Lake Toba

Sumatra, land of volcanoes!! Danau (Lake) Toba is also one (or better was, because it is an extincted one). The lake has a size of 1707 sq-km and is 450 meters deep (to compare: Lake of Geneva has 582 sq-km and is 310 meters deep) and is set in the collapsed caldera of an extinct volcano. In the middle of the lake is a big island, Pulau Samosir, which has the size of Singapore!! And this on 900 meters above sea level. We stayed a 3 days on this island in a nice resort.


It takes about one hour by ferry from Parapat (the main point on the mainland) to Tuktuk on Pulau Samosir.


Our "resort" in Tuktuk, a nice place directly on the lake with a big room and hot shower for about 6 euros per night!!


Many houses on the island have a very special architecture.


On 1 day we rented a motorbike to drive up and around the island. In the interior are many mountains, but the view from the top is very nice, even if the weather wasn't perfect.