LakeKerinciis thesecond largestlakein Sumatra.Its beautyhas always been associatedwitha legend of theKerinci.IsCalupatandCalunggatwoorphanedtwinbrotherswho liveat the footof MountKerinci.Theyhave aheritagePomegranateRedandWhite Stonelegacyof his parents.Calunggawent huntingone dayalone,the wayhefindsa giantegg.The eggswere thentaken hometo show tohis brotherbut it turnsCalunggaCalupatdecidedtoeat the eggsalone.Aftereating agiantegg,CalunggaCalunggathirstthirstbutit turns outdifferently.Hedrank theriverwateraround MountKerinciwhichcaused the riverto bedry.Calunggabodychangedover time,elongatedandhasgoldenscalesofnyiru.
Calunggaturn intoagiantdragonwith aruby redstoneon his headMustika.To testhis power,the DragonCalunggaappealed toall thegodsin theearth'snaturalmagicin order toinundate theKerincivalleywithwater, forming alargelake.Roundthe dragon's bodyforms alakewhichis nowcalled LakeBentoat the footof MountKerinci.CalupatCalunggasisterwas unable tolive alone,heaskedher to thedragonCalunggatownshipresidentsin the eastthe sun risesso thatitcan coexist withthe population.Thenblownbythe dragon'smouthwithapowerfulwindwhichhad now becomearivernamedWindRiverEstuary(SungaiBatangMerangin).Then the wateris shrinking due tothe dragondrifteddownstreamto the EastCalunggathatchangedintoaso-calledRenahKerincivalleyandalakethat isLakeKerincinow.At the time oftheir arrivalin front ofa largepopulationalong the river,Calupatsitting on adragon's head.Then thepopulationwasalsoimmediatelycrownedas the kingwho holdsCalupatSangHyangJayaDragon.
Sipiso-pisowaterfallis actuallysituatedin the northof LakeToba,about 24kilometersfromKabanjahe.This waterfallis the highestinIndonesiawith a height of120 meters.Sipiso-pisoWaterfallis madefroman underground riverin theKaroplateauthat runsthrougha cave inthecraterof LakeToba,butunfortunatelya veryinterestingtourist attractionis lessvisited by touristsbecause of its locationon the edgeoftownParapatdifferent, where touristsusuallyvisit. Sipiso-pisoWaterfallis locatedat an altitude of800meters abovesea level.Cascading waterfallto cutthe green hillscovered withpinetrees.Sipiso-pisoitselfliterally means"knife".Ifyouwant to seeSipiso-pisofromclose range,youhave to go throughasteepstaircaseandfar enough awayso make sureyouhavea strongstaminaandbringdrinkingwatersupplies.The decline isprobablynota problem,but thehundreds of stepstoclimb backafterplayingin the waterof courseis quitetiring.Wellwhen itbegan tofatigue,visitorscan stayin a nearby village,namedTongging.
Tongginglocatedon thenorthshore of LakeToba.InTonggingyoucanperformvariousactivities,likeswimming in thelake,exploringthewoods,orvisita smallwaterfallcalledSidompak.Youalsocan go upto MountSipiso-piso,anddoparaglidingfrom thetop.Besidesswimming,you can also takea boatthatcan be hiredfromlocal fishermento get aroundthe lake.Cyclingfromone village toanotheris also afun activitytoseeKaropeopleintheir everyday lives.For you fans ofethnicfabric,youcangoto the village ofSilalahi,Dairi.The village islocated about11kmfromTongging.
SibayakVolcanolocatedin thecurrentcircumstancestheheight of2172m above sea level.Ascentthrough thetropicaljungleandcliffsfull of challengesandat thetop of the mountainthere isa stretch oflandwherecamping.From thetop of the mountainvisiblecratersare still activemagmaissuedandthe beautifulsceneryandcharming.
