Batusangkar is a small town. However, it doesn't mean that Batusangkar isn't interesting. There are many interesting places to visit. One of them is Gunung Bungsu. Gunung Bungsu is small hill but people in Batusangkar call it "Gunung Bungsu", in English we call it "mountain". It is located in Pagaruyung. It is behind Istano Basa Pagaruyung. From that hill we can see a beautiful panorama. There is cold, fresh and clean air. The most interesting thing, there is a river near that hill. It separates Gunung Bungsu and Istano Basa Pagaruyung.
Many people go to Gunung Bungsu to follow hiking and camping activities, because there are some places to build tent and place to do scouting activities. For axample, few month ago a group of police and soldier did their activities there and did camping for four days. Some places in Gunung Bungsu have been well-known for scouting members, exactly Bukit Batu Apit, this place is osed for climbing and doing outbound activities. In addition, Gunung Bungsu is also visited by the society because from the top of Gunung Bungsu we can see the panorama of Batusangkar town and get the fresh air. it means Gunung Bungsu is safe to be visited by all of people.
