Beautiful Lake Toba -The Remarkable Tourism in North Sumatra, Indonesia

Heri Supriyanto
4 min readJan 3, 2024

Lake Toba Tourism North Sumatra -Okay guys, after previously visiting Bukit Lawang to see Orangutans

Now we are visiting Lake Toba Tourism North Sumatra

Lake Toba Tourism North Sumatra is a large natural lake in Indonesia and it’s an ancient lake

It has a length of 100 kilometers, a width of 30 kilometers, and a depth of 505 meters

Located in the middle of the northern part of Sumatra island

Lake Toba Tourism North Sumatra — a popular tourist destination

In recent years, Lake Toba tourism in North Sumatra has become very popular.

As the best tourist destination in the world.

And not without reason,

Because the natural beauty of the spot is unquestionable.

And by the way, if you are on vacation there.

You can at the same time visit several other beautiful places.

The Beauty of an Ancient Lake

It is a very remarkable natural wonder.

This lake is thought to have been formed from the violent eruption of a volcano.

Mount Toba, occurred about 74,000 years ago.

The lake is actually more like an ocean than a lake.

Because It is huge.

In the middle of the largest volcanic lake in the world

There is also an island that is quite large, namely Samosir Island.

The beautiful ancient lake in North Sumatra -5 facts about Lake Toba

  1. The largest caldera lake in the world
  2. Lake Toba used to be Mount Toba
  3. Formed from 3 major eruptions of Mount Toba
  4. There are dozens of waterfalls around Lake Toba
  5. There are 5 volcanic islands in Lake Toba

Tourist attractions around Lake Toba

1. Lake Toba Tourism North Sumatra- Siadtaratas Hill

Siadtaratas hill is very instragramable place

So you can take many beautiful pictures there

you can build your tent and camp on Siadtaratas hill

However, the path is quite extreme and small

But It doesn’t matter.

Because your struggle will pay off when you reach Siadtaratas Hill.

2. Lake Toba Tourism North Sumatra- Holbung Samosir Hill

The attraction of Holbung Hill is the combination of the charm of Lake Toba.

Beautiful hills with beautiful weeds.

Holbung Hill Tourism offers an Instagrammable and cute photo spot.

In addition.

To enjoy the beauty of Holbung Hill.

You can also enjoy the cool air

So you will feel so comfortable and won’t wanna go home

3. The beautiful ancient lake in North Sumatra-Situmurun Waterfall

Situmurun Waterfall is one of the most famous waterfalls

That you can find around Lake Toba

The water that directly plunges into the lake is one of its uniqueness

You Take a motorboat

If you want to visit and witness the uniqueness of this Situmurun Waterfall

4. Lake Toba Tourism North Sumatra-Simarjarunjung Hill

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Simarjarunjung Hill is perfect for those of you who claim to be Millennial kids

There are many beautiful photo spots that you can use

Among them are extreme swing spots, footbridges, love-shaped flowers, and many others.

5. Sleep Elephant Hill

As the name implies

it is called Sleep Elephant Hill because it looks like a sleeping elephant.

One of the most coveted charms of Sleep Elephant Hill is the beauty of the sunrise and sunset.

You can also camp to enjoy the beautiful natural scenery from the top of the hill.

And watch the sparkling stars at night.

6. Geosite Sipinsur

This place offers cool air and the area is full of pine trees.

When you get here.

You want to quickly capture the moment to take pictures with the background of the lake.

Moreover, the atmosphere here is very cool.

Nowadays, the Sipinsur Geosite tour has become trending.

Because the President of the Republic of Indonesia Joko Widodo and first lady Iriana took the time to come here.

7. Efrata Waterfall

Efrata Waterfall has its uniqueness

Because it is a wide and very natural waterfall.

Efrata Waterfall offers coolness and fresh air

Perfect for you to take a break from your routine

8. Pusuk Buhit Mountain

Pusuk Buhit’s height reaches 1,077 meters above the lake’s surface.

The atmosphere is cool because it is at an altitude.

You can camp and build a tent.

Because the natural charm at night feels more serene.

The beautiful sprinkling of stars becomes a natural light throughout the night.

9. Paropo

Paropo Tour on Lake Toba.

One of the favorite tours in North Sumatra

You can go Camping and enjoy the lake water

It will be a fun activity when you visit Paropo

10. Dolok Nauli Park

If you want a calmer, cooler view.

And you can walk down the hill and reach the edge of the lake

Dolok Nauli Park can be a suitable alternative.

In addition to offering beautiful scenery

You can enjoy the calming charm of pine trees.

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Heri Supriyanto

I write about traveling especially Indonesian tourism, I am a blogger, traveler, and digital marketing enthusiast, I like personal-development and sex