We have chosen Medan, Indonesia as our holiday destination.
We found various of interesting places to visit.
The flight and ground package is also within our budget as we have
RM 1200 per person to be spent.
TOTAL: RM 6000 (RM 1200 x 5 person)
RM 1 = RP 3110.66
RM 6000 = RP 18687931.69
Our duration of holiday is
from 19 September 2017 to 21 September 2017
(3 days & 2 nights)
TOTAL: RM 6000 (RM 1200 x 5 person)
RM 1 = RP 3110.66
RM 6000 = RP 18687931.69
Our duration of holiday is
from 19 September 2017 to 21 September 2017
(3 days & 2 nights)
Our flight ticket booking summary:
The flight ticket cost us RM 170.90 per peson
TOTAL: RM 854.50 (RM 170.90 x 5 person)
BALANCE : RM 5145.50
We have chosen this travel agency to help us to enjoy our trip
The price they have offered is RM 2064
including meals for breakfast and dinner, accommodation,
ground transport and entrance fee.
It is excluding the flight tickets.
Each person in our group is required to pay
RM 412.80
BALANCE: RM 3081.50
DAY 1: 19 September 2017
Departure:
Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2
7:35 AM
We will depart from KLIA2 to Medan (Kualanamu).
Arrival:
Kuala Namu International Airport
the driver that has been provided by the travel agency.
Brunch:
Cinde Lara’s Nasi Ayam Penyet
The restaurant is located approximately an hour away from the airport.
We will be having our brunch at the restaurant around 10:45 AM
“Go where the locals
go, eat where the locals eat.”
This is one of the mantras you should heed when
you travel.
Cinde Lara is a local secret.
This restaurant is a must visit restaurant in Medan, Indonesia.
This restaurant is a must visit restaurant in Medan, Indonesia.
Even though the restaurant is unlisted in TripAdvisor,
it is well-known for its tasty Nasi Ayam Penyet.
The lunch will cost us at a cool RP 24000 / RM 8 per person.
TOTAL: RP 120000 (RP 24000 X 5 person)
BALANCE : RM 3042.97
it is well-known for its tasty Nasi Ayam Penyet.
The lunch will cost us at a cool RP 24000 / RM 8 per person.
TOTAL: RP 120000 (RP 24000 X 5 person)
BALANCE : RM 3042.97
Brace yourself.
Your taste buds will be spoilt by deliciously fried chicken
coupled with fiery chilli and broth-marinated rice.
Check-in:
After having our brunch, we will continue our journey
to Samosir Island at 12:00 PM
but we need to go to Parapat first because Parapat is connected to Samosir Island by ferry.
From Parapat,
we will take the ferry to Samosir Island.
It will take us approximately 30-240 minutes to be arrived.
We will arrive there around 12:40 PM.
Ferry fees per person is
RP 13000 / RM 4.20 per person
* entrance fee for ferry free (including in the package)
It will take us approximately 30-240 minutes to be arrived.
We will arrive there around 12:40 PM.
Ferry fees per person is
RP 13000 / RM 4.20 per person
* entrance fee for ferry free (including in the package)
We choose Mas Cottage as our stay.
This cottage is located in the middle of Lake Toba.
Which is Samosir Island
A little bit history about Lake Toba:
Lake Toba
Toba Lake or Danau Toba
is one of the largest lake in the world and
the most popular destination in Indonesia.
The lake is like a vast ocean approximately about 100 km x 30 km.
In the middle of the lake, there is a large island, Samosir Island.
Samosir Island
situated at an altitude of 100 meters above sea level.
According to research from Michigan Technological University,
United States researches, there was a terffying explosion which
destroyed human beings, animals and plants
in the period of 75,500 years ago at the Lake Toba.
The eruption was spew rocks and volcanic ashes for as far as 200 km.
The eruption made a vomit darkness up to two weeks.
The impact of the eruption was the formation of a large volcanic creater.
Long after the eruption, the crater filled with water that
everntually formed a large lake which is the Lake Toba.
