North Sumatera has more than 13 major towns, including:
Medan - the capital
Berastagi - the fruits town
Parapat - gateway to Lake Toba
Pematangsiantar - second largest city
Tarutung
Sidikalang - famous for its coffee
Other destinations
Lake Toba - the largest lake in South East Asia, placed within exception volcanic scenery and surrounded by inspiring mountains
Samosir Island - The island can be reached from Parapat, Muara, or Tigaras
Taman Iman Dairi (Garden of Faith) - located in Sidikalang
Salib Kasih - located in Tarutung, a centre of christian missionary by I.L. Nommensen
Bukit Lawang - gateway to the orangutans, and the Gunung Leuser National Park
Pulau Nias
Gunung Sinabung (Sinabung Volcano)
Gunung Sibayak (Sibayak Volcano)
Tourist Information:you can get a free information from a local tourism organization called HPPI (Indonesian Tourism Workers Association), located in the heart of travelers area (Jalan.Sisingamangaraja no.66 Medan, or Near the big Mosque,Al-Mashun). call & SMS to +62 (0)812 6565 6111
Tourist Information: In North Sumatra there is a lack of a reliable Tourist Information Center. The main reason is probably because North Sumatra is not a major tourist destination for foreigners. To fill this vacuum, - a very friendly mixed-couple of an American guy and a local Batak woman, are trying to supply free of charge reliable tourist information. Their names are Ronen and Mardia. They can be reached by SMS: 081-397033540 or by email: crxsmh@yahoo.com
Indonesia mostly spoken in the North Sumatra area. People commonly speak their local languages as well. Batak Toba spoken in Tapanuli and Samosir, while Simalungun spoken in Simalungun area (southern Medan), Karo spoken in Tanah Karo (Kabanjahe, Berastagi), and Pakpak spoken in Dairi.
Get in
By plane
Initial on July 25, 2013 time 00:00 all planes from/to Polonia International Airport have been diverted from/to the new Kuala Namu International Airport.
Please see http://wikitravel.org/en/Medan#By_plane for the detail
The new airport has direct connections to Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and Penang for its regional flight and Jakarta, Batam, Pekanbaru, Padang, Banda Aceh and Lhokseumawe for its Domestic flight. The terminal building provides basic facilities including ATMs, money exchange, and a range of transport services.
Most flights are with one of this following airlines:
Firefly Airlines operate daily from/to Medan via Penang, every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday from/to Banda Aceh via Penang, as well as from/to Pekanbaru via Subang airport ( Kuala Lumpur). For more info, call: 603-7845 4543 or visit http://www.fireflyz.com.my
2 flight daily from/to Kuala Lumpur and Penang Excellent for both domestic and international flights. Flight delays are not uncommon. Be prepared for mind-numbing waiting games even during off peak season.
Malaysia Airlines operate 1 daily fligt from/to Penang and Kuala Lumpur They are not the cheapest, but prices are still normally reasonable.
Garuda Indonesia operate 5 flights daily from/to Jakarta and 1 flight daily to Banda Aceh. CityLink, Garuda Indonesia low cost carrier, operates 2 daily flights as well.
Silk Air fly from/to Singapore twice daily. This is a short-haul, lower service version of Singapore Airlines. The prices are reasonable.
Batavia Air operate 3 flights daily from/to Jakarta and a flight daily from/to Padang and Pekanbaru
Mandala Air operate 2 flights daily from/to Jakarta and Pekanbaru and a daily flight from/to Padang and Batam
Sriwijaya Air operate 2 flights daily from/to Jakarta and a flight daily to Banda Aceh, Lhokseumawe and Pekanbaru and 3 times a week to Ipoh Malaysia
Lion Air and Wings Air operate 5 flighst daily to Medan and a daily flight to Banda Aceh and Penang
Kartika Airlines operate 5 times weekly from/to Medan Via Batam and 2 times a week to Ipoh Malaysia
By boat
Domestic cruise
PELNI the Local Passenger cruise company operate weekly voyages from the Port of Belawan in Medan to Batam and Jakarta.
From Malaysia
The ferry from Penang does not operate anymore.
By Bus
Medan can be reach by land and many buses serve Medan from Many cities in Sumatera and Java Island such as Pekanbaru, Padang, Banda Aceh, Jakarta, Bandung, Semarang and Surabaya.
