TOBA LAKE and ORANG UTAN EXPERIENCE

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  Mother And Rangga

  The road to the lake Singkarak west sumatera all back home
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  Mother And Rangga

  Rangga photo on the bridge leighton III
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  Rangga photo

  Rangga in the Clock Tower Bukitinggi West Sumatera
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  Rangga Photo

  Rangga posing overpass Kelok sembilan west sumatera
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  Rangga , Father and Mother

  Rangga with beloved family

5 DAYS NORTH SUMATRA - TOBA LAKE & ORANG UTAN EXPERIENCE

Day 01 : Medan - Pematang Siantar - Parapat - Samosir Island 

Pick up at Hotel, meet and greet with our representative, therafter depart to Parapat passing through palm oil and rubber plantation, enroute stop for buying local snack and toilet. on arrival in Parapat direct proceed to Ferry port across onboard to Samosir Island. upon arrival visiting the Tomok village to see the old tomb of King’s Sidabutar, Ambarita village to see the stone chairs, tables and court yard of Siallagan’s clan. evening transfer to hotel for check-in. night free program. (Lunch & Dinner on own arrangement)

Day 02: Free program / Cycling Tour on Samosir (B)

Breakfast at hotel. Today you will make a cycling tour around Tuktuk village on the island. During the tour you will pass ricefield, water buffalo at work and villages. In the afternoon you return to hotel. Rest of the day at own leisure. (Lunch & Dinner on own arrangement)

Day 03: Samosir Island - Simanindo - Tiga Ras – Berastagi

Breakfast at hotel. after check-out recross the lake to Tiga raja, therafter depart to Berastagi, enroute stop at Simarjarunjung for gingger tea, Pematang Purba to see the long house/ Rumah bolon, last stop at Tongging to see Sipiso-piso waterfall. on arrival in Berastagi visit Traditional market for fresh fruit and local souvenir. evening transfer to the hotel. Dinner at hotel. night free program (Lunch on own arrangement) you will arrive in Berastagi arround 1:00 PM, you can take for mountain climbing of Sibayak about 3 hours return (optional)

Day 04: Berastagi - Medan - Bukit Lawang

Breakfast at hotel. after check-out depart to Bukit Lawang, enroute stop at Crocodile farm, On arrival early check in hotel if room already available. At 02.00 PM, do jungle trekking to trace Orang Utan for 3 hours. This tropical jungle is the home of rare animals such as Tiger, Tapir, Hornbill, etc. in the late afternoon return to hotel. night free program. (Lunch & Dinner on own arrangement)

The Home of Jungle Man The Leuser National Park in North Sumatra, is one of the last places you can experience the rainforest at its best. It is also one of the largest national parks in the world containing over 800,000 ha of virgin rainforest. The home where is the closest primate to humanoid so called Orang Utan while being trained and prepared for release back into their natural habitat.

Remarks: Who are bringing camera/video in the Orangutan site will be charged additional Rp 50,000 for camera and Rp150, 000 for video.

Day 05: Bukit Lawang - Medan/Airport

Breakfast at hotel. after check-out depart to Medan, on arrival in Medan short city tour to visit Sultan Palace and the Grand Mosque, next transfer to the airport to catch the flight to to next destination.

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Medan, North Sumatra - Indonesia

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 About  Medan

       Medan  is the capital of the North Sumatra province in Indonesia. Located on the northern coast, Medan is the fourth largest city in Indonesia (behind Jakarta, Surabaya, and Bandung), and the largest Indonesian city outside Java. The city is bordered by the Deli Serdang Regency to the east, south and west, and the Strait of Malacca to the north. It is close to the volcano Sinabung, which erupted in August 2010 after a 400 year dormant state.

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Wonderful Medan, North Sumatra - Indonesia

Post Office 

 About  Medan

       Medan  is the capital of the North Sumatra province in Indonesia. Located on the northern coast, Medan is the fourth largest city in Indonesia (behind Jakarta, Surabaya, and Bandung), and the largest Indonesian city outside Java. The city is bordered by the Deli Serdang Regency to the east, south and west, and the Strait of Malacca to the north. It is close to the volcano Sinabung, which erupted in August 2010 after a 400 year dormant state.

History

Histories of Medan

        Medan started as a village called Kampung Medan (Medan Village). Kampung Medan was founded by Guru Patimpus around the 1590s. Because Kampung Medan sits on Tanah Deli (Land of Deli), Kampung Medan is also referred as Medan-Deli. The original location of Kampung Medan is an area where the Deli River meets the Babura River.

