"Is it in Indonesia or Italy? :-P" Pulau Cubadak by Perucha

Pulau Cubadak Travel Guide: 4 reviews and 7 photos

The beautiful quiet beach - Pulau Cubadak

Cubadak island

Cubadak island is located in West Sumatra, 2 hrs from Padang, the capital city. Cubadak is of volcanic origin, has an area of 40 square km, is uninhabited except for a few isolated fishermen's houses, and is completely covered by rainforest. Cubadak is completely surrounded by the coral reef so that in the sea live innumerable varieties of coloured reef fishes. As the distance between the island and Sumatra is only a few miles, the sea in front of the Village is sheltered and completely free from waves so to facilitate the practice of water sports.

This island has one and only resort: Paradiso Village, owned by Italians. I didn't feel like I was in Indonesia cuz most of the guests are Italians and also the management team. Everyday we ate Italian food and heard Italian language! :-P
But above all, this place is sooo pretty!!

View from the verandah of my cottage

the beautiful view

Swimming in waveless emerald green water

swimming

Last visit to Pulau Cubadak: Sep 2004
Intro Updated Jan 23, 2005
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Reviews (4)

Picnic in Pulau Pagang Things to Do (1)

Pagang island has beautiful beach, white sandy beach and crystal clear water surrounded by other tiny islands. U'll... more travel advice

The place to hang out and get to know... Restaurants (1)

Each kind of food is delicious, but since it's combination of Italian and Indonesian food I feel it's kinda unmatched,... more travel advice

Village of Paradise Hotels (1)

U don't need to spend more money, the price is included full board meals (3 times per day) and pick up service to/from... more travel advice

Dive buddies: Vanni, Cici, me, and Marco - Pulau Cubadak

The Diving around the islands Sports & Outdoors (1)

When I dived in Pulau Sironjong, it's not that good - some irresponsible people had bombed the corals and I was... more travel advice

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cachaseiro Aug 2, 2010 at 12:27 PM

looks really nice and exotic there.
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harlembeat83 Sep 27, 2008 at 1:40 PM

hi perucha (trinity:), aku ada rencana mau keliling sikuai dan sekitarnya. tapi karena resort di sikuai mahal banget, jadi lagi nyari akomodasi di pulau sekitar. dan katanya di pagang ada cottage murah. punya infonya? makasih...
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Joefri Sep 16, 2008 at 3:21 AM

I agree that it's hard to find a good spots for diving in West Sumatera. most of them had suffered.
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arinizy Nov 20, 2005 at 2:50 AM

Cha... nice to meet u ya!!>. wah Cubadak... gue mau honeymoon ke sini nih.. hehehe see ya later!!