SIALLAGAN VILLAGE (KAMPUNG SIALLAGAN)

Siallagan village is one of the famous tourist spots on the Samosir island. It became tourist object

the statue "pangulu balang" greet the visitors

recommended by travel agents when visiting to Lake Toba.
Here visitors can see and feel Batak tribe of past civilizations. Here there are eight traditional houses, and every village at samosir island each headed by a king. This area is surrounded by a wall of stone and there is one entrance. And near the entrance there is a statue pangulubalang, that mean is guard of the village. It is

TOMOK VILLAGE

Tomok is one of the oldest village in samosir island and be the well-known tourist spot here. Can reach from parapat use regular boat from tiga raja harbor. Tomok is well-known for traditional houses with sigale-gale puppet/statue and the ancient tomb of samosir.

The legend of sigae-gale puppet was the only young son of the king, asking to go to the war field by the king. Unfortunately he was killed. For batak people, son is the most precious treasure and successor of clan then the king was very sad. Some people that had carving skill looking for special wood from the jungle and curved it look like king’s son face, then by helping of bomo/foreteller called the spirit and asking to go inside the carving. After that hold the traditional dance on front of the king house. The king came out and surprised that his son was alive. King said to held party for seven days. Last time that is used to do to console people who lost the only one son.

Tomb of sidabutar king is the area of sidabutar royal cemetery/tomb. There are three king tomb, chief villager and king soldier with unique shape. Due to the locksmith the first king was buried here around 650 years ago. First king was ompu soribuntu sidabutar, second king was ompu niujungbarita sidabutar and the third was ompu solompoan sidabutar.

Tomok also well-known for souvenir and hand craft.

Batak female wear traditional cloth

traditional house,built without nail and no room inside with sigale-gale puppet in front

royal tomb of sidabutar king

traditional market near tourist spot

 

daily activity of the local people,take and sell tilafia fish from lake

tilafia fish transaction

sell dry fish

gold fish is needed for important ceremonial in batak culture

hazelnut easily found in batak spicy

batak sour

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HOT SPRING LAU DEBUH-DEBUH BERASTAGI

Berastagi has another tourism object that is hot spring. Can reach around half an hour from berastagi down town, located on the foothills of Sibayak mount. So from here we can see the view of volcano well of course if the weather is good. But for better time to bath is at evening.

The water flows from bowels of the earth mixing with a few of sulphur that is good for body reflexology by bathing. There are many hot spring area there organized by individual to local people. Bathing in the hot spring recommended 25 minutes for good health. They said that is good for health and can prevent colds and skin disease.

From Medan can reach around one and half hour drive, and for those who are tourist better visit this place at once to keep up your time. Let saying, from airport visit-lake toba-berastagi-Medan or vice versa.

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AIR TERJUN DUA WARNA (TWO COLOUR WATERFALL)

This is located at sibolangit area, can reach around one and half hour from Medan heading to berastagi. You have to prepare everything because you will do the exciting and tired trekking. You have to bring change cloth, trekking shoes, mineral water and snack.

two colour waterfall

Arriving at sibolangit, turn right and pas the entrance gate of sibolangit scout field, which was used for international scout field on 1992. Around 10 minutes from here you will arrive at local guide association centre. They will meet and greet you, pay for entrance fee and guide fee then ready to start.

Normally it needs two or two and half hours to walk to reach the waterfall. Start to trek, the local tour guide walk in front. They look very fast because I though they go every day, or can say that is their job. But don’t worry they will wait you if you are tired.