Toba Tour from Medan is a day tour to Parapat. Parapat is small town in North Sumatra province on the edge of Lake Toba, on the Uluan Peninsula where it forms the narrowest eastern link to Samosir Island. It is the primary transit point by ferry for visitors going to Samosir Island, and connected via Trans-Sumatran Highway to Pematang Siantar by a 48 km road. Administratively it is part of Simalungun Regency.
Lake Toba Tour from Medan
07.00am : Pick up from your Hotel and greeted by your driver/tour guide
07.15am : Proceed around 5 hours journey to Parapat Lake Toba via Pematang Siantar Town – 2nd largest city in North Sumatera and pass through many rubber and palm oil plantations.
10.00am : Enroute stop at Patent Shop to buy local food products such as Teng Teng or Ting Ting.
10.30am : Visit Kwan Im Temple in Siantar
12.00am : Arrive at Parapat, a town on the shore of serene Lake Toba. Transfer to local restaurant for lunch.
01.00pm : After lunch, we will take a ferry trip across the crystal clear waters of lake Toba to Samosir Island – a large Volcanic island that is located in the middle of Lake Toba and has claimed to be the fifth largest lake island in the world. The island is the centre of the batak toba culture and many of this people’s artefacts remain on the island. Visit Tomok Village to see the ancient tomb of King Sidabutar.
(The groups with a minimum of 14 persons, will be added to visit Ambarita village)
04.00pm : Transfer back to Parapat.
05.00pm : Return to Medan.
10.00pm : Arrive at Medan, drop to your hotel. Tour End.