        Based on the diary of the Portuguese merchant in early 16th century, it stated that the name of Medan was actually derived from Medina which is actually a holy city in the western of Saudi Arabia. However, other sources indicated that the name of Medan actually came from Indian Hindi language word "Maidan" meaning "ground" or "land"(like in Pragati Maidan in Delhi). One of the Karo-Indonesia dictionary written by Darwin Prinst SH published in 2002 wrote that Medan could also be defined as "recover" or "be better".

        The first inhabitants of Medan came from the Malays of the Malay Peninsula, the Mandailings from the South Tapanuli Regency and the Karonese who originated from the Karo Highlands. It was not until the Sultan of Aceh, Sultan Iskandar Muda, sent his warlord, Gocah Pahlawan Laksamana Khoja Bintan, to be the Sultanate of Aceh's representative in Tanah Deli, that the Sultanate of Deli started to grow. This growth stimulated growth in both the population and culture of Medan. In the second year reign of Sultan Deli (between 1669–1698), there was a cavalry battle in Medan.

        Medan did not experience significant development until the 1860s, when the Dutch colonialists began clearing the land for tobacco plantations. Medan quickly became a center of government and commercial activity, dominating development of Indonesia's western region.

        The Dutch governed Tanah Deli from 1658, after Sultan Ismail, ruler of the Siak Sultanate, yielded some of his once-ruled land, Deli, Langkat, and Serdang. In 1915 Medan officially became the capital of North Sumatra Province, and officially a city in 1918.

Currently much of Medans historic architecture from the colonial era is rapidly being demolished to make way for modern buildings (malls, garages, etc.).

Landmarks

           There are many old buildings in Medan that still retain their Dutch architecture. These include the old City Hall, the central Post Office, the Tirtanadi Water Tower, which is Medan City's icon, and Titi Gantung (a bridge over the railway).

Maimun Palace

There are several historic places such as Maimun Palace (Istana Maimun) built in years 1887–1891, where the Sultan of Deli still lives (the Sultan no longer holds any official power), and the Great Mosque (Masjid Raya) of Medan built in 1906 in the Moroccan style by the Dutch architect Dingemans.

Since 2005, a catholic temple, in Indo-Mogul style, devoted to Graha Maria Annai Velangkanni (Our Lady of Good Health), is built in Medan. This particular Saint knows its origin with an apparition in the 17th century in India. The temple is an important building, of two stories and a small tower of seven storeys in Indonesian style, that already attracts attention from the main road (it is situated in the small road Jl. Sakura III besides Jl. Simatupang). It is already the second most important pilgrimage place in Asia.

Transportation

Becak Motor

       One of the unique features of Medan are the motorized becaks that are found almost everywhere. Unlike traditional becaks, a motorized becak can take its passenger anywhere in the city. The fare of riding a 'becak' is relatively cheap and is usually negotiated beforehand.

There are also more common transport like taxis and minibuses, known as sudako.

Railroad tracks connect Medan to Binjai and Tanjungpura to the northwest, to port of Belawan to the north, to Tebing Tinggi and Pematang Siantar to the southeast, and also Rantau Prapat among other city. The largest train station in Medan is Medan Station. There are also smaller stations in Medan, such as Medan Pasar, Pulu Brayan, Titi Papan, and Labuhan, and Belawan. Titi Papan and Pulu Brayan only serve as the stop for freight trains carrying oil palm and petroleum.

The seaport of Belawan is about 20 km to the north. Polonia International Airport is located in the heart of the city, because of its close proximity to the city center, the government is currently imposing a ban on constructing high rise buildings. Kuala Namu International Airport is a new airport under construction and is due to replace Polonia in mid-2013. The new airport will boast a capacity of 8.1 million passengers a year.

A toll highway connects Medan to Belawan and Tanjungmorawa. A plan for the extension of this highway to Kuala Namu International Airport, Tebing Tinggi and to Binjai has been completed, and the central government is currently seeking investors to build the extension.

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THE WORLD FAMOUS CRATER LAKE OF DANAU TOBA

The world famous crater lake of Danau Tobais the third biggest tourist destination of Indonesia. The island in the huge lake, Pulau Samosir, attracts many tourists. Lake Toba is the largest lake in Southeast Asia, once created by an enormous eruption less than 100.000 years ago. The eruption was approximately 8.000 times more powerful than the eruption of Mount St. Helen in 1981. Ashes in the stratosphere circled around the earth for years and changed the climate. As things began to settle another volcanic eruption happened about 25.000 years later and built up a secondary volcano inside the caldera.

The cone of that volcano collapsed and formed the island Samosir while the crater of the first eruption filled with water, what to become Danau Toba.

