Padang Beach
Pantai Padang (Taplau)
A long seaside promenade on the western side of Padang city, where you can watch the Indian Ocean sunset and eat grilled corn and coconut from roadside stalls.
Locals call it 'Taplau' (tapi laut, meaning seaside). It extends for several kilometers along Jalan Samudera. The beach is mainly broken waves and breakwaters, so it is not suitable for swimming but good for strolling. In the evening, the whole coastline fills with visitors, and food stalls sell fried bananas, grilled corn, and coconut water. Its southern end connects to Gunung Padang and the old town, and you can walk on to Siti Nurbaya Bridge to see the night view.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Adityawarman Museum
- Gunung Padang
- Ganting Grand Mosque
- Pondok Chinatown & See Hin Kiong
- Siti Nurbaya Bridge
- Padang Old Town (Batang Arau)
- Grand Mosque of West Sumatra
- Malin Kundang Stone, Air Manis Beach