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Only three hours drive from Medan, Lake Toba is the largest in Southeast Asia, and only covers a vast area of ??1707 square kilometers. Sitting in the middle of this huge expanse of water sitting in Pulau Samosir (Samosir Island), which is almost as big as Singapore! Lake has formed quite a gigantic volcanic eruption about 70,000 years ago and sits on the What is the largest caldera on earth. In fact, it would probably be a head of external space to have a really good picture of this huge, dormant, fire breather, as well as its size.
Samosir Island and the Toba area are gneeral spiritual and cultural home of the Indonesian population of Batak Christian majority, one of the most vibrant and friendly ethnic groups in the country. Toba used to be a very popular tourist attraction in the past, although the number of immigrants has declined in recent years. This means, however, that the crowd on the lake, the prices are cheap, and friendly people are grateful for your custom. Previously, the tourist routes, paths, Toba Samosir, and are now out of it, which is worth a visit if you are looking for a relaxing holiday. Nice music, warm and hot volcanic Batak clear waters of the lake itself, which lies amid stunning mountain scenery, should be the food of the soul. Ferries leave every hour in the hotels and pensions section of people from the coast in Tuk Tuk Samosir. The lakeside town of Parapat is the ferry terminal and place of the head leaving Medan.
When you reach Samosir itself, why not rent a bicycle or a motorcycle and take a tour of the island? The scenery is beautiful, almost no traffic and there are many beautiful places in which to stop and take a dip in the soothing waters of the lake. In Panururan, on the west side of the island you will find some hot springs to enjoy all Simanindo, a Batak Museum, which puts on dance shows regularly. If not, why not head out the main area of ??Tuk Tuk to the waterfall mountain behind it? It is lovely place to walk and there’s a refreshing swim awaits you at the end.