The existence of Samosir Island was
formed due to the magma pressure that not yet coming from the earth.
Check in at 1:00 PM
Our room:
Deluxe Room
View from our room.
We will be spending our day walking around the cottage.
ATTENTION!
Free Wi-Fi is available.
The magnificent view of sunset at 6:40 PM from our resort
Dinner:
Around 8:30 PM,
we will be having our dinner at the
MAS Cottages Restaurant
The view from the restaurant during dining
The night view from the restaurant
After dinner, we shall take the time to relax
and safe our energy for tomorrow.
Stay tuned for the second day itinerary :)
-END OF DAY 1-
DAY 2: 20 September 2017
And the journey continued...
After breakfast around 7:30 AM,
we made our way to the Tomok Batak Village.
Tomok Batak Village is a culture village.
Pumpkin steam wrap
Mushroom omellete
The village is located near to Samosir Island.
It takes 20 minutes to arrive the area.
Ambarita Village
Fashion lovers will appreciate the chance to get in touch with the Batak people's traditional cloth, the Ulos at this tiny village. These intricately printed cloths are entirely handmade with traditional tools beautifully crafted labours of love.
Batak perfomance
Batak People, is the indigenous tribe of
North Sumatra Island.
North Sumatra Island.
One of the significant tribe in Indonesia. As we know, that north Sumatra is the homeland of Batak people, so is this island. Samosir Island is the centre of the Batak culture and many of this people’s artifacts remain on the island. Moreover, the people believe that this island was the origin of Batak people because of there is Pusuk Buhit. Pusuk Buhit is a hill with an altitude of more than 1800 meters above the surface of Lake Toba. This hill is believed to be the universe or “Mulajadi Nabolon” or the Almighty God who revealed himself. Moreover, in this district there is Mulamula Sianjur Village which is the first village of Batak society. In this village there is a cultural heritage in the form of a miniature house Si Raja Batak.
Sialagan Stone Chair
Tomok is famous for its tourist market and fo6r the
stone chairs of Siallagan.
These fascinating sets of stone furniture artifacts are called
"Stones for Meeting and Trials".
The stones believed to be over 200 years old.
This is the tomb of the warriors of Batak people .
The tomb is created for the Batak people
and tourist to pay respect to them.
This grand building, before stepping into its role spread
knowledge of local culture.
Its a place they keep Batak people treasurer and the replicas of their home.
We will continue our journey to Museum Huta Bolon
to watch performance. It take around 40 minutes to reach there.
The entrance fee is Rp 30000 / RM 9.70 per person (fee including in package)
The performance start around 11.45 am
Courtyard
The house stand side by side with their fronts gables facing the village courtyard or street.
Toba Batak Musicians
Toba are said to be capable in musicians. Traditional music greet us as we enter the village courtyard in time for the daily day performance.
Borotan Slaughter Pole
Once the buffalo is slaughtered, the meat will be shared around the community.
Tor Tor Tunggal Panaluan dance
The performer is communicating with the gods, making a specific request for the community if anything bad happen to the society or village.
Borotan Slaughter Pole
Once the buffalo is slaughtered, the meat will be shared around the community.
Gondang Siboru
A dance by woman who hope that during a dance, a young man will come and propose to one of them.
Tor Tor Tunggal Panaluan dance
The performer is communicating with the gods, making a specific request for the community if anything bad happen to the society or village.
This is a major tourist site and the place where traditional dances and the Sigale Gale puppet performance are held. The Sigale Gale puppet is a life-sized wooden puppet that is used during Batak funeral rites as a vessel for the spirit of the dead.
Sigale gale puppet has a lot of verse on how the history of Sigale gale is created. The trusted version is that it is believed A prince that died during war but did not get the blessing of his parents before going to war. The puppet is made from wood to recreate the existence of the prince. It is named Manggale. Manggale kept the king accompanied through out his life. Until the king’s last breath, the puppet dance around the corpse of the king.
The Royal Boat
The decoration on the boat as on the buildings are in the traditional batak colors. Red represent signifying zest for life, black represent death and white represent the holy spirit.
