If you are visiting North Sumatra in Indonesia has not complete it if you do not visit the famous attractions in the Lake Toba in North Sumatra. Lake Toba is a volcanic lake formed by the eruption of Toba about 70 thousand years ago. So much so that eruption affect weather around the world. In the middle of Lake Toba there is an island known as the island of Samosir. Toba lake has a length of about 100 km and a width of about 30 km, is to make Lake Toba as the largest lake in Indonesia and Southeast Asia. Lake Toba has an area that is almost equal to the area of Singapore. Once the extent of making the lake toba lake looks like an ocean.


Lake Toba is currently used as a tourist attraction by the local government. Lake Toba has incredible natural beauty. Beautiful scenery you can see so clearly here. Mountains, lakes, hills and dense pine forests you can immediately see on Lake Toba. Besides a variety of activities such as diving, walks, sports, hiking, sailboat ride, speed boat ride, see the waterfalls and the other you can do here. Weather in Lake Toba is very cool because this place is still a bit of passing vehicles. Many foreign and local tourists who visit the attraction each year toba lake. This makes Lake Toba became famous not only in Indonesia but also in abroad.

For those of you who like to shop, toba lake provides many places that sell souvenirs. Various souvenirs available there such as bracelets, necklaces, rings, clothes, shoes, hats and much more. In addition, if you visit the island of Samosir you can see the history of the kings of Batak first. There you will be guided by local residents to learn about the history of Batak kings. Not only that, you also get to watch Samosir pertujukkan Si Gale-Gale. Gale-gale wooden puppet who is played by locals with musical accompaniment by the tor-tor.

If you want to visit Lake Toba, you do not have to worry about the problem of accommodation. We have had many travel agencies offering travel packages to Lake Toba. Not only is Lake Toba, you can also visit other tourist spots like: Parapat, Samosir and Berastagi. The price offered is quite diverse depending on the package and the type of trip you take. All you need to know is what services the agency provided to you because sometimes the package travel is not included in the airfare, personal expenses, costs and cost drivers tipping guide. For that you must be smart in choosing your travel package. That little bit of info I can give of attractions around Lake Toba. See you in the next article.