Toba Lake
North Sumatra province has a variety of exotic tourist attractions and historical value even worth a visit. One of them is Parapat. This town lies in the beauty of Lake Toba and Samosir Island is famous to foreign countries. You only take three to four hours drive from the capital city of North Sumatra, Medan.
Parapat presents extraordinary landscapes, delicious food, and various souvenir shopping. In Parapat star-studded Auberge or bungalows that accommodate the tourists who intend to cruise to Lake Toba.
From there Parapat ferry port serving the transportation of water to the island of Samosir, Ajibata exactly to the port. If you want to reach Samosir Island via land route, you must be around the edge of Lake Toba to Pangururan.
Traveled to Parapat, incomplete or otherwise visited road Siburak-Burak. This area is a shopping center by the real-Parapat. Various souvenirs displayed, such as the ancient Batak calendar with the original Batak, Batak guitar out of wood and various other unique gift. The price offered was varied, from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Another tourist destination is the village of Bakara, Humbang Hasundutan, North Tapanuli still on the coast of Lake Toba. This village is the birthplace of King Sisingamangaraja XII is also a national hero. Before reaching Bakara, you have to Balige who became the burial place Sisingmangaraja XII.
From Balige, the trip continues by ferry along the Lake Toba for two hours. Cost is quite expensive to reach 800 thousand Rupiahs. Tickets must be booked also ship a few hours earlier. To save, you should not traveled alone.
Along the way, you not only presented the landscape and the City of Lake Toba Parapat soothing eye.
