Lake Toba

Few days ago, I received a souvenir from a colleague of mine. It's a wooden pen from Indonesia written there Lake Toba. Actually it's not really a souvenir, I guess... Just that he's clearing his desk because he got 'something big' to plan on... Lolx

For the sake of my curiosity, I tried to search online what the heck or where is this Lake Toba located. Surprisingly, I found out that it’s an amazing place which caught my attention.

An immense volcanic lake, Lake Toba is 100 km long and 30 km wide, formed by gigantic volcanic eruption some 70 000 years ago. Bigger than Singapore, it covers an area of 1 707 square kilometres, with a surface elevation of about 900 metres. Here, you can find the world famous crater lake, Danau Toba, located at the Batak highlands, roughly five hours drive from the city. This spectacular and fascinating lake boasts as the largest lake in South East Asia, with tall mountains surrounding it and with a large Samosir Island right in the middle. To get to Lake Toba from Medan, you can either use Brastagi in the Karo highlands or along the plantation route and Permatang Siantar.

*Information from AirAsia website

 

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

* Photos from Pentax Guy

 

  

  

  

  

*Photos from Fotopedia

Looks magnificent isn't it?

As a nature lover me, I'd definitely pay a visit here one day and capture this nice scenery with my own toy, D5000. (Sorry, I'm just simply love to advertise my toy). Lolx