Lake Toba Package Tours visit Samosir Island in the lake in North Sumatra Indonesia

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Day 01 AIRPORT/MEDAN - BERASTAGI - PARAPAT (LD)
Morning meet at the airport (on arrival) or hotel in Medan and direct transfer to Parapat via mountainous road of Berastagi. En route stop at fruit stands in Berastagi, Lingga Village to see a glimpse of the way of life of the Karo batak Tribe and their typical houses, Tongging Hill to view the Nothern part of Lake Toba and Sipisopiso Waterfall at the nearby. And visit to Pematang Purba to see the Long House (Ruma Bolon) which was belonged to the royal families of the Simalungun Batak Tribe. Lunch will be served en route. Dinner and overnight at hotel in Parapat.

Day 02 FULL DAY SAMOSIR TOUR (BLD)
After breakfast, a day tour by boat, cruising on Lake Toba to the central isle of Samosir where colorful Toba Batak villages cling to the shore. Inland, visit Tomok Village where carved statues stand in an ancient graveyard as memorial to the kings of the bygone days. Proceed by boat to Ambarita Village to see the stone furniture as the remnant of the megalithic culture of the Toba Batak Tribe. Then visit to Tao Island for rest or swim in the tranquil water of Lake Toba. Also included is a visit to Simanindo Village to see the Long House of the Batak King, which has become a museum and a chance to watch the Toba batak folk dances performed by the villagers. Late afternoon, return to Parapat. Lunch will be served en route. Dinner and overnight at hotel in Parapat.

Day 03 PARAPAT - MEDAN (BL)
After breakfast, depart for Medan via Tebing Tinggi drive through the plantation road with en route stop at palm oil, cocoa and rubber plantations. On arrival in Medan, proceed to airport for your next destination.

Rate Per Person	Minimum Participant	Single Supplement
US$ 575.00	2 Persons	US$ 275.00
Price includes Accommodation based on twin sharing, 2 x breakfast, 3 x lunch and 2 x dinner, sightseeing transfers and tours with AC minivan, Guide, entrance, parking, donation fees. Price excludes Airline tickets, airport taxes, personal expenses and others are not mentioned above Check availability of special rates.

On the shore of Lake Toba lies the town of Parapat the main tourist resort in North Sumatra. Lake Toba is approximately 50 miles long and 16 miles across with a depth of about 1.400 feet and considered as the largest lake in Southeast Asia and once created by super volcanic eruption less than 100.000 years ago. Lake Toba is located at an altitude of 906 meters above sea level. Parapat on the shore of Lake Toba can be reached in 4 hours by car from Medan 176 km from Medan city. Many recreational sports available in Parapat such as swimming, water skiing, motor boating, canoeing, and fishing. International hotels exist in Parapat such as Patra Jasa Hotel, Nataour Hotel, Niagara Hotel and other small cottages or bungalows with low price. The climate in Parapat is cool and dry that make Parapat as an ideal place to relax. Parapat is the capital city of Batak Toba and Batak Simalungun tribes. The Batak Toba live on the western side of Lake and Batak Simalungun live on the eastern side of Lake Toba. Batak Simalungun have had more influences from Malayu and other peoples than the Batak Toba people. In the center of Lake Toba, there is small island called Samosir island covering an area of 329 square miles. Samosir island is the original home of the fiercest but kind hearted Toba Batak which can be be reached within a half an hour by boat from Parapat. There are 2 main ferry jetty points on Samosir island are Tomok a traditional village with beautiful houses and a stone tombs, and Tuktuk where many hotels and restaurants are found. Tomok is famous for years now as the gateway to Samosir island, the visitors are greeted by rows of stalls selling a bewildering array of Batak calendar and traditional Batak musical instruments. In Tomok village you can find the ancient royal stone tomb of the Sidabutar clan dynasty. Bodies were buried in the stone sarcophaguses under a large banyan tree. Around 4 km north of Tuktuk village is Ambarita an attractive village with ancient

stone walls that were once topped with a thick pagar or fence of thorny bamboo. Inside are stone seats and modern statuary the work of the Siallagan clan some 54 years ago. Ambarita is also good base for treks a cross the island. Simanindo is a picturesque village and has some of the best traditional houses and here you can see the Raja Sidauruuk house and now become a museum. At this museum you can see cultural performances. Pangururan is the proper town on Samosir island and also the administrative center of Samosir island. When visiting Lake Toba don't forget to buy some souvenir such as Ulos weaving common in many villages on the northwestern shore of Samosir island.

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The island of Sumatra is the longest island of Indonesia, more then 2000 kms from the north tip to the southern tip. The island is known to have second biggest tropical forest after Kalimantan, and the only habitat of Asian tiger until today. The rain forest is along the slope of bukit Barisan or chain of mountain along the island. The habitat of the tiger is from west Sumatra up to the area of Lampung in south Sumatra, while the habitat of orangutans is on Leuser National park north sumatra, bordering with Aceh Province. Sumatra with some smaller islands on the west and east coasts records some ethnic groups such as the Aceh, the Batak, the Nias, the Mentawai, and the forest people of Kubu. North Sumatra province, as the home of Batak people is one of the most interesting country with the existence of beautiful lake Toba, Orangutans and the culture of Batak themselves who continues their ancestors tradition, although they are now mostly Christian. Lake Toba with Samosir island in it which is as big as Singapore is one of the nature's oddity that on such a narrow land was ever a super volcanic eruption which was happened 70,000 years ago.

West Sumatra, known as the home of Minagkabau people was a Hindu kingdom around 13 to 14th century and have a close relation with Pajajaran kingdom in west Java. It is not clear up to now if Sumatra under Sriwijaya kingdom was controlling Pajajaran or Majapahit of Java controlled Sriwijaya by ordering Pajakaran to supervise Sriwijaya. Proof of Sriwijaya ever control over west Java is presence in the present region of Banten. As a result of ever controlled by Hindu kingdom west Sumatra has unique culture, especially the art and historical places. Although in basic concept of house architecture for example almost the same as Batak, but the Minangkabau house which is called Rumah Gadang has beautiful carving and decoration. The historic monument of king Adidyavarman in Pagaruyung, the museum of art are of traditional interests beside nature beauties such as Ngarai Sianok or Sianok canyon just on the west side of Bukit Tinggi city the capital of Minangkabau land. Bukit Tinggi city itself preserves the heritages from Dutch colonial era, and Japanese occupation such as Gua Jepang or under soil resistance, just on the west side of the city. In the field of social and living art Minangkabau has not much to offer as the people already Moslem.