The lake covers approximately 1.265 square km excluding Samosir and is 90 km long. The depth is in on average 450m and up to 900m in some places. The lake is situated at an altitude of 906 m above sea level. The steep coastline interspersed with small valleys creates fantastic scenery and isolated areas. The deepest end and the highest mountains are at its northeastern end. The Dutchman H.N. van der Tuuk was the first European who saw and reported about the lake, in 1847.

There are of course legends on how Lake Toba was formed. The following is a Batak Toba legend: Once upon a time there was a man living in the area of the present day Danau Toba. No one knew when or from where he came. He lived in a simple hut in a farming area. He had a garden and did some fishing. One day he caught a big fish in his trap. It was the biggest catch ever in his life. Back home the fish turned into a beautiful princess decorated with jewels. He fell in love with her and proposed to her. She nodded romantically, however, the princess had one condition. The man had to promise never to tell anyone that she had been a fish. If he would, there would be a disaster. They married and got a daughter and lived happily. The daughter always brought lunch to her father out in the fields. The girl was however very greedy and one day she ate all her father's lunch. Her father got angry and scolded: "You damned daughter of a fish!" The princess started to cry when she heard what her husband had said. She told her daughter to go to the hills, as there would be a disaster. When the daughter had left for safety the princess prayed. Soon there was an earthquake, rain started to fall and springs appeared everywhere. The whole area got flooded and became Lake Toba. The princess turned into a fish again and the father became the island of Samosir.

According to a Simalungun legend, told in Pematang Raya, there was once a mountain called Gunung Tuhaweoba in the area where Lake Toba is now. (Tuhaweoba is also the name of a kind of pepper). A long time ago the mountain exploded, Lake Toba was formed and the people were divided. Those on the western side of the lake became the Batak Toba and on the eastern side Batak Simalungun. The word Tuhaweoba changed over time to Tuba and later to Toba.

The traditional Batak canoe, the solu, was 10-15m long. All had the same width. The canoes of the chiefs were decorated with carvings. The captain, the Chief, sat in front and gave orders. The solu had its own spirit and when a new canoe was built offerings were made for both the canoe spirit and to Boru Saniang Naga, the Goddess of the water. Bataks feared her as disasters could easily happen when she was angry.

Three years ago Lake Toba reached its lowest water level ever, which caused problems, for example for tourism. The level had then fallen several meters and the lake was a rather depressing sight for people who had seen it before. The reasons for the falling water level were deforestation and over consumption of water by a pulp factory and a hydroelectric power plant near Porsea. The companies consumed more water than the capacity of Lake Toba allowed. After strong and sometimes violent protests from the local communities, the pulp factory, Indorayon, was closed down. The protests were based on many different interests and concerns, amongst others of course environmental concern. The water level is however, also controlled by the big dams of PT Inalum. Since the closure of Indorayon, the water level in Lake Toba has reached its normal level and the lake has regained its original beauty.

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Medan - Lake Toba - Samosir Island - Berastagi - Bukit Lawang - Leuser National Park Package Tour

Discover of Indonesia

Indonesia is largest island nation in the world with 17.000 islands that make up the archipelago as a piece of paradise with enormous tropical rain forest, volcanoes, mysterious lakes, breath taking tropical beaches, terrace rice paddies, exotic flora & fauna. Indonesia is home for over 360 separate ethnic groups with unique cultures. All of these make indonesia, a wealth of travel opportunities abounds. Our home island Sumatra the second largest island in Indonesia. Is in the fourth place in procuring total visits of foreign tourist following Jakarta, Bali and Batam, this region has a remarkable panorama, thick with virgin forest, lush vegetation, strong river, beautiful water falls, peace full sandy beach and large ancient lakes. The diversity of art people and culture literally make Sumatra perfect place for traveling.

Sumatra

Sumatra is huge island with 1800 km & 450 square kilometers with stretching from the Indian ocean in the North to the straits of Sunda in the South. It is a land of virgin tropical rain forests, volcanoes, high plateaus, waterfall, lakes, peaceful white sandy beaches, terraced rice fields & endless plantations. The people of the island are hospitable & warm & can be divided in to many groups of ethnic such as Acehnese, Bataks, Minangkabau, Malays, Nias, etc. Each groups has their Owns dialects, religious beliefs, traditional  arts, customes & cultures. The diversity of arts & cultures literary of arts & cultures literary make this island a Garden of Eden for social & historical scientists & cultural seekers. From the Acehnese in the North, the Bataks people around Lake Toba, the unique matrilinial social system of the Minangkabau & Malays people that mostly at the coasts. Travelling in NORTH SUMATRA will bring you to these  beautiful & interesting places :

Medan

Medan means battlefield in Indonesia vocabulary, referred to the site of battlefield between the Aceh Kingdom & the Deli Kingdom. Once Medan was part of the Deli Sultan but now is the capital city in Medan are the Mesjid Raya (Grand Mosque), the Maimoon palace, the prewar architecture buildings in the down town, crocodile farm, museum etc.

