The spectacular Lake Toba in North Sumatra will again be highlighted with festivities this year as the annual Lake Toba Festival is set to take place from 17th to 21st September. This year, Toba Samosir Regency has been chosen to host the event which is included in the national agenda.
Lake Toba Festival is fully supported by the province of North Sumatra and the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy.
The Festival will cover comprehensive
activities from music, arts and crafts, to traditional sports
competitions to tourism seminar and exhibitions. Among the diverse
activities of the festival are: Solu Balon Dragon (Dragon Boat)
competition, Lake Toba’s World Drum Festival, International and Folk’s
Swimming Competition, Art and Cultural performances, Singing and Choir’s
Competition, Rafting Competition, Fashion Show, Tourism Seminar, and
Creative Tourism Exhibition. Through the festival, visitors
will be presented with some of the most fascinating culture of the Batak
ethnic group living around Lake Toba and the stunning Samosir Island such as the Tortor Dance and the intricate art of Ulos weaving.
Lake Toba is one of the most fascinating
natural wonders of the world. Measurin over 1,145 square kilometers
with a depth of 450 meters, Lake Toba is acknowledged as the largest
lake in Southeast Asia and one of the deepest lakes in the world.
Scientists have concluded that Lake Toba, which is a crater lake, was
in fact created by one of the ancient earth’s mega explosions of a
supervolcano. Many scientists believe that the supervolcanic event
plunged the planet into a 6-to-10-years of volcanic winter.
The town of Parapat at the edge of Lake
Toba is approximately 176 km from Medan and can be reached overland in
about 6 hours. From Parapat, there are ferries available to reach
Samosir Island, at the heart of Lake Tobe. The ferry leaves every hour
and a half from 9 – 5pm. The two landing points on Samosir are at the
traditional villages of Tomok and TukTuk, where the Samosir island hotels and restaurants are concentrated.
More information is available at: http://www.festivaldanautoba.com/
(Indonesia.travel)
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