Get around
In north sumatra there is a transporter like TOBATRANSPORTER, ☎ +6285261492668 (tobatransporter@hotmail.com), [1]. edit who operates 7 seaters Toyota Innova for your transportation or tour packages,for the price you can see in their sites. You can go to Lake Toba , Parapat , Bukit Lawang , Berastagi with them,don't worry because they have experience driver with north sumatra mountainous road.
See
Danau Toba, or Lake Toba, is about 4 hours from Medan by car, and is home to world's largest crater lake and island-within-an-island. The town of Tuk-tuk on the island is popular with European tourists, and magic mushrooms are freely available (look for the magic mushroom and laundry service!).
Batak Toba Traditional House is a-must-see attraction while visiting North Sumatra. For tourism, it centered in Samosir island, while there are more in Balige, Porsea, and Tarutung.
Itineraries
Do
Eat
Batak people use either pork or even dog to make saksang. Another Batak pork specialty is babi panggang in which the meat is boiled in vinegar and pig blood before being roasted. Another batak dish, Ayam namargota, is chicken cooked in spices and blood. Another notable Batak dish is arsik, the carp fish cooked with spices and herbs. Lada rimba is strong pepper used by Bataks.
Sumatra in Western Indonesia is the sixth largest island in the world. While it doesn’t have the temples and beaches of Bali or Java, what the region lacks in historic sights, it more than makes up for in awesome scenery and thrilling adventure experiences. Home to Batak ethnic groups – the term used by Malay settlers to describe non-Muslims in Sumatra – the area is steeped in tradition and fascinating culture. Here are a few reasons why you should visit the north of this gorgeous island.
1. To leave the beaten track far behind
North Sumatra has some stunning scenery and an extremely welcoming population, yet with so little tourism development here traditions have remained intact and visitors are few. Take the drive from Lake Toba to Berastagi to experience the region at its best. Spend half a day slowly snaking your way north and enjoy the extraordinary views, the bucolic landscape, the brilliant Piso Piso Waterfall (the highest in Indonesia), roadside markets, and some fine Batak villages.
2. To get up close and personal with orang-utans in the jungle
The tropical rainforests of the Gunung Lesuer National Park surrounding Bukit Lawang (a small village two hours north west of Sumatra’s capital Medan) are one of the few places where you get to see our red-haired cousins in the wild.
Treks ranging from a couple of hours to several days are on offer. You venture into the heart of the jungle where it’s possible to feed the orang-utans, bushwhack through the undergrowth, and, if you stay overnight, wake up to an exotic dawn chorus.
Giant parasitic rafflesia flowers, Thomas Leaf monkeys, macaques and gibbons are just a handful of the thousands of species found in this thriving eco-system.
Wild Sumatran Orangutan
3. To find some peace and quiet on Lake Toba
At over 1145 square kilometres with a depth of approximately 500 metres, Toba is the largest lake in Southeast Asia. It’s so enormous that it even has an island the size of Singapore at its centre. This is a place to relax and enjoy pristine scenery whilst exploring the traditional Batak villages on Samosir Island.
4. To visit a longhouse
Although the Batak have many traditions, they are probably best known for their unique architecture.
The bale (“meeting hall”), rumah (“house”) where groups of families live communally, and sopo (“rice barn”) are the three main types of building, and the typical ‘Siwaluh Jabu’ longhouses, with their distinctive saddle shaped roofs, are often home to as many as twelve families.
At Dokan, a Batak village, an hour’s drive from Berastagi you are able to see inside one of the traditional houses. For a small donation, a local guide will enthusiastically tell you about his home and village.
Main longhouse in the compound of the Simalungan Batak chiefs, Rumah Bolon, North Sumatra, Indonesia
5. To watch a traditional Batak Toba dance
The Batak Karo people are famous for their traditions and rituals dating back centuries. The most striking are the wedding and funeral ceremonies, often lasting several days.
To get a taste of their unique culture, head to a traditional Batak Toba dance called the tortor. At the Museum Huta Bolon Simanindo on the Northern tip of Samosir Island on Lake Toba, displays take place daily at 10:30am, Monday–Saturday.
