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A charming beauty in the largest caldera in the world - Lake Toba


Tourist attraction, Lake Toba is a popular tourist destination in North Sumatra - Indonesia. Exotic charm of a vast expanse of the lake with shady trees and hills are majestic and charming. Area Lake Toba is about 1700 meters with water depth of more than 450 meters. Lake Toba is located at an altitude of 906 meters above sea level and there is an island in the middle known as Samosir island.
To reach Lake Toba from Medan, you can use the bus in order to Parapat. If you want to rent a car, you can do so by paying the cost of 500 000 which includes the driver and fuel. You can also boarded the train to go Siantar or Tebing Tinggi. Landscape during the trip is very beautiful and amazing. Shade trees and fresh mountain air feels so soothing.
By the time you arrive at Lake Toba, you will be amazed by the stunning natural beauty. The lake is very wide and natural scenery emblazoned refresh the eyes. Enjoying the beauty of sunrise or sunset from lake coast you can do. From the Karo highlands on the north, the lake looks beautiful elongated elegance and captivating. On the west side, view of lake and Samosir island perfectly can be seen with binoculars. There is a substation at an altitude of 1000 meters from sea level to enjoy the sunset on Lake Toba. You can also enjoy the beauty of Lake Toba from the air using the paragliding. Travelers who want to fly from the mountains Tongging using the paragliding will be accompanied by experienced instructors.
The majority ethnic population in the vicinity of Lake Toba is Batak. In general livelihood of local communities are farmers, traders and fishermen.
During his visit in 1996, Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands expressed his admiration for the panorama of the lake. "Sell my name to this lake, I can not describe how beautiful Lake Toba" he said enthusiastically.
If you want traveling to the island of Samosir, you can use the ferry with Tuktuk Siodang desitnation on Samosir Island. Tuktuk is one great place to enjoy Lake Toba with a larger number of hotels with various facilities provided.
Other attractions on the island of Samosir is a grave stone, Simando, Ambarita or swim in natural hot water pools.



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