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
Volcano Climbing
There are around forty volcanoes on Sumatra, many of which are still active and a few that are relatively easily accessible.
The granddaddy of them all is, of course, Toba, the lake of which was formed around 70,000 years ago when the the area exploded in the biggest ‘supereruption’ of the last few million years. However, there isn’t much in the way of mountain left to climb at Lake Toba and swimming in the warm waters is probably your best bet.
The closest volcanoes to Toba to climb are Mt. Sibayak and Mt. Sinabung, both just a few hours away. Each of them can be climbed in a day, Sibayak without a guide whereas it is recommended that you hire one for Sinabung. To book a guide for climbing either of these volcanoes, click here...
Located in western Sumatra’s Kerinci Seblat National Park, Mt. Kerinci is the highest active volcano in Indonesia. At 3,800m it is a four or five day expedition to climb but the rewards, as you trek through some of the most magnificent scenery in Sumatra, are fantastic.
Currently the most active volcano in Indonesia is Mt. Marapi which towers 2,000m above Bukttingi an the Padang highlands of western Sumatra. There have been over fifty recorded small to moderate explosions since the 1700s, the last of which was in August 2004. It’s possible to climb Marapi in a day, although it’s usual to leave at night in order to catch sunrise at the summit. You will need a guide.
