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
Where to Go in Sumatra
Gunung Leuser National Park
"There are at least 130 different types of mammal here, including the tiger, elephant, rhinocheros and Orangutan, none of which can be found living together in the same habitat anywhere else in the world. It is also home to..." Click here for more.
Bukit Lawang
"Meaning ‘gateway to the hills’, Bukit Lawang sits on the edge of Gunung Leuser National Park and alongside the Bohorok River. It is famous for its Orang-utan Centre and known as a starting place for treks into the jungle..." Click here for more.Tangkahan
"It
won't be too long before the secret is out and Tangkahan becomes a
standard stop on the traveller's itinerary through Sumatra. As it
stands at the moment it is simply the most beautiful spot in North
Sumatra. With a crystal green river to swim in, a hot-spring to soak
in and a waterfall to shower under..." Click
here for more.Lake Toba
‘Undiscovered’ by Europeans until 1853 and endorsed ever since as ‘the jewel of South East Asia’, Danau Toba lives up to the monicker. Before even arriving, one can be dazzled by the array of statistics about the place. It was created by a massive volcanic explosion 75,000 years ago..." Click here for more.Berastagi
"...it is the scenery and cool, clean air that most people come to enjoy in Brastagi; snuggled as it is in the lush Karo Highlands and at the feet of Mt. Sinabung and Mt. Sibayak; both active volcanoes that you can climb in a day..." Click here for more.
Mt. Sibayak Volcano
"At 2100m it is the easiest and closest volcano to Medan and can be climbed without a guide as long as you’re in fairly good shape and the weather is fine, which means leaving fairly early in the morning from Berastagi..." Click here for more.Mt. Sinabung Volcano
"Rising impressively volcano-like 2460m above the the Karo Highlands and situated a little to the west of Berastagi, Sinabung is a more challenging climb than the nearby Sibayak Volcano..." Click here for more.Sipisopiso Waterfall
"Sipisopiso is a gorgeous and often overlooked place to visit. The 110m waterfall gushes seemingly from a hole in the face of a cliff..." Click here for more.Tongging
"Tongging is a lethargic little fishing village at the north end of Lake Toba near to the spectacular Sipisopiso Waterfall and an hour or so's drive from Bukit Lawang. Pinned in on three side by lush green hills and the vast expanse of the lake spread out before it, Tongging certainly doesn’t lack scenery..." Click here for more.Ketembe
"Ketembe tends to get over-looked and over-shadowed by its more accessible rival, Bukit Lawang. Situated thirty kilometres north of the closest town of any signifcance, Kutacane, it takes at least seven hours to get there by public bus from Medan..." Click here for more.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..." Click here for more.Medan
"The third largest city in Indonesia and the largest in Sumatra. Medan began its life as a little village until the mid 19th century when the Dutch colonists began to recognise its vast potential for agriculture thanks to the volcanically enriched soil. Tea, coffee, tobacco..." Click here for more.
