LakeTobaTravel

      NINNA.ID -When Miranda, a solo female traveller from France, came to explore Samosir Island with me, I wanted her to experience more than just the beautiful scenery of Lake Toba. For me, travelling is not only about visiting places, taking pictures, and moving to the next destination. It is also about understanding the people, their history, their traditions, and the stories behind the places we visit. I wanted Miranda to know Batak, not only as the name of an ethnic group, but as a people with a long history, strong family ties, rich traditions, and a culture that is still part of everyday life. Our first day started with a visit to Kampung Ulos Hutaraja. In this traditional Batak village, local women continue to weave ulos, the traditional cloth that holds an important place in Batak culture. Miranda from France visited my great-grandmother's traditional Batak house in Samosir — one of the most meaningful moments of our journey together.[/caption] For the Batak pe...

        Detail Information about the destinations Talking about Lake Toba is not limited to its waters. Lake Toba has many untold riches. One of them is various types of plants. 7 regencies are covering the whole Lake Toba: Simalungun Regency, Samosir Regency, Toba Regency, Tapanuli Utara Regency, Karo Regency, Dairi Regency and Humbang Hasundutan Regency. You may explore 4 regencies during your destinations: Simalungun, Samosir, Dairi and Toba. Sidamanik Tea Garden Lake Toba has the second-largest tea plantation area in Indonesia. It is named Sidamanik Tea Garden because it is located in Sidamanik District, Simalungun Regency. Simalungun is one of seven regencies crossed by the waters of Lake Toba. History states that this tea plantation was opened during the Dutch colonial period in Indonesia. Sidamanik Tea Plantation was founded by the Dutch East India Company (Dutch: Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie. Abbreviated VOC). Many tourists visit this garden to see ...

     Detail Information about the destinations Talking about Lake Toba is not limited to its waters. Lake Toba has many untold riches. One of them is various types of plants. 7 regencies are covering the whole Lake Toba: Simalungun Regency, Samosir Regency, Toba Regency, Tapanuli Utara Regency, Karo Regency, Dairi Regency and Humbang Hasundutan Regency. You may explore 4 regencies during your destinations: Simalungun, Samosir, Dairi and Toba. Sidamanik Tea Garden Lake Toba has the second-largest tea plantation area in Indonesia. It is named Sidamanik Tea Garden because it is located in Sidamanik District, Simalungun Regency. Simalungun is one of seven regencies crossed by the waters of Lake Toba. History states that this tea plantation was opened during the Dutch colonial period in Indonesia. Sidamanik Tea Plantation was founded by the Dutch East India Company (Dutch: Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie. Abbreviated VOC). Many tourists visit this garden to see the beau...

   NINNA.ID -It was a great honor for me trusted by Panorama to guide a family from Holland to explore North Sumatra for 8 days and 7 nights. The family said it was their first time exploring  North Sumatra . They knew about Bali and some of them already visited Bali. They said that Bali is over tourism. They do not like crowded places. They want to visit quiet, beautiful and should be ecotourism. These Dutch tourists move to Indonesia hoping to escape the heat of their country in the summer, but they got a surprise, Medan temperatures can hit as high as 30 degrees. Although the temperature hot for them, we spent first-day Medan city tour visiting Tjong A Fie, and walked around Merdeka Walk, to Tip-Top Restaurant and other places. See Orang Utan On the second day, they visited Bukit Lawang to see Orang Utan, and Monkey and trekking in the Jungle. Though the roads were a bit bumpy, the journey was well worth it.   We took photo together in Bukit Lawang[/caption] Then ...

  NINNA.ID -Since July 2023, many Europeans visit Lake Toba. Until now August 2023, many tour guides especially local guides in Samosir Island, has booked by some tour travel operators. A tour guide named Daniel Manik told to Ninna,” I got booked by some of the tour travel operators. I was so busy since July bringing European guests. It will continue until September.” One of the writers in Ninna was invited by Nurdin Nasution to join Lake Toba Trip with 14 guests from Holland and Belgium. Friday 11th, 2023 became a wonderful day. The trip starts at 09.00 am. We used the boat from Toledo Inn. We visited Sigapiton Village. There we trekked starting from the harbor to a school SD NO 173671 Sigapiton. During trekking, all that joined the group listened to the explanation about this village. Here is the explanation about this village. Sigapiton is flanked by two mountains. In Batak or Bahasa Indonesia, we called “digapit or diapit”. That is the reason it was named Sigapiton. This vi...

  NINNA.ID -There are several ways to get from Kualanamu Airport to Samosir Island. But the cheapest one Ninna recommended using a taxi to Kualanamu Airport. There are several taxis served or available at Kualanamu Airport. The cost to get into a taxi is IDR 150.000 per person. The taxi can load 6 people including the driver. It means for 5 people IDR 750.000. But just say there are only 1-2 people that are ready to go to Samosir Island. You will need another passenger until it loads 5 passengers from Kualanamu Airport to Samosir Island. Otherwise, you can book one taxi that cost IDR 750.000. If only 2 people that ready to go and you agree to share IDR 750.000 for both of you. Each of you costs IDR 375.000. [caption id="attachment_25974" align="alignnone" width="696"] Kualanamu Arrivals Area Photo: Damayanti[/caption] The distance between Kualanamu to Samosir Island is 120-130 km. It takes approximately 4 hour and half to 5 hours to get from Kualana...