Zacky Ilham
4 min readNov 3, 2023

8 tours that you won’t find anywhere else, only here, INHIL

Indragiri hilir is one of the districts in the province of RIAU with its natural conditions which are almost entirely covered with coconut and oil palm, but inhil still has several natural attractions that can be visited.
Here are some tours in Inhil:

1, Nature tourism condong hill kemuning

image ofbukit condong

Condong Hill is a hill that is part of the Bukit Tiga Puluh National Park (TNBT) located in Selensen Village, Kemuning District, Indragiri Hilir Regency, Riau.

Condong Hill is surrounded by trees that are hundreds of years old, and many also save protected animals such as tapirs, engko, kuau birds, hoops and many more.
In addition, you can camp or camp on it and enjoy the sunrise and sunset.
When the sun sets, not far from there is the Selensen Salak waterfall that you can visit too.

2, Solop Beach

If you love the beach, and you happen to be on vacation in Indragiri Hilir, then try to visit Solop Beach.
to go to Solop Beach,

iomage of pantai solop

In addition to its beautiful beaches, access to visit it is also very easy, which only requires riding a speatboat. This beach is located in mandah sub-district, cup island.
This beach has characteristics that other beaches do not have such as brownish water, expanses of manrove forests and mangroves, and white sand that people usually say soursop sand.

3, Waterfall 86
Next there is a tour located in the Selensen area, Inhil. namely waterfall 86

This waterfall attraction is highly recommended for those of you who want to unwind by relaxing and enjoying the cool falling water, you can also swim or other activities to entertain yourself here.

image of waterfall 86

4, religious tourism at the tomb of Sheikh Abdurrahman siddiq
Not only natural tourism in Indragiri Hilir, but there is also religious tourism here.
Which is worth visiting because this is one of the most historic places. For local residents, namely the tomb of Sheikh Abdurrahman Siddiq or commonly called the master teacher Sapat.
Then who is sheikh abdurrahman siddiq?

image of makam syekh abdurrahman siddiq

Tuan guru Sheikh abdurrahman siddiq or commonly called tuan guru sapat is an Islamic religious teacher (Mufti of Indragiri Kingdom) who is quite famous and has many santri or students who come from various places such as Jambi, Kalimantan, and Palembang. some even come from abroad such as Singapore and Malaysia, he was born in 1867 AD (1284H).

5, Leper sampan tour
Sampan leper is one of the traditions that exist in Indragiri Hilir, Riau.
So what is sampan leper?

sampan leper

Sampan leper is a canoe race held in a muddy place usually this event is held in the kuala getek area, tembilahan sub-district, indragiri hilir district, Riau, and at certain times such as 17 agustusan and others.
And you can watch this event from the getek bridge while enjoying snacks that are easily found there.

6, Rukam River Nature Tourism
If you want to get calm and away from the crowds you can go to Rukan River, Enok District, Indragiri Hilir,
Here you will see the vast mangrove forest and its branching rivers,
Besides that, you can also fish or net for fish.

7, culinary tourism

image of tapai

Not only its stunning natural attractions but inhil itself also provides a variety of culinary tours spread in various places,
So if you visit Indragiri Hilir, don’t miss and try various kinds of culinary here, for example,rikaya cake as in the picture.

In addition there are also laksa, samin rice, red cooking chicken soaking sponge, tapai, and many more.

mablu lake

8, mablu lake

For those of you who are introverts and like to be alone looking for peace, maybe you can visit Mablu Lake which is located on the Bela River, Kuala Indragiri,

Here you can relax while staring at the expanse of the lake with greenish water.
Or you can also while fishing and swimming.