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 Day 01
: MEDAN
Upon arrival at the airport, meet and greet by tour guide and then
direct transfer to the hotel for accommodation.
Day 02 : MEDAN - BRASTAGI
Breakfast at the hotel. Proceed for Medan city tour visiting the
Great Mosque, Sultan's Palace, which belonged to the royal families
of the Malay Tribe, Chinese Temple, the market place and the crocodile
farm with more than 1000 crocodiles. After lunch, proceed the drive
on the forested foothills of the Bukit Barisan where s-turns provides
panoramic view to the delightfully cool and picturesque town of
Berastagi with en-route stop at Lau Debuk a hot sulphur spring to
enjoy a well earned soak in the steaming sulphur laden water, and
the Nature reserved, which lies on an escarpment overlooking the
lowlands. Accommodation and dinner are provided at the hotel in
Brastagi.
Day 03 : BRASTAGI - PARAPAT
Breakfast at hotel. Then drive on the scenic back road across the
Karo Plateau to Parapat that skirts the northeastern edge of the
Toba caldera with stops en-route at fruit market selling wonderfully
fresh fruits, flowers and vegetables, Lingga Village to see a glimpse
of the way of life the Karo Batak tribe and their typical houses,
Tongging Hills to view the Northern part of Lake Toba and Sipiso-piso
waterfall, and also a visit to Pematang Purba to see the long house
(Ruma Bolon) of the Simalungun Batak tribe. On arrival in Parapat
proceed to hotel in Parapat for overnight. Accommodation and dinner
at the hotel in Parapat .
Day 04 : PARAPAT - LAKE TOBA CRUISE
Breakfast at hotel. A day tour by boat. Inland, visit to Ambarita
Village to see the stone furniture as the remnant of the megalithic
culture of the Toba Batak, Simanindo Village to see the long house
of the Toba Batak King, which now becomes a museum, and a chance
to watch Toba Batak folk dance that performed by the villagers,
Tao Island for a brief respite and swim in the tranquil water of
Lake Toba. Lunch en-route. Then proceed by boat to Tomok Village where carved statues
stand in an ancient graveyard as memorial to the kings of bygone
days, and chance to hunt souvenir. Dinner and accommodation at hotel.
Day 05 : PARAPAT - PADANG SIDEMPUAN
After breakfast, proceed the drive as the highway winds up into
Bukit Barisan mountains with panoramic view and a more hospitable
landscape of rice fields against a backdrop of a primary forest
to Padang Sidempuan with en route stop at Lumban Garga to see a
typical village of the Toba Batak tribe, market place in Balige,
and Tarutung, a small town located in Silindung Valley, for lunch.
Accommodation and dinner at hotel in Padang Sidempuan.
Day 06 : PADANG SIDEMPUAN - BUKIT TINGGI
Breakfast at hotel. Then continue driving on the same mountain range
up to Bukit Tinggi; the cultural capital of the Minang realm and
knows far and wide for the canny business sense, ubiquitous, spicy
hot cuisine and matriarchal ways, where the eyes are soothed by
more rice fields, dotted with neat little huts and bridges by the
river. Stop will be made at Usortolang Village to see the remnant
of the Mandailing Batak typical houses, Purba Village; being the
center of a huge Islamic Koranic school with hundreds of tiny huts,
and Bonjol Village where a monument marking the equator. Lunch will
be served en route. Accommodation and dinner at hotel in Bukit Tinggi.
Day 07 : BUKIT TINGGI
Breakfast at the hotel. Proceed to Batusangkar being a lively and
scenic town surrounded by a majestic rice terraces where local countryside
is dotted with Rumah Adat. En route stop at Pagaruyung to see the
palace, which was rebuilt on the ruin of the bygone Pagaruyung Empire,
Lima Kaum to see the stabbed and inscribed stone of the past king.
Lunch en route. After lunch, drives up over the low crater wall
and
down to Singkarak Lake passing through the charming hilltop village
of Balimbing to proceed the trip to back to Bukit Tinggi with stop
at Pandai Sikat; a small village famous for its woodcarving, embroidery
and loom weaving. Accommodation and dinner at the hotel.
Day 08 : BUKIT TINGGI
After breakfast, having city sightseeing tour of Bukittinggi featuring
Sianok Canyon, Fort de Kock known as one of the remnants of the
Dutch Colonial Government, museum and the colorful Pasar Atas. Afterwards,
drive on the road, which skirts the foot of Bukit Kapasan crosses
a lush valley up to Embun Pagi view the fascinating landscape over
looking the entire Lake Maninjau; a lake set inside of an ancient
crater. Stop will also be made at Koto Gadang village, which is
well known for its silverwork. Lunch en-route. Accommodation and
dinner at the hotel.
Day 09 : BUKIT TINGG - JAKARTA
Breakfast at the hotel. At the appropriate time, driving down to
the airport through deep ravines and dense forest across steep fern
covered slopes that afford fantastic views of Anai Valley to catch
the flight of onward destination.
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