tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8484767739763822652011-11-27T15:47:10.860-08:00The Natural Tourism Object in IndonesiaItarnoreply@blogger.comBlogger641100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848476773976382265.post-71206131905065015382011-03-08T18:30:00.000-08:002011-03-08T18:30:47.159-08:00

Another best song from tanah karo for us

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Indonesia has always been popular with travelers as it attracts the curious with the mystique of its ancient and colorful history. It offers the holiday makers a chance to have fun under the sun in the scenic sandy beaches. Over the years, Indonesia has become more popular and this wonderful nation has caught the attention of all segments of travelers. It’s no longer just the sun worshippers

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Bali in Indonesia is one of the most visited tourist spots in the world right now. With its magnificent beauty, people have been enticed to sample what it has to offer, and there are certainly a lot. The beaches of Bali are one of a kind. People will find many aquatic activities that they can do while vacationing there to fill their time. There is scuba diving, snorkeling, surfing, and

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Tourism General The Berbak National Park comprises an area of 190.000 ha. of peat (110,000 ha) and freshwater swamp (60,000 ha). A smaller part consists of mangrove forest. The park is situated on the east coast of Sumatra in the province Jambi. Nine months of the year large areas of the park are flooded. Therefor, the best time to visit the park is during the dry season from June till October

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Komodo National Park is located between the islands of Sumbawa and Flores in the Lesser Sunda Islands, at a distance of 200 nautical miles to the east of Bali. It has a total land area of 75,000 hectares and encompasses a number of islands, the largest of which are Komodo (34,000 hectares), Rinca (20,000 hectares), Padar, Nusa Kode, Motang, numerous smaller islands, and the Wae Wuul sanctuary on

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The natural tourisme object Bali Barat National Park lies at the western side of Bali and is 77,000 ha, some 10% of Bali's total land area. The park is the last refuge of one of the most endangered birds of the world: the Bali Starling. Bali Barat is mountainous and consists of primary monsoon forest, mangrove forest, savannah and coral islands. The peninsular Prapat Agung, with its extensive

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Indonesia is a place of many cheap national park in the world. One of the interesting cheap national park in Indonesia is Siberut National Park.It is located in Siberut island and the distance from West Sumatra is about155 km across the mentawaian strait. The trip to Siberut take 10 hours on the regular ferry departing Padang 4 times a week. Boot charters may be arranged from Padang port.A PLACE

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U.S. president-elect Barack Obama had spent part of his childhood in Jakarta Indonesia. During he was living in Indonesia certainly Obama has often eat the food of Indonesia. Long time he has leaves from Indonesia, but he is still remembering some favorite foot from Indonesia.Obama missing 'rambutan, bakso and nasi goreng' The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Wed,

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Tarutung city in North Tapanuli, North Sumatra, is known not only with Sisingamangaraja legend, the king of the Batak people that known as magic bullet and insensitive. However, the area that can reached about five hours from Medan by car is also synonymous with the Christian spiritual tourism. One of these is bukit Monumen Salib Kasih (Love Cross monument) in the hill Dolok Si Atas

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Taman Simalem Resort in Merek, Karo District, North Sumatra, will be the spectacular tourism object that is expected to invite many traveler from inside and outside Indonesia. The Governor of north sumatra Syamsul Arifin got the opportunity to come and review the tourism object in Saturday (21 / 2) He said that he is very impressed with the beauty of natural rain forest in the this area.Taman

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Mount Dempo is one of the most interested place to visit . It is a natural objects in tourism located in Pagaralam. It is the highest peak in southern Sumatra, and could be reached about 6 hours directly by car from Palembang (Palembang is a biggest city at South Sumatra ) . The distance from Palembang is about 300 miles.The liquor tends to be viewed with a touch of body and meatiness. Dempo

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Gunung Rinjani National Park covers an area of 41,330 hectares on the northern part of Lombok. The peak of Gunung Rinjani reaching up to 3,726m dominates the landscape.Gunung Rinjani National Park offers the beauty of the volcano, the Segara Anakan Crater Lake and the challenge of climbing the mountain. There are also guided village tours which provides a glimpse of local culture and the

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The Kerinci Seblat National Park comprises an area of 1.5 million ha in four provinces: West Sumatra, Jambi, Bengkulu and South Sumatra. A large part of the biggest national park of Sumatra lies above 400 m and is relatively cool. The park probably contains the largest contiguous population of the Sumatran Rhino, estimated at between 250 and 500 individuals.Due to the fact

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North Sumatra, with it's colourful, ethnically-mixed population, is Indonesia's most populous province outside Java. It now has over 11 million inhabitants more than the entire population of Kalimantan or all of the islands of Nusa Tenggara.

