Festival Pacu Jawi Bull Race is absolutely an authentic Minangkabau culture event celebration in Batusangkar Tanah Datar West Sumatra, Indonesia. The location is in Batusangkar Tanah Datar district about 3 hours’ drive from Padang Airport or 2 hours from Bukittinggi.
It is truly a traditional festival celebration by the rice farmers and villagers following the rice harvest seasons. Therefore it is only available every Saturday, usually 4 times (sessions) in a month depends on the weather and harvest conditions.
The celebration itself is like a kind of heart-pumping excitements as well as being a meeting point for the surrounding villagers. The folks (men, woman, old and young alike ) all come to watch the festival in a very muddy affair. Therefore if you really want to discover the authentic Minangkabau culture, this event would be such a perfect idea.
There are option for Pacu Jawi or Bull race tour packages:
One day return trip (BULL RACE) Pacu Jawi BUKITTINGGI tours to BATUSANGKAR – TANAH DATAR West Sumatra, Indonesia. The Pacu Jawi or Bull race tour start from Bukittinggi and return to Bukittinggi on the same day. This authentic traditional sport of Minangkabau Highland people culture is only available every Saturday….
One day return trip (BULL RACE) Pacu Jawi PADANG tour to TANAH DATAR – BATUSANGKAR West Sumatra, Indonesia. The Bull race or Pacu Jawi tour starts from Padang or Minangkabau International Airport and return to Padang on the same day. This spectacular traditional sport of Minangkabau Highland culture is available…
