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Lake Toba (Danau Toba) is a large lake in Sumatra, Indonesia.

Contents 1 Cities 2 Other destinations 3 Understand 4 Talk 5 Get in 6 Get around 7 See 7.1 Itineraries 8 Do 9 Sleep 10 Eat 11 Drink 12 Stay safe 13 Get out

Cities

• Parapat

Other destinations

• Samosir - the island in the middle

Understand

Lake Toba is an immense volcanic lake covering area 1707 sq km (bigger than Singapore) with an island in the center. Formed by a gigantic volcanic eruption some 70,000 years ago, Toba is probably the largest resurgent caldera on Earth.

The island in the middle - Samosir - is not a true island, as it's connected to the mainland at its most westerly point.

Talk

Get in

The main town is Parapat, about 4 hours by car from Medan (4-6 hours by public bus).

Get around

Local transportation around the lake takes the form of boats (cheaper, school boats with limited schedules and more expensive public boats that operate throughout the day).

See

Itineraries

Do

Sleep

Eat

• Jenny's Restaurant on Samosir Island, Tuk Tuk. There is only one or two roads in Tuk Tuk, so simply ask for Jenny's. Jenny and her husband Rinto run the very simple but cozy restaurant with view on the wonderful lake Toba. You will notice that every day the table cloth are being changed, a usually rare to find nicety and convenience. The curry is delicious. A must-try is the fresh lake-fish, steamed or grilled. Even western food like Schnitzel (breaded pork or chicken chop pan fried) is very good. For dessert try the fresh papaya that grows in the back-yard or a golden-brown banana pancake with chocolate sauce and a sprinkle of coconut. Once all the guests in the small place with only about 5 tables are fed and happy, Rinto will take the guitar from the wall and entertain his patrons. When he is singing old Batak songs about earlier times and you listen to the guitar tunes and his melancholic voice, your eyes wander over the lake and you feel like never leaving Samosir again.

Drink

Stay safe

Get out

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