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Spending the weekend by way of camping in the mountains is exhausting, as well as exciting. After a full week: from Monday to Friday busy with campus activities or busy with office work, there's nothing wrong if on Saturday and Sunday we camp with friends to release the fatigue that we feel during full seminngu.


From the top of Kuta Malaka, the beautiful lights above the center of Kuta Malaka are clearly visible. If we throw our eyes farther ahead, the sparkling City of Banda Aceh becomes more visible. While lighting a bonfire, enjoying the lights that are so dense above the city, briefly will eliminate our sense of saturation in the city with the status of the Capital of Aceh Province.

Yes, Kuta Malaka. may be one of the places you can take notes in your notebook for the agenda this weekend. Like our experience a few days ago, with college friends who are almost all members of SME Press DETAK Unsyiah, except for one person. We try to release the curiosity, how the hell at the top of Kuta Malaka and what kind of waterfall that he said up to 17 levels that level.

Nothing wrong what people say. Not in vain drained to reach the waterfall that bertingkat. True, it turns out that the waterfall was really beautiful like the stories of people who have never gone. This waterfall is called waterfall 17.
 Called waterfall 17 is not without reason. The waterfall does have levels up to 17 levels.

To get to the waterfall 17, there must walk about 15 minutes longer from the parking lot of your vehicle. When you get to the first level, you see the clear water. But do not always hurry to take a bath. Try you browse again to several levels again, would be more beautiful again. Especially if you browse up to the top level.

To go to the final level: level 17, you will have to be a little more careful. You are forced to bypass large, mossy rocks again partly mossy. (My advice, go through the rocks that are often flooded with water to avoid slipping).

Are you willing to spend your weekend in kuta malaka? No need to worry. Travel to kuta malaka can be booked with 45 minutes journey by motorcycle from national road. The terrain is not too difficult to navigate, but there are some slight inclines that can be exhausting; the streets are a little steep plus the stones are rocky.

From banda aceh we left in the afternoon (around 06), arrived at kuta malaka (our first night break or two cafes) around 09 pm. That was included when we waited some late friends for more than 1.5 hours.

With a very minimal experience in the field of climbing and passion. We numbered nine people (all men), we tried to force the will, just that night must reach to kuta malaka. Only one of us has ever been there.

To make it easier for you to climb, it's good you go one person one motorcycle. For those who are nightly, you have to be careful. Along the way, on the edge there is a deep chasm.