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Nias Island of North of Sumatra Island : Great Culture and Super Waves

Nias Island of North of Sumatra Island : Great Culture and Super Waves

Nias is an Indonesian archipelago located on the western of Sumatra, with an area of approximately 5.625 km. Nias island has a rich of natural resources such as copra, rubber, cocoa, fish, coal and even oil was stored in the earth’s Nias. Nias Island has a unique cultural attraction that is very different from other [...]

June 19 2011 | Posted in Indonesia Islands, Nias island, North Sumatra, Sumatra Island | Read More »

Lake Toba : Largest Lake of Indonesia in the North of Sumatra

Lake Toba : Largest Lake of Indonesia in the North of Sumatra

Lake Toba (Indonesian: Danau Toba) is a lake, 100 km long and 30 km wide, and 505 m. (1,666 ft.) at its deepest point, in the middle of the northern part of the Indonesian island of Sumatra with a surface elevation of about 900 m (3,000 feet), stretching from [show location on an interactive map] [...]

October 15 2010 | Posted in Indonesia Islands, Indonesia Tours, Lake Toba & Samosir, North Sumatra, Sumatra Island, West Sumatra | Read More »

Bukit Lawang Orangutan Bahorok National Park

Bukit Lawang Orangutan Bahorok National Park

The Sumatran Orangutan (Pongo abelii) is the rarer of the two species of orangutans. Living and endemic to Sumatra island of Indonesia, they are smaller than the Bornean Orangutan. The Sumatran Orangutan grows to about 4.6 feet tall and 200 pounds in males. Females are smaller, averaging 3ft and 100 pounds. Compared to the Bornean [...]

October 15 2010 | Posted in Bahorok Bukit Lawang, Indonesia Adventures, Indonesia Islands, Indonesia Trekking, North Sumatra, Sumatra Island | Read More »


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