Lake Toba and Samosir Island

Lake Toba is a tekto-volcanic lake with a length of 100 kilometers and 30 kilometers wide, located in North Sumatra Province, Indonesia. This lake is the largest lake in Indonesia and Southeast Asia. In the middle of this lake there is a volcanic island called Pulau Samosir.

Lake Toba in North Sumatra is a crater lake or a volcanic lake in the world. We can compare Samosir island located in the middle of Lake Toba. Samosir island has an area of almost the same with Singapore.

With a height of almost one kilometer above sea level and surrounded by rows of volcanoes are part of the Bukit Barisan Mountains make Lake Toba so cool and beautiful. Lots of palm trees and pine thrives around Lake Toba add to the beauty of this lake.

On the north side of Lake Toba still be found a variety of interesting fauna such as monkeys, orangutans, and several types of monkeys. Meanwhile, in the southern part of Lake Toba there are different types of fauna such as lingur monkeys, tapirs, and ingkir. Surely it is also unique because the lake as if it serves as a dividing line ecology fauna in the north and south of Lake Toba.

As far as the eye could see, the visible beauty of the lake surrounded by a row of mountains are so beautiful and amazing. Sometimes thick fog enveloped the lake cool and cold. If there is no fog, the curve of Lake Toba is so beautiful to be admired. Yes, Lake Toba like a sea in the middle of the land which is really cool.

You can observe the beautiful curve of Lake Toba through Tele Tower. Especially when seen in the morning, the scenery is so beautiful remember this tower is located on the hillside. You can find the Tower Tele between Pangururan and Sidikalang.
If you want to stay without crossing to the island of Samosir, you can choose a variety of lodging in the area Parapat. Parapat there are several hotels and resorts with a direct view of Lake Toba.
In the middle of Lake Toba there is an island that is no less beautiful and amazing. You can visit several villages and enjoy the natural and cultural tourism. Lake Toba and Samosir Island is the heart and the village of Batak.

To visit Samosir Island, Parapat can through the Port Ajibata. There are several ferries available to take the locals as well as tourists to the Port Tomok in Samosir Island. There are even some ferries to transport vehicles such as cars and motorbikes to Samosir. long ferry ride to the island of Samosir about 30 minutes.
When it reaches Port Tomok in Samosir Island, there are plenty of unique souvenirs and typical of Lake Toba Batak around PelabuhanTomok, Samosir. You can buy T-shirts, crafts at this location if you want to buy a souvenir to take home. We recommend buying souvenirs here because a lot of options that you can buy to take home.

Friendly locals are always ready to welcome you. Additionally, you will get to know different cultures and indigenous people on the island of Samosir Batak. You can find some traditional Batak house. There you can learn about the history and culture of Batak Toba. In fact you can go dancing with the locals when there are performances Sigale-gale.

In addition to cultural tourism, we will enjoy the natural beauty of the island. We can discover the beauty of terraced rice fields as in Bali. Also there are some very beautiful waterfalls to visit such as Niagara Falls Simangande Pangaribuan (located in Palipi) which is the largest waterfall on the island.
Besides the waterfall, Samosir Island also has two lakes namely Lake and Lake Aek Natonang Sidihoni. That's why the two lakes is often given the nickname "Lake above the lake" because of its uniqueness is a lake in the middle of the island of Samosir, while the island is located in the middle of Lake Toba.

No need to fear if one day is not enough to enjoy the beauty of Lake Toba and Samosir Island. Lots of hotels in Pulau Samosir of resorts, hotels and inns usual. You can find many inns along the Tuktuk and Ambarita which is not far from the Port Tomok. Here we could stay while enjoying the natural beauty of Lake Toba and Samosir Island.

The lake is so beautiful from any side. Eager to linger in the Lake Toba because of the beauty of the spectacular, powerful and amazing.