Jakarta - Tuk Tuk Siadong

I woke up on 5 am. It was Wednesday, July 27 2011. Getting myself ready, I went to SoeTa airport, starting my 5 days vacation in North Sumatra, Indonesia.

My flight departed exactly at 7 am. Spending almost two hours in the sky was not enough. My plane was on Medan's sky, while the pilot told us that we could not land, because there was an accident down there. So he took us back to Pekanbaru. Spending another two hours up above was sucks, really. And indeed, it ruined our plan.

I, and my friend, planned to catch a ferry to Gunung Sitoli, Nias at 8 pm. And it would took about 8 hours driving from Medan to Sibolga, where we would take that ferry. There are only 2 ferries depart for Gunung Sitoli a day. Arriving at Medan on 12 pm made us canceled our plan to Nias. So, we went to Parapat, instead. Sitting for another 5 hours in a car, with a careless driver, who drove like he had 9 lives, was exhausting. I spent 90K rupiahs for it. The driver dropped us at Pematang Siantar and made us transit to a 'angkot'. Damn!! I really suggest you to take Tobali Travel and make a reservation before.

Arriving in Parapat, we were amazed by its view. It was worth for almost a half day trip. It took one hour for us to get to Tomok, in Samosir island by a small boat, which cost us 4K rupiahs. The scenery was really great.

We stayed over night at Tuk-Tuk Siadong, and it was approximately 3 kilometers from Tomok. You'll be offered a 'taxi' for 50K rupiahs to get you to Tuk-Tuk Siadong, or an 'ojek' for 20K rupiahs. If you go there with a group consist of more than 5 person, it would be good to take that taxi. We chose to walk. It was pretty dark, coz there was barely lamp on the street, and it was 7pm. If you arrive at Parapat before 4pm, there are boats that directly take you to Tuk-Tuk Siadong.

Bagus Bay Hotel was our choice to stay there. A clean room for two, without breakfast, costed us 150K a night. There's Batak dance show every night on 8.30 pm at the hotel. It was quite quiet at night. Check my photos here.