6. To get your five-a-day
The fruit market in Berastagi has an enormous variety of tropical fruits, many of them unfamiliar to visitors. There’s no difficulty in getting your five-a-day here. Passion fruit, known as mariska, is particularly popular, especially the yellow variety. Also look out for salak, often known as “snake skin fruit” due to its scaly skin, and tamarillos, small tree tomatoes, another speciality from one of Sumatra’s most fertile regions.
After 5 years, Sinabung remains volatile in Indonesia
7. To climb to the summit of a volcano
Medan - the capital
Berastagi - the fruits town
Parapat - gateway to Lake Toba
Pematangsiantar - second largest city
Tarutung
Sidikalang - famous for its coffee
Other destinations
Samosir Island - The island can be reached from Parapat, Muara, or Tigaras
Taman Iman Dairi (Garden of Faith) - located in Sidikalang
Salib Kasih - located in Tarutung, a centre of christian missionary by I.L. Nommensen
Bukit Lawang - gateway to the orangutans, and the Gunung Leuser National Park
Pulau Nias
Gunung Sinabung (Sinabung Volcano)
Gunung Sibayak (Sibayak Volcano)
Tourist Information:you can get a free information from a local tourism organization called HPPI (Indonesian Tourism Workers Association), located in the heart of travelers area (Jalan.Sisingamangaraja no.66 Medan, or Near the big Mosque,Al-Mashun). call & SMS to +62 (0)812 6565 6111
Tourist Information: In North Sumatra there is a lack of a reliable Tourist Information Center. The main reason is probably because North Sumatra is not a major tourist destination for foreigners. To fill this vacuum, - a very friendly mixed-couple of an American guy and a local Batak woman, are trying to supply free of charge reliable tourist information. Their names are Ronen and Mardia. They can be reached by SMS: 081-397033540 or by email: crxsmh@yahoo.com
Indonesia mostly spoken in the North Sumatra area. People commonly speak their local languages as well. Batak Toba spoken in Tapanuli and Samosir, while Simalungun spoken in Simalungun area (southern Medan), Karo spoken in Tanah Karo (Kabanjahe, Berastagi), and Pakpak spoken in Dairi.Get in
By plane
Initial on July 25, 2013 time 00:00 all planes from/to Polonia International Airport have been diverted from/to the new Kuala Namu International Airport.
Please see http://wikitravel.org/en/Medan#By_plane for the detail
The new airport has direct connections to Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and Penang for its regional flight and Jakarta, Batam, Pekanbaru, Padang, Banda Aceh and Lhokseumawe for its Domestic flight. The terminal building provides basic facilities including ATMs, money exchange, and a range of transport services.
Most flights are with one of this following airlines:
Firefly Airlines operate daily from/to Medan via Penang, every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday from/to Banda Aceh via Penang, as well as from/to Pekanbaru via Subang airport ( Kuala Lumpur). For more info, call: 603-7845 4543 or visit http://www.fireflyz.com.my
2 flight daily from/to Kuala Lumpur and Penang Excellent for both domestic and international flights. Flight delays are not uncommon. Be prepared for mind-numbing waiting games even during off peak season.
Malaysia Airlines operate 1 daily fligt from/to Penang and Kuala Lumpur They are not the cheapest, but prices are still normally reasonable.
Garuda Indonesia operate 5 flights daily from/to Jakarta and 1 flight daily to Banda Aceh. CityLink, Garuda Indonesia low cost carrier, operates 2 daily flights as well.
Silk Air fly from/to Singapore twice daily. This is a short-haul, lower service version of Singapore Airlines. The prices are reasonable.
Batavia Air operate 3 flights daily from/to Jakarta and a flight daily from/to Padang and Pekanbaru
Mandala Air operate 2 flights daily from/to Jakarta and Pekanbaru and a daily flight from/to Padang and Batam
Sriwijaya Air operate 2 flights daily from/to Jakarta and a flight daily to Banda Aceh, Lhokseumawe and Pekanbaru and 3 times a week to Ipoh Malaysia
Lion Air and Wings Air operate 5 flighst daily to Medan and a daily flight to Banda Aceh and Penang
Kartika Airlines operate 5 times weekly from/to Medan Via Batam and 2 times a week to Ipoh Malaysia
By boat
Domestic cruise
PELNI the Local Passenger cruise company operate weekly voyages from the Port of Belawan in Medan to Batam and Jakarta.
From Malaysia
The ferry from Penang does not operate anymore.