The Royal Boat
The decoration on the boat as on the buildings are in the traditional batak colors. Red represent signifying zest for life, black represent death and white represent the holy spirit.
Graves of the Royal family
Huta Bolon Simanindo or Bolon Simanindo village was once the home of Batak King Sidauruk and his 14 wives. The family's royal tombs is sit at the entrance of village which is now a little museum dedicated to preserving and sharing Toba Batak culture.
After that we having lunch at Jenny's Restaurant near Siallagan stone chair. It takes around 40 mins to arrive. 1.30 pm we start ordering our lunch.
The menu we decide to eat there:
*Mai: Grilled fish+chips+salads = Rp 65000 (RM 20.90)
Passion fruit juice = Rp 15000 ( RM 4.80)
Total spend for Mai: Rp 80000 (RM 25.70)
*Diyan: Chicken steak+chips+salads = Rp 40000 (RM 12.90)
Orange Juice = Rp 15000 (RM 4.80)
Total spend for Diyan: Rp 55000 (RM 17.70)
*Amira: Beef steak+chips+salad = Rp 55000 (RM 17.70)
Orange juice = Rp 15000 (RM 4.80)
Total spend for Amira: Rp 70000 (RM 22.50)
*Neni: Fried chicken sauce+rice = Rp 40000 (RM 12.90)
Pineapple juice = Rp 15000 (RM 4.80)
Total spend for Neni: Rp 55000 (RM 17.70)
*Julia: Roast beef+chips+salad = Rp 55000 (RM 17.70)
Banana juice = Rp 15000 (RM 4.80)
Total spend for Julia: Rp 70000 (RM 22.50)
Shopping for souvenir at Siallagan Souvenir shop.
It just take 9 mins by car from Jenny's Restaurant to arrive.
In the Samosir Island there will be small shops selling souvenir.
You have to be clever in order to get the best price.
A lot of bargaining skills required in order
for the seller to agree with your price
Popular with variety of handmade souvenir like unique guitar are made of wood, ancient calendar written by hand, woven fabric and decorated bangles gold colored thread
After shopping, around 3.30 PM
we depart to white sand beach.
It takes 50 mins drive from Siallagan Souvenir Shops .
White Sand Beach
White sand is located on the island of Samosir Parbaba.
It called white sand beach because the sand of
the shores of Lake Toba is all white and only
and in this beach has a very beautiful white sand.
The waves are not strong and the wind is calming.
With a deep of only about 5 feet and crystal clear water,
the beach is perfect for swimming activities
and water sports like banana boats.
The price for banana boat is Rp 250000 (RM 80.40) for a boat. It can fill until 8 person but we decide to ride within us only even the price for 5 person a bit expensive.
We will stay there until 7:15 PM to watch sunset.
The sunset area Lake Toba quiet early which is around 6.45 PM.
After dusk, the scenery in this area is replaced
with the shadow of Pusut Buhik mountain and
walls across the banks of Lake Toba.
50 mins to arrive back at our resort
Dinner at 8.30 PM will beprovided by the resort.
They will prepare a traditional food.
One of traditional food we will try:
Arsik
Arsik is an Indonesian spicy fish dish of the Batak Toba and Mandailing
people of North Sumatra.
It is usually using the common carp as the main ingredient
which is not discarded scales in preparation.
FINALLY, it's time to sleep.
Stay tuned for the third day itinenary.
-END OF DAY 2-
DAY 3: 21 September 2017
7:00 AM
Breakfast on the our last day,
this is one of the unique dish that we will try
on our last day provide by resort.
Bubur Sitohap.
Sitohap porridge itself is a typical food of Silalahi residents on
the edge of Lake Toba, North Sumatra.
Manufacture of pulp material is the same as other types of porridge
including nutmeg and andaliman (spice typical of Batak).
The unique ways of cooking this porridge is it takes
5 hours to process the slurry.
11:00 AM
Journey to Sipiso-piso Waterfall will take around 4 hours.
We have to check out from the resort after breakfast.
We have to check out from the resort after breakfast.
