SULAWESI

PADANG SUMATRA BARAT

BATAM ISLAND

Batam is an island and town in Riau Islands Province of Indonesia, known for its free trade zone area as part of the Growth Triangle Sijori, located 20 km (12.5 miles) off the southern coast of Singapore. 715 km ² (276 mi ²) island has a population of 949 775 (June 2010).
Batam indigenous ethnic Malays and they spoke with accents Malay-Linga which is also a Malay accent in Singapore and Malaysia Pahang, Johor and Selangor.

 JEMBATAN BARELANG

RIAU ISLANDS TOUR PLACE

RIAU BAMBU RUNCING MONUMENT
Monument to commemorate their fighters freedom fighters who fight for the independence of Indonesia especially RIAU with a fairly limited weaponry

AGUNG AN-NUR MOSQUE RIAU

An-Nur Mosque Riau is one of the largest mosques in Riau was situated in the middle of the big city of the Riau archipelago many Muslims come to beribadahdan pray or simply to rest.

 

Pulau Jemur RIAU

PAKAIAN ADAT SUKU DI SUMATRA UTARA

Berikut pakaian adat suku-suku yang ada di sumatra utara

PAKAIAN ADAT BATAK KARO

PAKAIAN ADAT BATAK SIMALUNGUN

PAKAIAN ADAT BATAK TOBA

WATERFALL SIPISO-PISO

Still travel around the north Sumatran field this time I will introduce a tourist spot that is really exciting Sipiso-piso WaterfallSipiso-piso Waterfall is located not far from the village of Tongging in Karo, North Sumatra. Located in lowland areas, and Sipiso-piso Waterfall located on the hill, so water flows height can reach 800 meters above sea level. Surrounding hill-piso Waterfall Sipiso very green and cool, and most plants are pine trees.Waterfall Sipiso-piso piso derived from the word (or a knife in Bahasa Indonesian). That's because high water discharge flowing from the top of the hill, so it looks bladed (like a sharp knife). Attractions Sipiso-piso Waterfall managed by the Local Government Karo Regency, North Sumatra.To go Sipiso-piso Waterfall, it takes about 2 hours travel time from Medan. Its location, only about 20 kilometers from Kabanjahe, the capital of Karo Regency. Moda transportasipun not difficult. You can use public transportation from Medan to Kabanjahe terminal, or rent a motor vehicle. Not only domestic tourists, tourists who visit the many alien Sipiso-piso Waterfall, such as the Netherlands, Malaysia and France.In addition to the Village Tongging where Sipiso-piso Waterfall is located, next to the village, the village of Tao Silalahi else can you visit and very interesting. Tanah Karo scenery from the top of the hill you can enjoy from a height through the substation Pandang. And Lake Toba, the largest volcanic lake in the world-can be seen from here. And like a waterfall in general, to be able to enjoy the water droplets, you need to down some stairs till it reaches the bottom of the waterfall. Be careful with the wet and slippery conditions when wet.Sipiso-piso Waterfall will flow to Lake Toba. With a height of 120 meters from the upper heights, loud sound of water droplets to below the hill. Surrounding natural scenery is also very amazing. Completed a tour in Sipiso-piso Waterfall, if you need lodging, you can stay in the village of Tongging, or it could be in downtown Kabanjahe.

LAKE TOBA (MEDAN)

Lake Toba is also still the major tourist attractions in Northern Sumatra island it is only about 200 km from the town of Medan, or about 4 hours from Medan when traveled by motorcycle.Lake Toba is one of the largest lakes in the world is an amazing natural beauty and more beautiful than the lakes in Switzerland. But, why the tourism of Lake Toba is not progressing as one of the attractions.What is Bali's great compared to Lake Toba.? Pirton Roul Hutagalung said when talking with News, Thursday [25/06] in Jakarta.In addition to contributing a great power, Lake Toba is located at an altitude of 9.03,7 meters above sea level it becomes a very impressive tourism assets are second to none.However, we are sadly lagging Lake Toba as a tourist destination than Bali is not serious evidence elememan entire community, particularly the government to fix, and build Disneyland. We only sell its natural beauty, while the facilities and infrastructure in the region of Lake Toba less attention, Pirton Roul Hutagalung said.The absence of this reform, said Printon, a tourist who had never been to Disneyland and wanted to re-visit for the second time and not feel bored staying at home longer. As a result, the residence time is relatively brief tourists at Lake Toba, is clearly a major disadvantage, because the money that brought the tourists was not much he spends.Pirton, also acknowledged the various problems surrounding the Lake Toba reform, among other issues concerning the quality of roads, control of development on the outskirts of the shore of Lake Toba, tourism awareness.One of the founders of the Republican Party recognizes concerned to see the condition of the building off the coast of Lake Toba. In this, the Regional Government of North Sumatra province has Regional Regulation (Perda) No. 1 of 1990 which prohibits any form of building along the shore of Lake Toba, with the provisions of 100 meters from the sloping beach and 50 meters from the location of the steep.Pirton also highlights the level of awareness of the perpetrators of the tourism attractions in the Lake Toba has not been encouraging, especially in areas essential services implemented and enhanced.