The Charm of Samosir Island in the Middle of Lake Toba

Toba Lake

Toba Lake is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Indonesia, especially in Medan in the north of Sumatra. Toba Lake is the largest volcanic lake in Indonesia, also in Southeast Asia. What makes it special comes from Samosir Island, an island that settled in the middle of the lake.

Toba Lake is the Best Travel Destination was covers an area of 1,707 km². We can say that it is 1000 km² more than in Singapore. It was formed about 70,000 years ago as a result of a giant volcanic eruption and is probably the largest cauldron in the world. Samosir, an island in the middle, was connected by a narrow strip of land to a caldera wall, which was cut to let ships through; Road bridge crosses the intersection. Samosir Island is the cultural center of the Batak tribe, the indigenous population of North Sumatra.

The eruption of the supervolcano (Mount Toba) estimated the massacre and extinction of various species of living creatures. The eruption of Mount Toba caused changes in the Earth’s climate and the beginning of the Ice Age, which affected world civilization.

Toba Lake is actually more of a sea than a lake because of its size. Therefore, it was a fairly large lake in Southeast Asia and the second largest lake in the world after Lake Victoria in Africa. Toba Lake also contains the deepest lake in the world, about 450 meters away.

Samosir Island

Samosir Island is a unique island because it is a volcanic island located in the middle of Toba Lake. Height above sea level 1000 meters. Although Samosir has long been a tourist destination, it is a kind of untouched nature.

In the middle of the island of Samosir, there are two other beautiful lakes, Lake Ak Sidihoni and Lake Nathonang. In the vicinity of Toba there are pine forests that are held in shades of green. There are several extremely breathtaking waterfalls in the Toba Lake area. In addition, you will also find a source of sulfur.

On the island of Samosir you will also find foggy mountains, crystal clear bathing waterfalls and farm communities. The friendliness of society Batak will charm you, because wherever you go, you can immediately make new friends.