Indonesia travel : Lake Toba, Enchantment of the World's Largest Volcanic Lake

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The main allure of Lake Toba in North Sumatra lies in the heart of enchanting natural beauty. The largest volcanic lake in the world is the belle of the North Sumatra tourism, becoming one of the few tourist destinations of Indonesia's most visited by tourists, including Bali, Jakarta, Yogyakarta and Surabaya.Administratively, the area of ​​Lake Toba unfolds in seven districts in North Sumatra, namely Samosir, Toba Samosir, Simelungun, North Tapanuli, Humbang Hasundutan, Karo, and Dairi.This is due to the length of the lake that reaches up to 100 km with a width of 30 km. Lake Toba has a maximum depth reaches 529 meters with an area of ​​1,130 square kilometers of the lake.Geographically, Lake Toba is located in the Bukit Barisan mountains of North Sumatra province with the topography of the area is dominated by hills and mountains. The territory of the catchment area in the tourist area of ​​Lake Toba is composed of natural forests, meeting, plantations, until the mixture garden. Surface water lake is located at an altitude of 903 meters above sea level. This is the enchanting natural panorama treats when you arrive in the region of Lake Toba with airflow so cool.



Panorama of Lake Toba from Balige

Lake Toba


Lake Toba is a volcanic lake a result of the activities of old mountain, the lake created by the volcanic eruption of Mount Toba super happened about 69,000 to 77,000 years ago. The eruption of Mount Toba is thousands of times greater than normal and volcanic eruptions affect world climate globally.



Volcanic eruption of Mount Toba



This is the largest volcanic eruption in Earth ever known to man within the past 25 million years. The results found that the dust from the eruption of the ancient super-volcanic mountain spread to the North Pole with the discovery of evidence of volcanic ash that forms the same molecule at 2.100 points.


Tourism Lake Toba you will be presenting captivating natural wonders on the island of Sumatra. Together with Samosir Island is located in the middle of the lake, Lake Toba is the main icon of the tourist attractions in North Sumatra are the most famous. Some of the most interesting activities carried out in the popular tourist area of ​​Lake Toba is swimming, boating scenes, to climb the mountain. All are wrapped in a blast of cool air and clean and beautifully blended natural kaharmonisan.However, the local community has its own story about the formation of the largest lake in Indonesia and Southeast Asia.According to legend, the lake is originated from fish stealth family story. There was a young man who is looking for fish and managed to get a fish. But it turns out that fish do not like fish normally, but can talk and transforming it into a beautiful looking woman with the name Toba. Long story short, they were married, but with the proviso that the young man should not even touched on the origins of the woman.In the course of their marriage, Toba finally gave birth to a son and named Naidoo. This boy loved to eat. Until one day, Naidoo was asked by his mother to deliver food to his father in the fields. But on the way, Naidoo devour the food. Father who has felt hunger decided to go home.On the way, his father saw traces of food that the child spent earlier. Finally, the father got angry and said that Naidoo was the son of a fish. In that instant, the rain was falling and the water out of the ground to create a lake that is now called by the name Toba and islands in the middle called Samosir.



A village in the Lake Toba


 Tourism Lake Toba you will be presenting captivating natural wonders on the island of Sumatra. Together with Samosir Island is located in the middle of the lake, Lake Toba is the main icon of the tourist attractions in North Sumatra are the most famous. Some of the most interesting activities carried out in the popular tourist area of Lake Toba is swimming, boating scenes, to climb the mountain. All are wrapped in a blast of cool air and clean and beautifully blended natural kaharmonisan.



Other side of Lake Toba

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


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.


 
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 anciant Ambarita to watch hundreds of years old and a legal execution of prisoners there.



Ancient stone Batak Trial

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.

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.



Perapat

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.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.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.

Hotels in the Area Tourism Lake Toba


Samosir Island, Tuktuk is an area that became tourist concentration where there are a variety of accommodations, ranging from guesthouses to homestay. While in the town of Parapat, the number of hotels and various other accommodation available in large numbers.You can contact the hotel there or looking for hotels in Parapat online. One book online are popular among connoisseurs of the trip is AGODA.



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.That's a little explanation about the city field with attractions that are so beautiful Lake Toba interesting is his for the tour please visit Lake Toba if you want to feel its beauty.

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