Sipiso-piso Waterfall
is one of the talles waterfall in Indonesia.
The name Sipiso-piso means 'like a knife'.
The waterfall is 120m of high and it is located
in Tonggjang Village.
This waterfall is formed by a small underground
river of the Karo Plateau
and flows out into the Lake Toba caldera.
We need extra energy to reach the waterfall
because there is 1000 staircase near the waterfall.
The local government has bulit such kind of
comforting places for visitors and tired travelers.
We can just sit and enjoy the spectacular sparking fall of Sipiso-piso.
1:30 PM
depart from Sipiso to reach
Simarjarunjung Hill around 2:45 PM
depart from Sipiso to reach
Simarjarunjung Hill around 2:45 PM
It take 1 hour 13 minute to reach there.
We took a moment to embrace the beauty
and had some snacks at Simarjarunjung
rest area to have some "bandrek".
Bandrek turns out to be a ginger tea plus some
herbs which is a local specialty and
banana fritters while looking at nice view.
and had some snacks at Simarjarunjung
rest area to have some "bandrek".
Bandrek turns out to be a ginger tea plus some
herbs which is a local specialty and
banana fritters while looking at nice view.
The price for each person is RM7.70 / RP 24,000
TOTAL: RP 120,000 / 38.50
TOTAL: RP 120,000 / 38.50
This is place we can enjoy the view from the high place
Famous for its panoramic view of Lake Toba
without any blocking from the city or building.
3:20 PM
depart from Simarjarunjung to reach fruit market
in Berastagi around 5.10 pm.
It takes 1 hour 50 min.
Tugu Brastagi
Market Area
The market will close around 6:30 PM
this gives us only an hour to do our shopping.
We shall enjoy variety of fruits and local cuisine there.
Mango, Salak (snake fruit) and Markisa (passion fruit)
is few of the most famous fruits here.
The seller there know how to attract customer
and we can taste if for free.
The price quiet cheap and they sell fresh fruits.
6:15 PM we depart from fruit market to our last destination
which is Kuala Namu International Airport.
It takes 2 hours to arrive there.
We fill up our tummy with the fruit and local food
that we bought at the market
in the van since it take 2 hours to arrive.
8.25 pm
depart from Kuala Namu International Airport to KLIA.
We feel sad to leave Medan, Indonesia because
it feels like such a short journey and not fully visit all place around there.
BYE BYE!!!
Back To Reality.
The overall itinerary expanses of our vacation in Medan, Indonesia
Names /
Activities
|
Maizura
|
Diyan
|
Neni
|
Amirah
|
Julia
|
Total combined
expenses
|
Flight
tickets
|
RM
170.90
|
RM
170.90
|
RM
170.90
|
RM
170.90
|
RM
170.90
|
RM
854.50
|
Tobatransporter
packages
(3D 2N)
|
RM
412.80
|
RM
412.80
|
RM
412.80
|
RM
412.80
|
RM
412.80
|
RM 2064
|
Lunch
Expenses
|
RM 33.70
|
RM 25.70
|
RM 25.70
|
RM 30.50
|
RM 30.50
|
RM
146.10
|
Tea
break
|
RM 7.70
|
RM 7.70
|
RM 7.70
|
RM 7.70
|
RM 7.70
|
RM 38.50
|
Assuming
Souvenirs expenses
|
RM 80.00
|
RM 80.00
|
RM 80.00
|
RM 80.00
|
RM 80.00
|
RM 400.00
|
Fruit
& Local food at any market
|
RM 40.00
|
RM 40.00
|
RM 40.00
|
RM 40.00
|
RM 40.00
|
RM 200.00
|
Entertainment
activities
|
RM 25.00
|
RM 25.00
|
RM 25.00
|
RM 25.00
|
RM 25.00
|
RM 125
|
Total
Expanses
|
RM 770.10
|
RM
762.10
|
RM
762.10
|
RM 766.90
|
RM
766.90
|
RM 3828.10
|
So its possible for everyone to travel outside Malaysia with just RM 1200 in their hand.