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The other interesting place in Indonesia is Bintan Island. Bintan Resorts may be less than an hour's of catamaran ride away from Singapore, but it's worlds apart in terms of what we have to offer. The resort-destination spreads across the northern shores of Bintan and faces the South China Sea, and comprises a good range of beach resorts and hotels to suit the budgets and needs of all

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Tanah karo is one of the interesting place to visit in indonesia. The other place the most wanted by visitor is Bali. There are many nice place in the Bali Indonesia. One of them is Jimbaran Bali. The Jimbaran Bali is located in the heart of Jimbaran Village, a couple minutes of walk from the beautiful white sandy beach and 10 minutes drive from the airport. The luxury villas are designed in a

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Many tourists choose to use Medan as a point-thru fast travel to other places in Sumatra, but the city offers a glimpse of a large Indonesian city still unfrequented by western tourists, and can not be quickly dismissed. However, Medan, more chaotic and have less than Jakarta or mat Denpasar and open sewers abound. In addition, not as many people speak English in Medan, as in other big cities in

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Medan's international airport, known as Polonia International Airport (MES) and is located about 15 minutes from the Medan city. Domestic departure tax increased from Medan on 15 August 2005 from Rp15, 000 to Rp25, 000, while the international departure tax remains constant at Rp100, 000. Domestic a better international terminal from the terminal (the new terminal is scheduled to open in 2009),

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The term "Batak" is used to refer the original resident of North Sumatra. The areas referred to as their country is stretching from Medan up to the areas around lake Toba and further South in Mandailing regency, the border of West and North Sumatra. Four sub-group is known for this Batak tribe those are Batak Karo, Batak Toba, Batak Mandailing, and Batak Simalungun. There is no physical and

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This 30 m high waterfall is 11 Km from the monument in Berastagi on the road to Medan. Black Gibbons, Macaques, Squirrels, Hornbills, Pythons, Butterflies and lots of herbal plants and birds can be seen here. Take the stairs down from the road just at the Karo-Deli Serdang border. There are many small stalls along the main road here selling boild and grilled corn. We can take any bus or minibus

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Oukup is Karo traditional steam bath. The mixture of the spices used includes skin of oranges traditionally one will cover him self with blanket or the like and put the hot water with the boiled spices, leaves and oranges skin under his seat usually a chair. Nowadays the process of doing this already modernized and one who wants to have steam bath will sit in a small room and the steam is sent to

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According to Toba Batak mythology, the Age of Si Boru Deak Parujar (thecreatrix of the earth) was followed by the Age of Si Raja Batak (thefirst man); the mythic era of the gods was replaced by the historicalera of mankind.The sacred mountain of the Batak people,Mount Pusuk Buhit, symbolically forms both a boundary and a connectionbetween the seven generations of deities that descended from Si

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Bukit Tinggi (Indonesian for high hill) is one of the larger cities in West Sumatra, with a population of over 91,000 people and an area of 25.24 km². It is situated in the Minangkabau highlands, 90 km by road from the West Sumatran capital city of Padang. Bukit Tinggi is located at 0°18′20″S, 100°22′9″E, near the volcanoes Mount Singgalang (inactive) and Mount Marapi(still active). At 930 m

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When you visit Sumatera, don't foget to visit Parapat, the city around Toba Lake. Parapat has developed for and with tourism. It has a huge selection of hotels and restaurants but, unfortunately, the last five years have been very quiet and many establishmnet have closed down, either temporary or for good. Most tourist are local or from neighboring countries. Westerners normally just pass through

