Other Story from Lake Toba


Other interesting story comes from Lake Toba. A wide lake that located in North Sumatera Province and this is surrounded by three residences, Simalungun, Toba and Ambarita. This volcanic lake has 100 km at length and 30 km at large. Do not be surprised in case Lake Toba came out as the biggest lake in Indonesia.

Lake Toba beautifulness is so amazing. Around the lake is surrounded by highlands which creates fresh, cool and comfortable atmosphere. Tourist can enjoy the amazing lake Toba in many ways, like swimming, fishing, going around this lake by boat and even seeing and feeling the warm atmosphere at dusk while the sun was going down.

Another amazing view will be found at Samosir Island. This island who was made Lake Toba well known around the world due to it is located absolutely center of the lake. How an amazing view right if you are standing on an island that was surrounded by lake.
Read More..

Feel the Amazing Marine Tourism Only in Indonesia


Going abroad to take a vacation become a choice for several people. Beside give new experience because able to see new beautiful and natural view, also give more challenging adventure in strange country. Beautiful nature, culture wealthy and unique places becomes unforgettable value.

Indonesia which has Bali as the trend mark on its tourism destinations, also owns other 17 thousand islands where interesting to visit. Each islands must give unique experience to every body who visiting there. Moreover hundreds of ethnic group and language which are in Indonesia, of course more enough to describe how this country that was built by a motto “Bhineka Tunggal Ika” (Unity in Diversity) become interesting to visit.

Indeed, as an archipelago country with sea waters wide about 75 percent of it completely area, make the marine tourism become one of a lot of excellent tour destinations in Indonesia, like Bunaken sea garden, Kuta beach, lake Toba, Sunda Kelapa harbor, Seribu island and Komodo island.


Bunaken sea garden’s beautifulness is success in attracting a lot of people, especially for they who like diving or snorkeling. Not only Bunaken, we can see another beautiful and natural view on Siladen island where is not too far from Bunaken sea garden. Looking the wealthy and beautifully sea plants and animals where are in Bunaken sea garden and Siladen island of course will be gratify and unforgettable adventure. Moreover on the area, there Manado Tua island that gives similar interesting view.
Read More..

Leuser Mountain National Park and Leuser Ecosystem Area

Name of Leuser is coined from the name of the second highest mountain in Sumatera Island, that is Leuser Mountain with 3.404 m height. The word of Leuser is from "leusoh", which in Gayo language means "covered with cloud" and some interpret it as "the last heaven for animals". Leuser Ecosystem Area was firstly introduced through Minister of Forestry No. 277.Kpts-II/1995, which was then confirmed with a Presidential Decree No. 33 Year 1998. This region is very important not only for its high variety but also for its function as the community life resources around the area and as natural forest area in northern Sumatera.

Leuser development program is intended to create a condition suitable for the implementation of Leuser Ecosystem area preservation and effective in the long-run. This area is a natural fortress situated between Laut Tawar lake in Nangroe Aceh Darussalam province (NAD) and Lake Toba in North Sumatera Province. There are eleven districts in Aceh province, namely: Southeast Aceh, South Aceh, West Aceh, Aceh Singkil, Central Aceh, while in North Sumatera Province is included Deli Serdang district, Langkat, Dairi and Tana Karo. The Total width is about 2.5 millions HA. This region is situated on geographic position of 2,250-4,950 North Latitude and 96,350-98,550 East Longitude with avarage rainfall is 2.544 m per annum and avarage daily temperature is 260 C at day time and 210 C ata night time.

On March 6, 1980, wild life preservation region of Leuser Mountain was assigned as National Park of Leuser Mountain by Minister of Agriculture. Leuser Ecosystem
Region consist of National Park of Leuser Mountain, Wildlife Reserve, Protected Forest, Natural Reserve and so on. This Leuser Ecosystem Region (KEL) needs to be preserved
considering the function:
- KEL Forest as water run off
- KEL Forest as natural lungs
- Agriculture and fisher support
- Non-timber forest product resources like resin, rattan and bird cage
- Natural tourism research object
- Habitat for Sumatera-typical biological species.
Read More..