Where to Go
Gunung Leuser National Park
Bukit Lawang
Tangkahan
Lake Toba
Berastagi
Mt. Sibayak volcano
Mt. Sinabung volcano
Sipisopiso Waterfall
Tongging
Ketembe
Lake Kawar
Medan

What to Do
Jungle Trekking
Elephant Trekking
White-Water Rafting
River-Tubing
Volcano Climbing
Bohorok Orangutan Centre
Maimoon Palace

What to Know
About "Hello Mister Travel"
Introduction to Sumatra
Topography
History
Getting to Sumatra
Getting Around Sumatra
Terms & Conditions

Accommodation
Bukit Lawang
Tangkahan
Berastagi
Tongging
Tuk Tuk
Ketembe

The Tours
Bukit Lawang Short Stay
The Jungle Trail
The Toba Trail
The North Sumatran Trail

Lake Kawar

This lovely little spot is an hour away from Berastagi and approximately 4km from Sigaranggarang, a village right at the bottom of Mt. Sinabung and the usual setting off point for climbing the volcano.

It’s a peaceful place, with only a couple of very simple food places that barely qualify for the term ‘cafe’, and a few homes dotted around. There is a campsite with toilets and a few pagodas to shelter from the sun while taking in the tranquil view of the lake and surrounding rainforest.

It’s common to stay here the night before making the climb up Sinabung, in order to get an early start. To arrange to climb Sinabung, click here...