Bahorok, The Sumatra Orangutans Rehabilitation Center

Also known as Bukit Lawang, lies in South of Gunung Leuser national park. Here young orangutans are taught self preservation skills by human teachers for a return to their original habitat. The center is a 45 minutes walk from Bukit Lawang at the end of a river trail. A canoe on a cable is provided for crossing the river. Besides of to observe the Sumatra orangutans, Bahorok is place for the adventurous.

About The Orangutans

One of the great apes, usually vegetarian & tailes & equivalent to the African gorilla & Chimpanzee. Their name, in Indonesia, means "Man of the forest". Orangutans are often loners & do not travel in large families. Another orangutans rehabilitation center is in Tanjung Puting National Park Central kalimantan serves the quite distinct Bornean subspecies of this endangered ape.

Berastagi

A lovely tourist town that located in the karo highlands known for various kinds of flowers, vegetable & fruits most famous of which is the "Marquisa"  passion fruit. It is 66 km southwest of Medan & surrounds by two volcanoes : Mt. Sibayak & Mt. Sinabung.

Lake Toba & Parapat

The centerpiece of Sumatra is the gigantic crater Lake Toba. With 80 km length, 40 km width & 450m deep, Lake Toba is the largest lake in Southeast Asia. It was a caldera of giant volcano that collapsed arround 100.000 years ago. Now Lake Toba has become one of the major tourist destinations in Indonesia, offers its natural beauty, cool climate & rich culture of the Batak people. On shore of Lake Toba there is Parapat, the embarkation point for ferries & boat to Samosir island. It is busy resort mostly by tourism.

Samosir Island

Located right in the middle of Lake Toba, Samosir island covers an area of 630 square-km. this island is home of the fiercest but kind hearted Toba Bataks. Visiting the village of Tomok, Tuk-tuk, Simanindo, Ambarita are recommended for traditional Batak Toba houses & local dances.

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Fantastic Lake Toba and Orang Utan Tour - MEDAN TRAVEL AGENT

5D/4N Fantastic Lake Toba and Orang Utan Tour
Day 01 : Medan -Bukit Lawang
Day 02 : Bukit Lawang - Berastagi
Day 03 : Berastagi - Parapat - samosir
Day 04 : Samosir Tour - Medan 
Day 05 : Hotel - Airport 


Day 01 : Medan -Bukit Lawang
Arrival in Polonia Int` airport, after clearance at the immigration Meet and Greet with our friendly and experience tour guide : "Selamat Datang di Medan". Transfer to local restaurant for lunch. The city tour will started to visit maimun palace and the great mosque of medan, Chinese temple, kesawan deli parijs van sumatera, merdeka explanade, post office and the old deboer hotel. Then proceed to Bukit Lawang regency to see the rehabilitation centre of Orang Utan at Bahorok Village . drive approximately 4 hours from Medan. Passing rubber, palm oil plantation with country side landscape. Upon arrival at Bahorok, transfer to Bukit Lawang Cottage for overnight. Dinner served at hotel. Rest of the day free to explore the resort and enjoy the natural atmosphere at the Gunung Leusser National park or rest and relax. {L,D}

Day 02 : Bukit Lawang - Berastagi
Breakfast at hotel. After processing the permit, walk and climb up trought sumatra rain forest until the feeding site of orang utan. Enjoy your time by exploring the activity of orang utan during the feeding time. Return to Bukit Lawang Cottage for lunch and check-out. Leave Bahorok to Berastagi, karo highland. On the way visit crocodile farm, upon arrival at Berastagi, check-in to hotel. dinner served at hotel, at the night free program. {B/L/D}

Day 03 : Berastagi - Parapat - samosir
Breakfast at hotel. Visit peceran village to see the old and traditional house of Batak Karo, Next visit gundaling hill for viewing berastagi town and two active volcanos sibayak and sinabung then visit fruit and flower market to hunting local Souvenir Continue to visit sipiso-piso water fall with 120 m from the northen side of lake toba. Then proceed to pematang purba to see the palace of king purba. Enjoy the short break at simarjarunjung hill the high point of lake toba for viewing Lake Toba to taste the ginger tea with fried banana(own acount). Proceeds to Parapat and upon arrival lunch at local restaurant, and cross the lake toba by ferry boat to samosir island, check-in to hotel. in the afternoon you can walk around tuk-tuk or swim in the clearly of lake toba, chek-in to toledo inn hotel. dinner will be served at hotel. at the night Free program . {B/L/D}

