"Kick back and meet the Toba people!" Top 5 Page for this destination Danau Toba by Bonobo2005

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Kick back and meet the Toba people! - Danau Toba

Lake Toba is great for doing nothing, lie in your hammock, read a book or watch a video, go for a swim and enjoy the luxury of Tuk Tuk, where you find an abundance of cool places to stay, to eat, libraries, internet, bars, prostitutes, drugs, videorooms, shops etc.etc.

If this is all a little too much for you, to experience the beauty of Lake Toba you're not obliged to stay in Tuk Tuk at all, since there are a lot of quiet and remote places to stay on the rest of the island as well!

But the nicest thing to do, in my opinion, is to pull on your hiking boots and expore the traditional Batak Toba villages to meet the friendly peolple on Pulau Samosir...

Last visit to Danau Toba: Jul 2002
Intro Updated May 26, 2003
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Reviews (10)

Traditional Batak Toba village - Danau Toba

The Cross Island Trek Off The Beaten Path (8)

A visit to the heart of Pulau Samosir is recommended for those interested in more than the laid back life in Tuk... more travel advice

Check out the traditional Batak Houses Off The Beaten Path (8)

The traditional Batak Toba houses are just fantastic, a design I have never seen before, and superbly decorated. I was... more travel advice

You will attract a lot of attention! Off The Beaten Path (8)

Sometimes I passed small settlements, like here on the picture -where the school kids came to see me! Just before... more travel advice

women who insisted to have their picture taken - Danau Toba

Take a lot of pictures! Off The Beaten Path (8)

During the cross-Island trek I found the people of Samasir Island very friendly, welcoming and moreover, they loved to... more travel advice

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in the hammock

Hotels (1)
Reggae Guesthouse

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Bwana_Brown Jun 6, 2004 at 5:17 AM

Beautiful page! Those houses really are something else and the people seem to be so friendly! It must have been nice to lay in that hammock - no computers, no work....!
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tpangelinan May 31, 2004 at 2:00 PM

Great page! Sounds like a fun trek, The hammock looks comfy! Beautiful photos! :o)
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ExGuyParis Mar 20, 2004 at 8:32 AM

Your pictures of the people are fantastic!
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roamer61 Mar 19, 2004 at 5:32 AM

I love pictures of local peoples showing their culture and lifestyles. Great job.
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ukirsari Feb 12, 2004 at 6:05 AM

Stay at Pulau Samosir is nice!!!! Last year we celebrate new year's eve there too :)
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sim1 Jan 5, 2004 at 11:33 AM

Wow, you're photos are beautiful! Like always I have to say! Wonderful page again, you have seen so many beautiful spots. Hahaha, and I am jealous of that hammock, lol, seems like paradise to me! :-))
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joks Oct 18, 2003 at 3:01 AM

hoe haat het. beautiful pictures. I spent my childhood vacations in danau toba!
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globetrott Jun 19, 2003 at 9:31 AM

excellent photography !
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jide08 Jun 19, 2003 at 1:39 AM

Great trip. I like the teacher and pupils story.
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whitecliff62 Jun 17, 2003 at 12:18 PM

Hi Bo, this looks like the place for me, what a paradice.