Toba Lake

Toba Lake

Toba Lake is a volcanic lake in North Sumatra, Indonesia. Lied in central area of North Sumatra Province, surrounding by chain of mountains that named Bukit Barisan in Indonesia. Based on World Lake Database data, Lake Toba is 905 meters above sea level, 529 meters maximum depth and 1.100 square kilometers surface area. There are some islands in the lake, the biggest is Samosir Island, the second is Sibandang Island and 8 smaller islands. North Sumatra is one of the Indonesia province in Sumatra Island.

 

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Video How to get Lake Toba Tour show the name and position of the regencies around Lake Toba and their shorelines area. Added with information of how to get to Samosir Island and Lake Toba from Jakarta, the Capital of Indonesia.

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Administratively, there are 7 regencies in Province of North Sumatra that have shorelines area of Lake Toba. They are Samosir Regency in Samosir Island, Simalungun Regency, karo Regency, Dairi Regency, Humbang Hasundutan Regency, North Tapanuli Regency and Toba Samosir Regency.

See  The Cities and Regencies in North Sumatra Province to find out their position in North Sumatra 

Chain of mountains surrounding Lake Toba created beatiful landscape view. Some places in the area have been managed as tourism destination purpose. Activities which can be did in Lake Toba and Samosir Island are tracking, swimming, boating, plantation visits and traditional culture performances. Samosir Island and nearby regencies known as the centre of Bataknese, the native tribe in the area.

Tourism facilities such as hotels, motel, bungalows and restaurant are available in the main tourist destination cities. The main tourist destination in the area are Parapat, Tomok, Pangururan, Balige and Porsea. The regencies around Lake Toba have some tourist interest places too. Kabanjahe and Berastagi in Karo Regency, Sidikalang in Dairi Regency, Sipincur in Humbang Hasundutan Regency, Sipoholon in North Tapanuli Regency, Balige and Porsea in Toba Samosir Regency and Parapat in Simalungun Regency.

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