DistancefromCityBerastagito thebeginning ofthe climbfromthe village ofJaranguda1.5km fromthe village ofKingBerneh15Km.Estimated to belesslongclimb2 to 3hours.
Even thenatural atmospherethat temptsalreadymadecan not waittoget to thedestination.Water flowandso manysmallwaterfalls,floraandfaunacoupledatmospheremake the timewasrunningfast.
At the time ofschool holidays(August 17's,this place issocrowdedare visited.In addition tocoldwater,the atmosphere isalsoverycomfortableand the air isstill beautiful,coldandenjoyhot mealsare availablefor saleon the site.
Withan entrance feeof Rp8,000,every visitorcan enjoythese tourist sitesandfelt the coldmountain water.Youwaterthe mountainscurious aboutthis,pleasevisit.Location of the placeinTanahKaro,that we canbeginthe journeyfromMedan.Withpublic transportavailableat theintersectionkualaMedanNorth Sumatra(Sutra),Borneo,Sinabungandothers.Orthevehicleitselfcan be takenwith a time ofapproximately1hour fromMedan.
NatureTourismSembaheBathsarenice and comfortableplacetorelax.The location isbeautifulwithawalk alongthe river.Wecan sit back, orevenswimming in theriverthisSibolangitSembahe.Ifyouhave not advanced toswim, relax.Here arethe tiresthat you canrenta float.You can alsoenjoyculinaryprovided byexistingshopsin the vicinity.
Gunung Leuser National Parkiscommonly abbreviatedTNGLone ofthe Nature ConservationAreasinIndonesiacovering an area of1,094,692hectareswhicharelocatedintwoadministrativeprovince ofAcehandNorthSumatra.AcehprovinceisterdeliniasiTNGLincludeSouthwestAceh,SouthAceh,AcehSingkil,SoutheastAceh,GayoLues,AcehTamiang,while theprovince ofNorth Sumatra,includingDairiterdeliniasiTNGL,KaroandLangkat.
This nationalparktakes its namefromthe toweringGunungLeuserwith a height of3404meters abovesea levelinAceh.This nationalparkincludesthe originalecosystemofthe coast tohigh mountainscovered bydense foresttypical oftropicalrain,whichis managedby thezoningsystemusedforthe purposeof research, science, education,culture,tourism,andrecreation.
Gunung Leuser National Parkhas 3 (three)functions, namely:a.protection oflife supportsystems;b.preserving species diversity ofplants and animalsand their ecosystems;c.sustainable useof biological resourcesandecosystem.
ONEagainatthe Verandaof Meccaor thecoastof Aceh(NAD)which is famous forits beauty,thebeachLampuuk.Like theother beachesinAceh,LampuukBeachis also avictim ofviolencetsunamiof 2004.
Lampuukbeachis locatedin the district ofAcehBesar,Aceh.This onehas a beautifulbeachanda veryseductivecharmin the eyes ofvisitors.Lampuukcoastis oftenreferred to asthe most beautiful beacheson thewesternisland ofSumatra.On this beach,youwill be presenteda beautifulpanorama,a blendof whitesandbeachesandgreenlandscapearound thebeach.
Whenthe tsunami hit,this placewasin ruinsandtemporarily closedtorecreation.However,afterthe constructionandimprovement,beachlocationLampuukbe beautifulagain.Near thebeachthere isamajesticwhitemosque, the onlybuilding leftintactwhen the tsunami hit.Now, themosquewas used as aTsunamiMonument.
AroundLampuukBeachstands majesticallyAndalasacement factory.However,whentheplant isonlya distant memoryafter sufferingsevere damagecaused by the earthquakeand tsunami ofDecember 26, 2004.
InLampuukCoast region,youcanplaygolfwithpanoramicseabackgroundinPadangGolfSeulawah.Evidently,thoughwashit byahugetsunamiwaves,CoastLampuuknotlose its charm.This beachremains theprettiest beachesin theNAD, which isa favoriteof tourists.