Take along your little foamy pilÂlow is recommended when you ride an elephant and to find the experiÂence more comfortable and relaxing. Normally, a mahout will accompany you on the same animal.
After giving his prod and few rules onhow to control the beast, the mahout allows you to ride alone throughout the rest of the tour that takes place on a coffee plantation.
Under the shade of a leafy BanÂyan tree stands a Hindu temple, simiÂlar to those found in Bali. The area is the home to some 40 Balinese families who preserve their indigenous tradition while they mingle with local and transmigrants from other islands.
Metro is a small town for the next stop, where you can have chicken soup for dinner. Go to the market and you will find famous ikat clothÂing typical from Lampun, known as Kain Tapis. It is traditionally made of woven fabrics, incorporating with natural dye and golden thread and is occasionally tied at the end with old colonial coins. The motifs are usually of the local flora but now the weavers use their own designs, which include Arabic calligraphy. The combination of floral motifs and well marked colÂors are brilÂliant.
L a m Âp u n g is not j u s t a b o u t b o a t tours, elÂephants ride or tapis. It also has remarkable tradiÂtional architectural style called Rumah Sesat. This stilled longÂhouse-type which can accommodate up to 25 families, is a gathering place for extended families in times of hardship.
Spend two nights away and you will, without a doubt, have a memorable time in LamÂpung.