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Description : A small hill nice town, the distance is 70km from Medan, with cool weather and two volcanoes to climb Comments :  The town is not the attraction. The volcanoes are.  Orientation ?  Easy ! Everything along Jalan Veteran, the main broad street ! What to do ? Get info about the weather and climbing dangers  / Trek up toward a view and volcano smokes / Trek down toward hot springs and

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Batak is a collective term used to identify a number of ethnic groups found in the highlands of North Sumatra Indonesia. Their heartland lies to the west of Medan centred on Lake Toba. In fact the "Batak" include several groups with distinct, albeit related, languages and customs (adat). While the term is used to include the Toba, Karo, Pak Pak, Simalungun, Angkola and Mandailing groups, some of

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Samosir Island, The giant dry "island of the dead" in the middle of LakeToba. It's a grim reminder of a second powerfull eruption, about 30.000years ago.Samosir island is an approximately almost as big as Singapore Island,often described as the heartland of Batak culture, with their traditionaldwellings are elevated house made of hard wood, and are located amidstbeautiful mountain scenery.The two

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Kebun Binatang Medan zoo has taken a lot of interest from the citizen. Around 1.000 visitors visited this zoo each week ends. In working days, the number of visitors is about 150 visitors every time days. One of them was the Sumatran Tiger or Panthera Tigris Sumatrae, only founds in Sumatran Island. The Sumatran tiger occupied in the low land forest, the mountainous and semi-mountainous forest,

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****Grand Angkasa International Jl. Sutomo No.1 - Medan 20235 Tiara Medan Hotel & Convention**** Jl. Cut Mutiah, Medan 20152 ****Best Western Asean Jl. H.Adam Malik No.5, Medan PO. Box 2495 Novotel Soechi Medan**** Jl. Cirebon No.76-A, Medan ****Emerald Gardenia Jl. Kol.Yos Sudarso No.1, Medan

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Air Panas Panabungan is considered to be the mother of all hot springs in Tarutung. the water is almost boiling and contains much sulphur.The pool where the water comes out of the ground is approximately 10x10 m and surrounded by rocks colored by sulphur. One meter from the pool is a small stream into which teh hot water enters. In this stream it is nice to take a

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Lau Debuk-debukThe Lau Debuk-debuk hot springs are one of the most popular attraction of Berastagi. The hot springs that most tourist visit is however not Lau Debuk-debuk, but the Gunung Semangat hot springs, which sloppily is also called Lau Debuk-debuk. The real Air Panas Lau Sidebuk-debuk has 5 pools with a maximum depth of 1,85 m. Every month on a

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Taman Buaya is located in Desa Asam Kumbang, 5 km from downtown Medan. It started as a hobby for Mr. Lo Tham Muk in 1959 with 12 crocodiles and ended up as a business, however, the food cost and the regulations make it difficult for the farm to develop. Most crocs are in a big artificial lake. Young

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With it's famous megalithic stone altars and furniture, spectacular traditional architecture, and complex religious rites, this fasctinating island offers a journey in to the past. Nias island lies approximately 125 km south west of Sibolga city. The land has rolling mountainous terrain, gorges, ravines, and rivers ans is subject to earth quakes. The northern half of the island is sparsely

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Lingling Gara Cave (Goa Lingling Gara)This cave is unique in that it has naturally formed tables and chairs. It used to be a place of protection and rest for hunters who were being chased by wild animals. It is 100 km by bus from Berastagi to this place and then a one hour walk from Desa Mardinding.Sikulikap WaterfallThis waterfall drops about 30 meters and produces natural serene sounds. It is

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Karo Regency is the production centre of this commodity.Varities of oranges cultivated in Karo nowadays are Siam, Washington, Sunkist, Padang, Honey Siam etc.The favorite type for local consumer is honey Siam so this type dominates citrus cultivation in Karo.Honey Siam in typical orange with the following characteristics : Sweet like Honey, round or oval form, thick coated up to 2 - 4 mm, inner

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1. Tourism development at Lau Debuk-debuk and Semangat Gunung Hot Object : Hot Spring Existing facilities : Land area 7 hectares, asphalted road, electricity, drinking water, telephone network Invesment Opportunity : Hotel and Restaurant2. Tourism development of Mount Sibayak Area Existing facilities are hotmixed road, track way and conservation forest.3. Tourism development at

