank you for the services of our Adventure satisfied and enjoyable

The first water rafting ride in the Gayo highlands of Central Aceh Regency, only a dozen minutes from the center of the tourist town of Takengon.nGuided by a reliable skipper with a certificate from the Indonesian Rafting Federation (FAJI), Central Aceh, who won the overall champion of the 2018 Aceh Sports Week (PORA) Pre Qualification.nThe packages offered are very cheap with several packages with various grades of rivers from grade 1 to 4.nThe river water comes from the beautiful Lut Tawar lake with clear water all year round.

On 11 November 2017, Ama (Father, Gayo), Khalisuddin and the Indonesian Rafting Federation (FAJI) Central Aceh opened a rafting tour in Lukup Badak, Pegasing District, which is not far from my house, Simpang Kelaping.nnIt is called Enough Rhino because in the past, there was a wooden stick whose name was sufficient. Also word of mouth, this village also has a lot of rhinos. Plus there is a monument and a gazebo. Gazebo is one of the facilities with alternative open spaces.nnOn the monument there is a stone carving depicting a rhino and the inscription of Enough Rhino which is quite large in size. Not far from that place, flows a very long river which is a channel from Lake Lut Tawar to Bireun. Now on the edge of the river Ama opens Rafting tours.nnBased on the results of Ama's interview with Pak Gurni on Radio Republik Indonesia (RRI) some time ago about the preservation of Lake Lut Tawar. Ama said Rafting is the only tour in Central Aceh that has an official permit.nnSince rafting, the Weh Peusangan river water, which has only been used for washing and irrigating the rice fields, has been automatically utilized.nnAt the beginning of the rafting promotion, I was the first to try this ride compared to my other brothers and sisters. This is natural because I am very hobby with extreme things. I was really excited when Ama told me about the opening of this must-try ride. So excited, I didn't eat lunch after school.nnI immediately got into the car driven by Ama, and headed for Lukup Badak. In less than 10 minutes, we arrived at Lukup Badak.nnThe first time I felt rafting, I was very scared when I saw the water rippling. Nobody knew at that time I was afraid, including Ama, because I tried to cover it up by putting on a flat face. At that time I boarded a boat with Ama, Cik Juna, Cik Mamad, Cik Yusradi who was an Inews TV reporter.nnA quarter of the way, we started facing the flow and my fear just started to disappear. Until the finish point. According to Ama, I am the youngest first rider, this was conveyed by Ama who was sent to my family's social media group.nnNot only that, I also accompanied the Governor of Aceh, Darwati when rafting. After Eid 2018, Mrs. Darwati plans to go rafting again. This was conveyed by Ms. Darwati in her Instagram post (@darwati_agani) using Kerawang Gayo. There was written the caption “How are you, Gayo? Suddenly I miss you, God willing, you will go there during Eid, yes… I already want to play white water rafting, ”said Ms. Darwati and added a few emojis as signs of being happy, cheerful and longing. But when she was waiting, Mrs. Darwati suddenly couldn't attend because there was an event with the people of Bireun City.nnLast time, I went rafting with my cousin. Grade 3-3 +, with the Paya Nahu-Lukup Badak route.nnFrom the struggles of Ama and her friends, I learned that it is not as easy as imagined. Not only buying a boat, helmet, paddle, but also having to get a permit, you have to think about safety, passenger comfort, ensure passengers are satisfied with the services provided.nnNow rafting continues to develop by presenting grades 3 and 4 with the Paya Nahu-Lukup Badak route which has been tried by tourists from Korea, Taiwan, Jakarta.nnHopefully the rafting will continue to progress, continue to develop, until other countries know that not only can they open rafting tours, but we, the people of Aceh, can too.