Lake Toba (Indonesian: Danau Toba) is a large natural lake occupying the caldera of a supervolcano. The lake is about 100 kilometres long, 30 kilometres wide, and up to 505 metres (1,666 ft) deep. Located in the middle of the northern part of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, with a surface elevation of about 900 metres (2,953 ft), the lake stretches from 2.88°N 98.52°E to 2.35°N 99.1°E. It is the largest lake in Indonesia and also the largest volcanic lake in the world.
Lake Toba is the site of a massive supervolcanic eruption estimated at VEI 8 that occurred 69,000 to 77,000 years ago, representing a climate-changing event. It is the largest known explosive eruption on Earth in the last 25 million years. According to the Toba catastrophe theory, it had global consequences for human populations; it killed most humans living at that time and is believed to have created a population bottleneck in central east Africa and India, which affects the genetic make up of the human worldwide population to the present.
Lake Toba Acomodation
Get in
Most visitors fly to Medan Kuala Namu International Airport and then travel onwards by land to Parapat, the town by Lake Toba. Parapat is about 4 hr by car from Medan
or 4-6 hr by public bus. A lot of the information on this page relates
to getting to Toba from Kuala Namu International Airport.
By car
The road
signs are pretty much useless, as is asking the locals for directions.
Anyway, if you are going to Tuk Tuk keep going, even though it may seem
to be taking forever and you have been in the Kijang for 8 hr with 10
other people, but you will get there and the hosts will be wonderful.
Do not try to drive out of Samosir Island by going up and over the top to the land bridge. The road is very bad.
It is also possible to go to Parapat from Dumai by mini-van, leaving in the afternoon. The trip takes around 11 hr and costs Rp 150,000.
By Private Car
There
is service named Tobatransporter that will take you into and out of
Lake Toba from the Medan airport as well as around Lake Toba.
- Tobatransporter, whatsapp/viber, ☎ +6285261492668 (tobatransporter.ricky@gmail.com),
By bus
From Medan airport
To get to Lake Toba is entirely possible by public transport, if you
wish. First, you must go from the airport to Amplas bus terminal. There
is a public bus which leaves the airport regularly it costs 15000 and
takes about 20-30minutes. When you walk out of the airport ask for the
bus to amplas and you will be pointed in the right direction.
From Amplas terminal You can get a public bus to Parapat
for Rp 40,000 (April 2016) (or 70.000 air con, July 2014). Unfortunately
in Indonesia people smoke on the bus, even if it is not allowed; that
can make a very unpleasant journey on a public pus. And then get a ferry
out to Samosir island for Rp 15000/person. The boat drops you at your
hotel.
From Berastagi: please see the Berastagi wikitravel article; this involves 3 transfers to reach Parapat
To Padang / Bukittinggi: see the Parapat article. Book the bus a day ahead to get a seat.
By train
Another
great way to get to Lake Toba is by train. Two trains leave each day in
that direction and you want to get off either at Pematang Siantar or
Tebing Tinggi.
If you want to get to the train directly from Medan airport, get a taxi
or becak, and tell them or write Lapangan Merdeka and Setasiun Kereta Api Medan.
By taxi, it's about an hour and a half ride to the train station
(approx. 150,000Rp.). From the station there's only one train leaving
Medan to Permatang Siantar (or Siantar) at 13:30. The fare is Rp 40,000
per person and the journey takes approximately 4 hr. Trains stop at
almost each station. Then take a Becak or walk to the bus/taxi hub to
travel to Perapat. The train is a wonderful way to travel if you like to
learn more culture on their daily living and lifestyle. Once you are in
your seat and have a stream of buskers, food vendors and friendly local
passing by you will know why this is often the best way to travel
overland. From Siantar (1 hr by taxi) or Tebing Tinggi (2 hr taxi) you
will need to hire a taxi or a bus for road transport to Parapat. Train
back to Medan from Siantar departs at 11:54.
By ferry
Parapat
is connected to Tomok and Tuk Tuk on the Samosir Island by a ferry that
runs every hour for Rp 15,000 (motorbikes Rp10,000 extra, as of March
2015), running on the half-hour except the last one at 19:00. The place
to catch the ferry to Tuk Tuk is called "Tiga Raja" harbour/jetty. The
ferry man will drop you at the place you're staying at in Tuk Tuk. Try
to use the ferry with a wooden bench inside and that's coloured light
green. Those are the ferries that charge Rp 10,000 and that the locals
take to cross over. Tuk Tuk is the main town to stay on Samosir. Use the
boat service not the large ferry, they will drop you directly at your
Tuk Tuk resort.
There is no point to go to Tomok as there is no accommodation there. There are tens of guesthouses in Tuk-Tuk.
Return trips leave from various places in Tuk Tuk on the hour,
but sometimes 15 minutes earlier/later. Wave down the ferry to ensure it
comes to your dock.
There is also a car/passenger ferry at Ajibata, a very short distance south from Tiga Raja. The ferry ride over is fantastic, just truly peaceful, apart from the car radios playing, the ladies selling peanuts, bottled water, noodles or pretty much anything else. Normally some of the passengers and vendors will be able to speak English. Landing at the other end of the 1 hour ferry journey is daunting, but again, behave like everyone else in Indonesia and just push, ever so politely, but firmly and eventually you will get off the ferry and onto the main road. Alternatively use the boat service but watch out for the guys that ask for the fee before you embark — they do not work for the operators, you pay on the boat.
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