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The Regency of Deli Serdang consists of a coastal area (on the Straits of Malaka), lowlands, highlands and mountains.Geographically, Deli Serdang is located in the eastern part of North Sumatra between latitude 2°, 57' North and longitude 3º 16' East and has an area of 439,793.5 Hectares.The area can be classified into 3 regions: lowlands at 10 - 50 meters above sea level, foothills at 50 - 499

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North Tapanuli is a main tourism region in the province of North Sumatra. Geographically, North Tapanuli is located at latitude 1º 2' 24" North and longitude 90° 99' 35" East and borders on the north with Karo Regency, and on the west with Central Tapanuli. Its area is 1,060,530 hectares including Lake Toba which covers 11,260 hectares.Topographically, North Tapanuli lies on the ridges of Bukit

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North Sumatra lies at latitude l°N - 4°N, longitude 98°E - 100°E, and borders on the special region of Aceh on the north, the province of West Sumatra and Riau on the south, the Malacca straits on the east, and the Indian Ocean on the west. The total land area of North Sumatra covers an area of 71,680 sq km, with 10,256,027 inhabitants. The province of North Sumatra is comprised of 11 regencies,

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The area around Berastagi is the main fruit, vegetable and flower growing area for North Sumatera, and is famous for Marquisa, or passion fruit, which is a popular drink and which is grown only in a few part of Indonesia. Berastagi's elevation of 4,600 feet above sea level gives it a cool climate, so it is a comfortable place to stay. There is a golf course walking distance from the town

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Loknya River and Waterfall is located at Bandar Baru Village Sibolangit District Deli Serdang Regency North Sumatra IndonesiaIt is about 50Km from Medan City.It is a nice recreation palace for Swimming and Taking Photo. We can reach this place with Rental Car, Private Car, Take Public Bus (Sinabung

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The fact of Puntungan Meriam Putri Hijau we can find in Countryside Sukanalu and Seberaya which still assumed by society have magic until now. It is cleaned every year by local society. Distance from Berastagi town to Countryside Sukanalu is about 23 Km and Distance from Berastagi town to Seberaya is about 7 Km. To visit this tour object we can use large size vehicle and / or public bus

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This is the most common activity that each person has to do, while in Berastagi. The climbing is generally not very difficult and there is no requiment to do this tour, but there are still a few points where people used to walk will certainly suffer less (or nothing at all), then other people who have not been used to walking. It's usually 3 hours to reach the top without "yes - big" difficulties

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Danau Toba was created by an immense volcano eruption and is known as the deepest lake on earth, at least 1475 feet (450 metres) deep. In the middle lies the island of Samosir, the result of a second eruption, around 30.000 years ago. Most of the island’s hotels and restaurants are situated at the peninsula of Tuktuk. One traditional Toba

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This photo was taken by me at January's 2008. Location is at main street between KabanJahe and Berastagi city.I took this image using my mobile phone N 6233 with 2 MP Resolution from running car.From this location i enjoyed a beautiful sibayak mountain panorama.

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Mount Sibayak located at Tanahkaro Karo plateau with height 2.094 m from sea level. Sibayak mount can reach from two place that is: from RajaBerneh countryside and from Brastagi town. this Mount Sibayak represent firing mount which still is active, and have cauldron which sloping enough to be gone down and see not too dangerous so long as don't too near by.This mount not so difficult to climb

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Sibayak International Address Jl. Merdeka Brastagi Phone (0628) 91301 Fax (0628) 91307 Rose GardenAddress Jl. Peceran 30Phone (0628) 91777Fax (0628) 91777 Sinabung International Address Jl. Kolam Renang Brastagi Phone (0628) 91400 Fax (0628) 91300 Rudang HotelAddress Jl. Sempurna

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Berastagi is situated in the upland of North Sumatra Province. Wedged between Mount Sibayak (2,049 m) and Mount Sinabung (2,451 m), it has cool climate, beautiful scenery, and several tourist attractions. With a well-developed infrastructure, the city is perfect for weekend getaways or longer holidays. Berastagi has always been a favorite weekend spot for Medan’s citizen since the 1.5

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Liang Ndahar Cave have 3 big room with size 500 m², 400 m² and 300 m², and also its has some small room. In cave there are wellspring emiting a stream of through small tunnel Countryside Bekerah and above cave wall there are nestle float and bat. This place is around 40 Km from Berastagi.