By Bus
Medan can be reach by land and many buses serve Medan from Many cities in Sumatera and Java Island such as Pekanbaru, Padang, Banda Aceh, Jakarta, Bandung, Semarang and Surabaya.
Get around
In north sumatra there is a transporter like TOBATRANSPORTER, ☎ +6285261492668 (tobatransporter@hotmail.com), [1]. edit who operates 7 seaters Toyota Innova for your transportation or tour packages,for the price you can see in their sites. You can go to Lake Toba , Parapat , Bukit Lawang , Berastagi with them,don't worry because they have experience driver with north sumatra mountainous road.
See
Danau Toba, or Lake Toba, is about 4 hours from Medan by car, and is home to world's largest crater lake and island-within-an-island. The town of Tuk-tuk on the island is popular with European tourists, and magic mushrooms are freely available (look for the magic mushroom and laundry service!).
Batak Toba Traditional House is a-must-see attraction while visiting North Sumatra. For tourism, it centered in Samosir island, while there are more in Balige, Porsea, and Tarutung.
Itineraries
Do
Eat
Batak people use either pork or even dog to make saksang. Another Batak pork specialty is babi panggang in which the meat is boiled in vinegar and pig blood before being roasted. Another batak dish, Ayam namargota, is chicken cooked in spices and blood. Another notable Batak dish is arsik, the carp fish cooked with spices and herbs. Lada rimba is strong pepper used by Bataks.
Sumatra in Western Indonesia is the sixth largest island in the world. While it doesn’t have the temples and beaches of Bali or Java, what the region lacks in historic sights, it more than makes up for in awesome scenery and thrilling adventure experiences. Home to Batak ethnic groups – the term used by Malay settlers to describe non-Muslims in Sumatra – the area is steeped in tradition and fascinating culture. Here are a few reasons why you should visit the north of this gorgeous island.
North Sumatra has some stunning scenery and an extremely welcoming population, yet with so little tourism development here traditions have remained intact and visitors are few. Take the drive from Lake Toba to Berastagi to experience the region at its best. Spend half a day slowly snaking your way north and enjoy the extraordinary views, the bucolic landscape, the brilliant Piso Piso Waterfall (the highest in Indonesia), roadside markets, and some fine Batak villages.
2. To get up close and personal with orang-utans in the jungle
The tropical rainforests of the Gunung Lesuer National Park surrounding Bukit Lawang (a small village two hours north west of Sumatra’s capital Medan) are one of the few places where you get to see our red-haired cousins in the wild.
Treks ranging from a couple of hours to several days are on offer. You venture into the heart of the jungle where it’s possible to feed the orang-utans, bushwhack through the undergrowth, and, if you stay overnight, wake up to an exotic dawn chorus.
Giant parasitic rafflesia flowers, Thomas Leaf monkeys, macaques and gibbons are just a handful of the thousands of species found in this thriving eco-system.
Wild Sumatran Orangutan
3. To find some peace and quiet on Lake Toba
4. To visit a longhouse
Although the Batak have many traditions, they are probably best known for their unique architecture.
The bale (“meeting hall”), rumah (“house”) where groups of families live communally, and sopo (“rice barn”) are the three main types of building, and the typical ‘Siwaluh Jabu’ longhouses, with their distinctive saddle shaped roofs, are often home to as many as twelve families.
At Dokan, a Batak village, an hour’s drive from Berastagi you are able to see inside one of the traditional houses. For a small donation, a local guide will enthusiastically tell you about his home and village.
Main longhouse in the compound of the Simalungan Batak chiefs, Rumah Bolon, North Sumatra, Indonesia
5. To watch a traditional Batak Toba dance
To get a taste of their unique culture, head to a traditional Batak Toba dance called the tortor. At the Museum Huta Bolon Simanindo on the Northern tip of Samosir Island on Lake Toba, displays take place daily at 10:30am, Monday–Saturday.
6. To get your five-a-day
The fruit market in Berastagi has an enormous variety of tropical fruits, many of them unfamiliar to visitors. There’s no difficulty in getting your five-a-day here. Passion fruit, known as mariska, is particularly popular, especially the yellow variety. Also look out for salak, often known as “snake skin fruit” due to its scaly skin, and tamarillos, small tree tomatoes, another speciality from one of Sumatra’s most fertile regions.
After 5 years, Sinabung remains volatile in Indonesia
7. To climb to the summit of a volcano
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