Lake Toba is located in North Sumatra, Indonesia. Lake Toba is a volcanic lake with a length of 100 kilometers and 30 kilometers wide, and within approximately 505 meters. This lake is the largest lake in Indonesia and Southeast Asia.
Toba lake itself is a volcanic lake that occurs when there is an explosion of the volcano at 69000-77000 years ago, is expected as well as one of the largest volcanic explosions in the world.After the explosion, creating kaledra (depressions in the ground after a volcanic eruption), which was then filled with water and we now know as Lake Toba. Middle of Lake Toba there is also a small island which is also called the island.
Located 906 above sea level, this place is a haven for many interesting plants.
-crater-lake-toba vulanikNatural charm of Lake Toba
Toba Lake
If you been to Lake Toba, you may be surprised and think that the lake is more like a sea than a lake. In this area surrounded by hills, so the atmosphere around the lake is comfortable, cool and fresh air. There is beautiful scenery and fascinating. Especially in the evening scene at the lake will be very beautiful because the visitors can enjoy the beauty of the lake while watching the sunset.
The visitors can enjoy its beauty by swimming, rent a bike for around the lake, or boating to the island.
How to reach this area, from the city of Medan we can rent a car to Parapat which takes about 4 hours. Parapat is located about 185 km away from the capital city of northern Sumatra. We can also use the bus / follow the tour to visit this lake. In Parapat we can see the scenery of this lake, we can also cross to the island by boat crossing Samosir Island.
On the island of Samosir we can see the traditional house of Batak kings of ancient times are also graves of the kings in the region Tomok. Here there are also many souvenir shops that we can visit to buy a souvenir.
Little tips for those of you who want and are planning to go there, do not forget to bring a jacket and hat, because this place may seem cold to some.
