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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Spirit On The Peak Of Kelimutu

Kelimutu is a volcano located on the island of Flores, East Nusa Tenggara Province (NTT). Location of the mountain at Pemo village, District Flores, Ende. At the top of the mountain there are three lakes with different colors of red, blue and white. Kelimutu included in the series of Kelimutu national parks - Flores. The lake is located at an altitude of 1631 asl with an area of ​​three lakes are approximately 1.051 million meters square and  1292 million cubic of water. Boundary between the lake only a very steep wall with a 70-degree angle. Wall height of the lake ranges from 50-150 meters.

Kelimutu was found by Van Suchtelen, Dutch government officials in 1915. The lake is known after Romo Bouman publish articles about Kelimutu. This volcanic lake is considered magical and mysterious, because the three color lake is changing with the passage of time. Flores is originally knowed had three colors, namely red, white and blue. And now it turns into black, green and brown. Some circles suspect discoloration of water in the lake caused by Kelimutu volcanic activity, refracting the sunlight, the water microbiota, the occurrence of dissolved chemical substances, as well as due to the reflection color of the walls and bottom of the lake. Locals believe that the color change indicates the natural phenomena that will occur as the volcano erupted, the landslides and other natural disasters.

Flores is one of mainstay attractions Flores. To reach the lake that located approximately 51 kilometers east of the town of Ende, the tourists can use the vehicle or by bus from Ende. Kelimutu landscape is very fascinating. Thick white mist moving slowly covered the summit of Kelimutu and on the way to the tourist attraction, you can see the stunning natural scenery. Cover rice and thick trees are very cool to be enjoyed. To see the tops of Kelimutu, there are several options, that is on foot, horseback riding, rent a bike and car hire.

After you enjoy natural scenery of three color of Kelimutu, you can enjoy hot spring baths. You can find some hot springs which is very refreshing at around Moni. If you want to see the traditional house of Flores people, you can visit Ngala, Jopu or Wolowaru village. Local custom home built towering, cone-roofed, form the bottom of the similar houses on stilts that are not too high from the ground. To get into the house, they use the stairs. On the inside roof of this cone there is a platform where sacred objects, including bones of their ancestors saved.

Larantuka and Maumere is the starting point of the spread of the Catholic religion by Portuguese missionaries. 400 years ago the Portuguese missionaries first entered in Maumere, one of the Portuguese heritage is an old church that still stands majestically  in tSikha village. Seminary Ledalero with museums is a testament to the strong influence of the Catholic religion in Maumere public life. The long journey Flores history can be traced from the various collections they have. Various collection of ikat (traditional cloth) with a motif that is now no longer being produced can be found in this museum.

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