Medan/Lake Toba 6D5N tour

SAC members : Estimated $1150
(inclusive airfare, lodgings and most meals)
Closing date for registration: 30/5/26
Minimum: 10 pax to go
Meeting point: Changi Airport
Meeting time: 24/9/26 5am
Interested, please register with Eric Wong at 9832 8185
The itinerary below is subject to changes.

## DAY 01: Airport kno – Parapat – Samosir (L/D)

Departs Changi Airport at 7am.
Arrival at Kualanamu International Airport, you will be picked up by our tour guide. Then the journey continues to **Pematang Siantar** which is a small town of the Simalungun Batak tribe. Then the journey continues to sibisa to visit **The Kaldera Toba Nomadic Escape**. You will be given the opportunity to capture your most beautiful moments here with a beautiful background view of Lake Toba. Then the journey continues back to Parapat and make a short stop at **Bukit Senyum Motung**. Arrival in Parapat and transfer to the port to cross to Samosir Island. Board a ferry to cut across the blue tranquil crystal-clear water of lake toba to samosir island, a large volcanic island in lake toba measuring 45km by 20km. Disembark at Ambarita. Then we drive to the hotel for check in. dinner at hotel.

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## DAY 02: Samosir Tour (B/L/D)

Breakfast at hotel. Samosir Tour visits **Siallagan Village** – an ancient Batak tribal village on Samosir Island famed to be the place where beheading of criminals took palce. During ancient times, the toba batak people of ambarita practiced a form of cannibalism. What remains today is the clusters of stone chairs where the village elders held council to decide the captured victim’s fate. You will be given the opportunity to perform manortor (traditional Batak dance) here. After that, the journey continues to the **Tano Ponggol Bridge** which connects Samosir Island with the mainland of Sumatra. Continue to visit **Panorama Tele Towe** to see the beautiful view of Samosir Island. Lunch at a local restaurant. After lunch, continue to visit the **Efrata Waterfall** with the beauty of the cliffs like a chisel, then visit **Sibea-Bea Hill** to see the beautiful view of Lake Toba with the hills surrounding it and there is a statue of Jesus which is the highest statue of Jesus in the world. Afternoon visit **Batu Hoda Beach** which is the zero point of Samosir Island to take pictures. Back to hotel and take a rest, dinner will be at local restaurant.

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## DAY 03: Samosir – Taman Simalem (B/L/D)

Breakfast and check out hotel, transfer to the port to cross to the mainland. Continue the journey to **Taman Simalem Resort**. A late morning break stop will be made at **Simarjarunjung Hill** to have a magnificent view of Lake Toba while Enjoying a cup of ginger tea or coffee with fried bananas (Own Expenses), next stop at **Sipiso-piso Waterfall**, a slender stream of water falling from a great height in the karo highlands. Arrival at Taman Simalem and Lunch at the restaurants. After lunch check in hotel and take a rest. Free program at Taman Simalem Resort. Taman Simelam is a retreat for stunning view of lake toba will take your breath away. Here you can enjoy the beautiful panoramic view of Lake Toba and enjoy the facilities and activities of the hotel. Dinner and overnight stay in Simalem resort.

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## DAY 04: Taman Simalem – Berastagi (B/L/D)

You may wake up in the early morning at 05.30 am to witness from your hotel room the break of dawn and how the sun gently wakes up Lake Toba from sleeping. Marvel at the beauty of the gentle rays of sun slowly enveloping the lake and its surroundings. After breakfast, be ready to check out. On our way out, a stop will be made at **the Agro Mart** where you will have free sampling of **red tea**, **green tea**, **loquat tea**, and **organic coffee** – how different do they taste like? Thereafter, make a short stop at **Sarune Cafe**, a lavender garden with view of Mount Sinabung before arriving at **Berastagi** – a picturesque town in the beautiful karo highlands of North Sumatra, is 70km from Medan. Situated at an altitude of 1300 metres, the town has a cool climate (about 20-24c), making a refreshing break from the heat of the city. We will have our lunch break here followed by a visit to its **traditional fruit market** to witness the activities of natives and to buy some local fruits. A short visit will be made at **Shwedagon Pagoda Replica** (Burmese Golden Temple) at Taman Alam Lumbini. After this visit transfer to your hotel for check-in. Dinner will be served at local restaurant.

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## DAY 05: Berastagi – Medan (B/L/D)

Breakfast and check out, continuing our journey to Medan. Arrival in Medan and visiting **Graha Maria Annai Velangkani** – a Catholic church with Indo-Mughal architectural style. Check in hotel and take a rest. the tour continues by visiting the house **of Tjong A Fie** who was a generous figure in the city of Medan. Lunch at local restaurant. After lunch tour continues by visiting the **Maimun Palace** which is the grand palace of the Deli Sultanate with a yellow color and Malay architecture from the east coast. You will be given the opportunity to wear traditional Malay royal clothes and take pictures together at the Maimun Palace (optional, personal expense). Then continue to visit to the educational tour of **Berastagi Noerlen passion fruit** where you will be able to see directly how passion fruit will be made into packaged drinks. Then check-in hotel and take a rest. Dinner will be served at local restaurant.

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## DAY 06: Shopping – Transfer out (B/L)

Breakfast and check out hotel. Shopping at Mall (**Sun Plaza/Center Point/Deli Park**). Lunch at a local restaurant, then shopping for **Bika Ambon, Bolu Meranti, Lapis Legit.** Free program (can go to spa or massage) at own leisure until we pick you up for the next flight. Reach Singapore about 8pm.