Tea estate and cabbage plantation in Sumatra

A lake in Sumatra, cabbage plantations growing alongside in rich red soil. This is also cooler climate that supports tea plantations such as in Twin Lakes. According to http://members.ziggo.nl : "The Minang Highlands comprise some beautiful crater lakes. The most spectacular of them is undoubly Danau ("Lake") Maninjau. The lake measures 17 by 8 kilometres and is surrounded by steep, more than 500 metres high crater walls. It can be easily reached from Bukittinggi in approximately one hour. The road to the lake winds up the crater's rim to Embun Pagi. From here, the view over the lake is breathtaking. On a windless day, the lake shimmers like a mirror, reflecting an image of the crater walls. From Embun Pagi, the road winds down to the lake via Kelok Empat-puluh-empat, or 44 hairpin turns to the village Maninjau on the shore of the lake. Before making the descent, stop at one of the stalls to buy some peanuts. This will be highly appreciated by the monkeys who will be awaiting you on the way down. Danau Singarak is located south of Padangpanjang and can also be easily reached from Bukittinggi. The lake is similar in size compared to Danau Maninjau, however the views are less spectacular, and the location of the lake is less peaceful. Along the east shore runs a part of the Trans Sumatra Highway, and a rail track used for freight trains transporting black coal from the mines in the region of Umbilin." Being a land gifted with fertile soils, Sumatra island is often referred to as the 'Isle of Hope' or the 'Isle of Gold'. Sumatra - The 'Africa of Southeast Asia' is a giant island located in the westernmost part of the Sundan islands in Indonesia. Sumatra is known worldwide for its grass huts, lake, tribes, wildlife reserves, steamy jungles, swampy lowlands, swift clear rivers, spectacular waterfalls, crater lakes, and immense forests of 30-meter-high tropical trees. The region is rich in natural resources, accentuated by the rugged mountains and fertile valleys. The Sumatra Island is the sixth largest and the fourth most populous island in the world respectively. This island is not for those delicate and wobbly travelers. If you have the passion for a real adventure, than Sumatra is your ultimate destination. This footage is part of the professionally-shot broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of imagery from South Asia. The Wilderness Films India collection comprises of thousands of hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on HDCAM 1080i High Definition, HDV and XDCAM. Write to us for licensing this footage on a broadcast format, for use in your production! We are happy to be commissioned to film for you or else provide you with broadcast crewing and production solutions across South Asia. We pride ourselves in bringing the best of India and South Asia to the world... Reach us at rupindang (at) gmail.com and admin@wildfilmsindia.com.