Lake Toba is one of the largest lake in the world and the largest and most popular in Indonesia. The lake is like a vast sea of approximately 100 km x 30 km. In the middle of the lake, there is a large island, Samosir Island is located at an altitude of 1000 meters above sea level.
Based on research from researchers Michigan Technological University, United States, the location of Lake Toba, 75,500 years during the pestle, once there was an all-powerful eruption that destroyed human beings, animals and plants. Eruption spewed rocks and volcanic ash as far as 2000 km per cubic meter. The direction of the eruption of vomit caused darkness to two weeks. The impact of the eruption is the formation of a volcanic crater that big, old - the crater eventually filled with water that eventually formed a large lake that is Lake Toba. About the existence of Samosir Island, was formed due to the magma pressure is on - again and again that has not come out of the bowels of the earth.
The beauty of Lake Toba was amazing. Lake dikellingi by hills, so the atmosphere around the lake felt comfortable, the air fresh and cool. The visitors can enjoy its beauty with a swim or rent a motor boat. In the afternoon, visitors can menkmati a more quiet atmosphere with views of the sunset was so beautiful.
This vast lake has a value believed to be magical because Namborru seat (seven Batak tribal ancestral goddess). If society wants Batak traditional event held around the lake, they must apply for a permit to Namborru first. As in the celebration of the People's Party lake held each year, some rituals conducted first as a form of veneration of ancestors.
Nias Island lies about 125 km west of the island of Sumatra in the Indian Ocean. Nias Island is part of North Sumatra Province. In the vicinity of Pulau Nias many marine activities, such as scuba diving and surfing. People - people on Nias Island has a diverse culture, so as to attract the hearts of visitors. The island has prehistoric, because it was built on the Megalithic Stone Age, and is considered derived from the oldest Megalithic culture in Indonesia.
Local calls from their land as Tano Niha called or "country people", while the people - people call them selves as Ono Noha. Nias Island have Batak tribes who speak like Niasers the Malagasy language is the language of the Malagasy cities. Because of the similarity in language, customs and body size, it is likely that there are people - those tribes who came from Niasers Batak
The Surfers will call this island as "paradise on Earth", because the island is very beautiful with white sand and high waves are very suitable for the surfers to act. In certain seasons, high waves can reach 3.5 meters. Therefore, these waves into the world's ten high waves.
In addition, there Nias Island Gunung Sitoli which is the capital of Nias. Because of its distance, so to reach this island, we must use the ship. In addition to the Nias capital, Gunung Sitoli is central to the business and affairs of the district administration.
Field at Flower Street Rampe IV, Simalingkar B Sub Sub Tungtungan Medan, about 10 kilometers from the city center. Abdullah as the mayor of Medan, the zoo's opening on April 14, 2005. This zoo has attracted many residents. About 1,000 visitors visit the zoo each week. On weekdays, the number of visitors around 150 visitors per day. A lot of interest to visitors is the Sumatran tiger, or Panthera tigris sumatrae. At this zoo there were only about 400-500 Sumatran tigers and about 250 hariimau sumatera kept in zoos around the world.