Day 04 : Samosir Tour - Medan
Breakfast at hotel, samosir island tour first will visit ambarita to see the stone chair, used to punish prisoner and enemies into dead during sialagan kingdom, next visit tomok village to see the old tomb of king sidabutar and shopping local souvenir. Across the lake return to Parapat and proceed for lunch at local restaurant. Drive back to Medan by passing sumatra`s plantation such as rubber,palm oil and cocoa. Enroute stop at Pematang Siantar the second biggest city after Medan for purchase local snack call tang-tang, teng-teng, ting-ting made from peanut upon arrival at medan check-in hotel. Dinner at local restaurant, at the night free program. {B/L/D}

Day 05 : Hotel - Airport
Breakfast at Hotel. Free program till Transfer to airport for next destination. Tour end. {B}

Tour fee included :

• Entrance fee
• Private deluxe transportation
• 4 night hotel Accomodation
• Daily breakfast - meals  4x Lunch + 4x Dinner
• Friendly and experience tour guide
• Daily mineral water
• Welcome snack upon arrival
• Permit to visit Orang Utan

Tour fee excluded :

• Return air line ticket
• Airport tax
• Optional tour
• Tip for tour guide and driver
• Personal expences

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Wonderful Medan Lake Toba Tour

4D/3N wonderful Medan Lake Toba Tour

Day 01    : Medan - Parapat
Day 02    : Samosir Island Tour - Parapat - Berastagi
Day 03    : Berastagi - Medan city tour 
Day 04    : Hotel - Airport  



Day 01    : Medan - Parapat
Arrive at Polonia Hotel airport. "WELCOME TO MEDAN". After clearance at the immigration meet and greet with our tour guide. A welcome snack box and daily mineral water will waiting in the bus. Tour proceed to parapat, distance 176km, 4hours journey from Medan. Tour will passing sumatra plantation such as palm oil, rubber, cocoa Enroute short break will be at Pematang Siantar the second biggest city after medan, for purcase local snack call tang-tang, teng-teng, ting-ting. Made from peanut Upon arrival at Parapat, transfer to local restaurant for lunch. Check-in hotel. Rest of the day free program. Dinner served at hotel. {L/D}

Day 02    : Samosir Island Tour - Parapat - Berastagi
Breakfast at hotel. An exiting tour of samosir island will be arranged. To visit Ambarita village to see the Table and Stone chair, used to punish prisoner and enemies into dead during the Siallagan kingdom. Next visit is tomok village to see the old stone tomb of king Sidabutar and shopping local souvenir and local handy craft. Across the lake return to parapat and proceed for lunch at local restaurant, then tour continue to Berastagi,the highland resort at Karo Regency. Enroute stop for panorama view of Lake Toba from the hill of Simarjarunjung. The high point of lake toba to taste ginger tea with fried banana (own acount) Then continues to Pematang Purba to see the Long House, the palace of King Simalungun in the ancient time. Next stop at Tongging to see the sipiso-piso waterfall with 120 m and view of Lake Toba from the northern part. Upon arrival at Berastagi check-in to hotel, dinner will served at hotel . at the night Free program.{B,L,D}

Day 03    : Berastagi - Medan city tour
Breakfast at hotel. Proceed to visit fruits and flowers market to hunting local souvenir, then visit gundaling hill for viewing Berastagi town and 2 active famous volcanos, mount sibayak and sinabung. Next visit Peceran village to see traditional houses of Batak Karo. Drive back to Medan, a distance of 66KM, 2hours drive via sembahe resort, city tour in medan visit maimun palace, great mosque, the Chinese temple, kesawan deli parijs van Sumatra, merdeka esplanade, post office and the old debour hotel. Shopping at pasar ikan, medan mall fashion out let for jeans and sun plaza.  check-in to hotel. Dinner will serve at local restaurant. Enjoy the night life of medan. {B/L/D}

Day 04    : Hotel - Airport
Breakfast at hotel free at leisure and transfer to airport for next flight. {B}

Tour fee included :

•     Private deluxe transportation
•     3 night hotel Accomodation
•     Daily breakfast - meals  3x Lunch + 3x Dinner
•     Friendly and experience tour guide
•     Daily mineral water
•     Welcome snack upon arrival
•     Entrance fee

Tour fee excluded :

•    Return air line ticket
•    Airport tax
•    Optional tour
•    Tip for tour guide and driver
•    Personal expences

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