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Tongging located at 35 km south side of Berastagi. It is at edges Danau Toba.From Tongging, one can get a panoramic view of Danau Toba. This panoramic more beautiful with view hill Sipiso-piso and Tongging waterfall at its left and right side.

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Gundaling Hill is a 1575 meter hill in Berastagi. As Berastagi itself is already 1300 meters above sea level, the height of Gundaling hill is only about 200-300 meters above the town. From the top of Gundaling Hill, one can get a panoramic view of Berastagi, although often the souvenir stalls on Gundaling Hill block the otherwise marvellous view.There is a park on Gundaling Hill, with statues of

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Bandar Baru is located near the Sibolangit Camping Ground with its cool and fresh climate. A lot of restaurants and losmen are available. It is a popular weekend destination for local people from Medan, since it is only about 40 km from Medan and about 16 km from Berastagi. The place can be reached by bus or other local transportation.Bandar Baru has some nice place be sides Camping Ground like

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Sembahe is located on the main road to Berastagi, about 36 km from Medan. Lots of visitors come to this place to enjoy swimming in the fresh river water, and eating fresh fruits (such as durian, mangosteens, and yellow fruits according to the season). Sembahe is surrounded by thick forests.

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Hot water flows out of the riverbank opposite teh accommodation. It is a nice place tosit and let the water flow over oneself. You can walk over through the river. It is only knee deep, if it has not been raining.There is an approximately 10 m high waterfall, a three-hour trek from Tangkahan. A guide is recommended, the trek starts behind the accommodation.

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Pemandian alam Sibiru-biru is a bathing site along a relatively fast flowing river. The location is lush and there are a few stalls selling drinks and light food. The location is 1 km beyond Sibiru-biru. Air Panas Penen, 36 km from Medan, is a hot spring next to the road 500 m beyond the village of Penen. The bathing site is on the left hand side, opposite a coffee shop. The warm water contains

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The Lau Debuk-debuk hot springs are one of the most popular attraction of Berastagi. The hot springs that most tourist visit is however not Lau Debuk-debuk, but the Gunung Semangat hot springs, which sloppily is also called Lau Debuk-debuk. The real Air Panas Lau Sidebuk-debuk has 5 pools with a maximum depth of 1,85 m. Every month on a certain day, a unique traditional Karonese ceremony/event

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This North Sumatra garden was founded in 1974 and is situated at Sibolangit on the slopes of the volcano Sibayak at an altitude of about 500 m, it covers an area of 20 hectares 150 acres) and has a forest reserve of about 100 hectares 1250 acres) with an altitude of between 300 and 550 m. Though historically falling under the jurisdiction of the Bogor Botanic Gardens, the Sibolangit Garden has

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Located on the north side of Lake Toba, the 360-foot waterfall is visible from a gazebo near the food and souvenir stands.

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For the adventurous, a trip to Sumatera’s inland wilderness, crossing rivers and climbing steep, jungle-clad hills is a must. Soul Ii of the Mount Leuser National Park, the Rehabilitation Center for Orang-utans at Bohorok is open to the public.

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Located at Tongkoh, 59 km from Medan. The arboretum was established in 1916, and renovated and renamed Great Bukrit Barisan Forest Park 1989.

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Located some 15 km from Berastagi, this is a unique Batak Karo village where traditional houses are still well preserved and inhabited today. Five to six families live in each house and for a small donation will give you a tout of the house.

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Berastagi is a lovely tourist town in the Karo highlands on the way from Medan to Lake Toba. Berastagi is famous for its flowers, vegetables and fruit, most famous of which is the "Marquisa" passion fruit. The local markets are swarming with activity and scenes from traditional Karo life. Days are extremely pleasant and nights can be quite cool. Gundaling Hill provides a clear view of Mt. Sibayak

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