Country: Indonesia and City: Sumatra
For those who want to spend their holiday in Indonesia out of the crowd, the place that they must try to visit is the island of Sumatra. Located on the north western of Indonesia, this island has its rich wildlife as well as cultural attraction of the local people. This island comprises into some regions and the islands nearby. They are Aceh, Bangka Belitung, Bengkulu, Jambi, Lampung, Riau, Riau Island, West Sumatra, South Sumatra, and North Sumatra.
The island can be easily reached from other cities in Indonesia. The major airport is Polonia located in Medan, the capital city of North Sumatra. It serve the flights from Medan to other cities in Indonesia like Jakarta, Penang, cities in Java and international flight to Singapore. Water transportations also operate in ports in Sumatra. There are also busses that serve land transportation from Java and other cities in Indonesia.
There are a lot of places to visit while visiting Sumatra. The beautiful region of Berastagi with its local people known as Karo Batak culture and the two volcanoes of Gunung sinabung and Gunung Sibayak surrounded the town offer tourists to do trekking and explore the wildlife in Gunung Leuser National Park. This town is about 70 km from Medan, North Sumatra. The most popular place as well as the main destination in this island is Lake Toba. This beautiful and popular lake is located 175 km from Medan. There are also a lot of interesting places in other parts of this island. On the west part, see Minangkabau cultural attraction and the famous cuisine in Padang, Musi river,cultural attraction as well as the natural beauty in Palembang will make your holiday valuable.
There are several choices of hotels in this island. They vary from the expensive one to budget accommodation. The hotels are located downtown as well as near tourism objects. This website will guide you for complete information about hotels in Sumatra and other destinations in Indonesia including Bali hotels and villas at discount rate as well as the online booking.
