Parapat is the biggest town on the north shore of Lake Toba with a concentration of lodging facilities. It connects the largest city in North Sumatra, Medan, with various destinations on the northern and eastern shores of the lake. Parapat is 4.5 hours south of Medan. To see it on the map, click here. On February […]

Gunung Leuser National Park is a large nature conservation area near Lake Toba. It covers a total area of 1,094,692 hectares (4,227 sq mi). Mount Leuser towering to 3,404 meters (11,200 ft) above sea level is the icon of the park that also includes native ecosystems from the coast lines to the deep tropical rainforest […]