The beauty of Samosir Island

Senin, 27 Januari 2014

Samosir Island is an island that is very unique because it is a volcanic island in the middle of Lake Toba. The altitude is 1,000 meters above sea level. This is what makes this island to the attention of domestic and foreign tourists.

Samosir Island can be done by buying a early morning ferry ticket costing Rp 10,000 per person. And, while waiting for the departure of the ship, we could hunting around the lake, capture the beauty and vastness of Lake Toba. Aside from being a tourist spot, the lake turned out to be the foundation of life of the surrounding community. They use the water of Lake Toba as the main spring in everyday life.

Sunrise at Lake Toba gan eagerly obliged, if the patient can be beautiful moments like this
There are two types of ferries serving the route to the island of Samosir, the ferry that transports passengers and ferries that transport only four-wheeled vehicles. If you use a car, you will ride the ferry second type (four-wheeled vehicle that transports). During the crossing, we are offered a beautiful lake scenery, blue skies, and cool air. Weather Lake Tobabahkan can hypnotize visitors to linger here.

Cars are a very important means of transportation for families who want to get around the island. Samosir is no public transport. You have to rent a vehicle in the form of a bicycle or motorbike if you want to take a walk. Rents motors between Rp70.000 to Rp80.000 per day.
On this island there are also several lodging inns that most do not have a phone number. To stay, we can directly order the innkeepers go show. If the inn is full, we can ask for help about residents or owners of the hotel to find houses that can be rented as a place to stay. Rate-150,000 rentals around 100,000. Travelers rarely stay in Samosir. However, if traveling as a backpacker, when he got on the island of Samosir we can hire a motorcycle taxi or spend the night there.

Samosir Island is a charming landscape.
Uniquely, this island has a lake attractions. There are two lakes on the island in the middle of Lake Toba, which Sidihoni and Lake Aek Natonang. In addition, the island also offers many other cultural and historical uniqueness. For example, Pusuk Buhit believed to be the place of origin of the Batak tribe. Interestingly, here there is a rock stage. For an explanation of the rock stage, we can hire local people as guides. Once satisfied listening to the story, we can shop for souvenirs, such as wooden carvings and traditional fabrics in the souvenir stalls .White Sand Beach, unique in the lake right .. there is a fine white sandy beaches. but the water is fresh tetep hehe

Other attractions are no less interesting is the hot water bath, Indigenous Culture Batak museum. The museum is quite unique because it was in the open and there are many relics of the king of rock that supposedly the origin of the Batak people. Museum guard was eloquently explained the history of the past.
Samosir is reputedly known as the origin of the Batak culture holds many relics of the past, among others ..

Siallagan Village
Siallagan Kampung, Kampung this saves a lot of stories and history of Batak Tribe past.
The village is situated in the village Ambarita Samosir island. The fortress-like village located adjacent to Lake Toba and pretty much visited by tourists both domestic and foreign. You will be amazed to observe how the township is surrounded by large stones arranged in a neat terraced. The wall was once the fort was equipped with bamboo and serves to keep the township from interference and attack the beast another tribe.

here it is the location of the trial is a very famous stone, any decision of the King set out herein.
This village was built during the first king, King Game Huta Siallagan. Then passed on to subsequent offspring until now. Unique Stone Trial contained herein. Named Stone Parsidangan because it functions to prosecute criminals or violators of customary law (the case of murder, theft, rape, etc.) or also to the political enemies of the king. If guilty then the defendant will be brought back to the village to be executed in the second session of the rock circuit. His body will be dissected later beheaded. According to local people, the body first defendant will be sliced ​​up blood droplets spilled out when necessary lime before beheaded if the defendant has invulnerability. There are stories that the defendant's body parts will be distributed to eat a rollicking and King Siallagan hate when the defendant would then take heart.

Possible of the story is what then had become a stereotype that the Batak people practice cannibalism. This ritual slowly disappear after Christianity spread in Samosir region by a priest named Dr. German origin. Ludwig Ingwer Nommensen in the mid-19th century. King Siallagan who previously was the religion of the original Batak (Parmalim) later converted to Christianity and not continue the ritual cannibalism that again. Now Huta Siallagan only serves as a tourist village just to the memory of the history and culture of one of the tribes in Batak. The tour guides to this place will certainly mention this in more detail and are intended as a lesson in the tradition of ancient form and no other purpose.

Suhi village
The village is located close to the harbor and town Tomok Samosir regency, namely Pangururan. To reach this village, it takes about 40 minutes from the village of Tomok or 20 minutes of Pangururan by road. No admission is charged for visitors who want to travel to this village. But this time the traditional artisans fabric Ulos increasingly rare. but in this village Suhi Suhi most of crafters both young and old were weaving this Ulos.

in the village we could see Ulos cloth weaving process is fairly complicated, and requires a lot of time, patience and a high accuracy. do not be surprised if the price offered can be ranging from USD 250,000 up to USD 5,000,000 for lovers of traditional fabrics are strongly advised to come to this village. Here we can buy at the same time learn how to weave.

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