Have you ever visited North Sumatra? North Sumatra is one of the Indonesian provinces that has nature tourism. As an archipelago country, North Sumatra is part of the Indonesian archipelago that has a beautiful landscape.
Nature tourism of North Sumatra commonly comes from their most magnetic tourism visit. It contains natural lakes in Sumatra, hills, mountains, and beaches. Most of them are spread around the province in each region.
If you have a plan to explore some of the nature tourism of North Sumatra, better see some of the places below. You can make it as a reference for your holiday exploring North Sumatra which is similar to some of the natural attractions in West Sumatra.
Let’s see some of them below!
Toba lake is one of the most popular nature tourism in North Sumatra that is worth exploring. As the biggest natural lake in the world, Toba Lake is always crowded with tourist visits from time to time either from domestic or foreign tourists.
Toba Lake is made by the supermassive explosion of the volcanic mount thousands of years ago. The lake becomes the most iconic place to visit as it has beautiful scenery around. Moreover, it contains an island that calls as the Samosir Island.
Most of the people that live around Toba Lake are dominated by the Batak tribe. That is why when you visited the lake you will find so many traditional houses of the Batak tribe.
Samosir Island is one of the most popular nature tourism in North Sumatra that is worth exploring. It is located in the middle of Toba Lake so you need to take the ferry to get there.
Samosir Island contains the beauty of nature which come from the landscape surrounding the islands. It has a natural scenery of the green hills along the island, which contains a beautiful culture from the local Batak tribe.
Nias Island is one of the most popular nature tourism in North Sumatra that is worth exploring. The island has a complete nature tourist spot that you can explore within days that is similar to some of the tourist attractions in Asahan.
From the hills up to the beaches to explore in North Sumatra, the island has it all, which makes you more comfortable spending your holiday there. Moreover, the unique culture of the Nias people, which contains some of the Batak tribe will make you get the most amazing experience.
Lau Kawar Lake is one of the most popular nature tourism in North Sumatra that is worth exploring. It is located under the Sinabung mount of the Karo regency. The lake has beautiful scenery of the green forest from the mountain.
Just like Toba Lake, which has specific fish which only could live there, at Lau Kawar Lake you can also find some similar fish. It becomes the unique fish that people believe for some myth story inside.
Lau Kawar Lake is commonly crowded during holiday seasons and along the weekend. This place is not as big as Toba Lake but has the same beauty as the natural scenery around the lake.
Sipiso-Piso waterfall is one of the most popular nature tourism in North Sumatra that is worth exploring. It is located around the Tongging village of the Karo regency, which has the most natural scenery of the waterfall in North Sumatra.
Sipiso-Piso waterfall has about 800 meters in height, which makes it one of the highest waterfalls in Indonesia. The waterfall is surrounded by pine tree forest which makes it more beautiful to have sightseeing there.
Telaga Dwi Warna waterfall is one of the most popular nature tourism in North Sumatra that is worth exploring. It is located around the Sibolangit forest that forced you to hike the forest to get to the waterfall.
Telaga Dwi Warna waterfall has a unique combination of the waterfall, which contains two types of cold and hot water. There is cold water with a green color and hot water with white color.
Telaga Dwi Warna waterfall is not only popular among domestic tourists but also among foreign tourists as well. As one of the nature tourism of North Sumatra, this waterfall becomes a part of the forest conservation.
Salju Panas Dolok TInggi Raja is one of the most popular nature tourism of North Sumatra that is worth exploring. It is located around the Dolok Merawan village of the Tapian Dolok district at Simalungun regency.
Salju Panas Dolok Tinggi Raja is a kind of natural white crater that contains white soil along the area. That makes the area has a white color which is similar to the snow so people call it Salju, which means snow.
Salju Panas Dolok Tinggi Raja has the beauty of the blue water and is surrounded by a green forest of trees and white soil. That makes you feel in another world while spending your time there.
Mount Leuser national park is one of the most popular nature tourism in North Sumatra that is worth exploring. It has the most beautiful of the national park located under the Leuser mount.
Mount Leuser national park has mesmerizing scenery which contains an origin of the Indonesian flora and fauna. As a conservation forest, this national park is protected by the government to make the natural living of that flora and fauna from the extinct.
So, there are some of the most popular nature tourism in North Sumatra that is worth exploring. Have you ever visited them all? Which one that becomes your favorite so far?
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