Interesting Spot Tourism Lake Toba

In general, the tourist area of Lake Toba can be enjoyed at several tourist spots as follows:

1. Samosir Island

Batak dance Sigale Gale

Located in the middle of Lake Toba, you can find the original residence Batak Toba on the island. There is a wide variety of cultural heritage of the past in the island of Samosir Batak society, including stone tombs and traditional villages as well as the unique architectural design of the building.

You can go to see the tomb of King Sidabutar 500-year-old and watched the statue Sigale Gale can dance. One of the interesting cultural attractions in the village of Old Huta Bolon is a traditional Batak dance show called Dance Sigale Gale.
Renting a motor vehicle also is one of the other options of interest in the island. You just need to go to the village of Tomok on the island to look for the motor, and can get around the island to enjoy the beautiful panorama that was there, and of course you can see the panorama of Lake Toba from the highest peak on the island.

If you want to see the traditional court Batak tribe, go to Stone Parsidangan Ambarita to watch hundreds of years old and a legal execution of prisoners there.

Some other interesting places on the island of Samosir also you can visit, such as Sidihoni Lake and Lake Aek Natonang. Lake is located in the village Aek Natonang Tanjungan, has water so clear in the middle of the green grass grows all around. From this location, you can see the beautiful natural scenery with hilly landscape overgrown with pine trees. As the name suggests Natonang, the situation in around Aek Natonang feels calm and natural.

If you want to find some souvenirs typical of Batak, go to the village to buy fabric Ulos Jangga woven so beautifully with delicate motifs. This village is one of the famous weaving Ulos communities in North Sumatra and you also can see the manufacturing process there.

One corner of Lake Toba

Samosir Island Address: Samosir, North Sumatra
Map location: click here
GPS Coordinates: 2.6735255,98.8592161

2. Parapat

Parapat is a city located on a peninsula that juts into Lake Toba. This is one of the tourist center of Lake Toba is famous for a large number of tourists visit, also the top choice to begin the journey to Samosir Island by ferry or boat.

Parapat, the beauty of Lake Toba can be enjoyed in a variety of interesting activities, among which is a popular water activity. You can swim, water skiing, canoeing fun, climbing boating, fishing, and so forth. Even playing golf you can also do in Parapat.

Banks of Lake Toba in Parapat

On the hill Naborsahon river, you can see a wide variety of plants that bloom throughout the year, including bogenvile, pointetties, and honey sucle. The cool climate in the town of Parapat make this area as one of the tourist destinations of North Sumatra visited by tourists.

Parapat, you can also go to the Bung Karno Seclusion House. This is the place where the first President ever exiled by the Dutch in 1948 along with several national figures, such as Sutan Sjahrir and Agus Salim. This seclusion house stood firm with the dominant white paint and a yard wide, has a classic European-style architectural buildings, and is located on the edge of the town of Parapat directly overlooking Lake Toba.

Bung Karno Seclusion House in Parapat

In some parts of this city, you can also find a number of shops selling a variety of merchandise and various souvenirs of Batak, such as various accessories to clothing.

Address Lake Toba: Parapat, North Sumatra
Map location: click here
GPS Coordinates: 2.6680153,98.9376948

Transport to Lake Toba

The most common way to be able to arrive in the region of Lake Toba is by taking the bus at Bus Terminal Pinang Baris Medan route Medan - Parapat and this trip will take a duration of 6 hours. Parapat is located as far as 176 km from Medan and provided several modes of land transport, such as buses, car travel, taxis, and rental of personal vehicles.

Bus ride, you only need to pay around Rp 40 thousand to $ 50 thousand per person. Meanwhile, car travel will charge a tariff of Rp 70 thousand to 80 thousand per person. If you want to hire a private vehicle, you will be subject to a tariff of Rp 600-700 thousand per day.

In addition to the field - Parapat, you can also arrive in the tourist area of ​​Lake Toba Medan route bus ride - Berastagi and fees charged Rp 40 thousand per person. Arriving in Parapat, you can continue your travel plans to Samosir Island or enjoy Lake Toba from the town of Parapat. If you want to Samosir Island, you can boarding the ferry at a cost of Rp 10 thousand per person.