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Toba Samosir "Reviving Tourism in North Sumatra"

It’s impossible to enjoy the entire Lake Toba in one day, but a short trip to the tourism jewel of North Sumatra is enough for one to fall in love with the local nature and culture. Lake Toba is the world’s largest crater or volcanic lake. It has a maximum depth of 500 meters. Resembling a landlocked sea, it has an island in the middle, Samosir Island. It is a major tourist spot in North Sumatra with vast potential for further development into an international tourist destination. Going to Lake Toba is not complete without a spectacular 30-minute sail on the gorgeous lake to reach Samosir Island. We departed from Ajibata Port in Parapat on a ferry that took us to Tomok Port, the entrance to Samosir Island. The natural splendor of Samosir Island, which is about the size of Singapore, and the enormous body of lake water surrounding it are certainly impossible to enjoy all in one day. During a visit to Ambarita, not far from Tomok Port, we stood before the historical 500-year-old stone tomb of King Sidabutar, who was believed to be the first ruler of the island. We visited the historic site of the traditional Batak court called Batu Persidangan Raja Siallagan, as well as the execution site of prisoners who were on death row during the reign of King Siallagan. We returned to Parapat and headed for Medan through Brastagi. We stopped in Dokan village to see a number of traditional houses of the Batak Karo community that have been preserved and made another stop in Tongging village in Merek district, Karo regency, to enjoy the Sipiso-piso Waterfall. “This is my first visit to Indonesia and to North Sumatra, but I can see Lake Toba as one of the natural wonders of North Sumatra,” said Maryam Bejaoui from French tour agency FTI Voyages. Meanwhile, Michael Metzner from German tour agency Tischler Reisen AG was impressed by the warm culture and language of the Batak community. “It’s been a brief tour of North Sumatra, but I always remember one greeting typical of the Batak community, Horas, or Horas..Baahh,” he said.