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Kampung Girsang: Where Nature, Culture and Village Life Come Alive

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  Just a few minutes from Parapat and Lake Toba, there is a village where you can slow down, walk through rice terraces, meet local farmers, discover traditional Batak houses and experience a way of life closely connected to nature. Looking for a Different Side of Lake Toba? Most travellers come to Lake Toba for its spectacular scenery. But what if you could go beyond the famous viewpoints and experience how people actually live in the landscape ? Welcome to Kampung Girsang . Located in Simalungun, close to Parapat, Kampung Girsang is only around 2 kilometres from Parapat and about seven minutes from Pantai Bebas . Yet once you enter the village, the atmosphere feels completely different from the busy tourist areas. Here, forests, farms, traditional houses, streams, rice terraces and village life exist side by side. This is not a place you visit simply to take a photograph. It is a place to experience. A Living Landscape Around Lake Toba Kampung Girsang sits within the Toba Caldera...
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How to Get to Lake Toba Cheaply and Safely?

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     NINNA.ID - How to get to Lake Toba cheaply and safely? Well, Lake Toba has 8 regencies. It depends on which regency you plan to visit. The are four regencies that are the most visited by tourists. Samosir, Karo, Simalungun and Toba. Lake Toba is in North Sumatra province. There are several ways to get to Lake Toba. If you live out of North Sumatra you should use either plane or ship. For foreigners, there are three gates available for you to get into Lake Toba. First, you can get to Lake Toba from Kualanamu International Airport (KNO). Second, you can get to Lake Toba from Silangit Airport. The third choice, you get to Lake Toba from Tanjung Balai Harbor. Kualanamu Airport Most of foreigners use Kualanamu International Airport to get to Lake Toba. The distance between Kualanamu International Airport (KNO) and Lake Toba is around 174km (108 miles) and the quickest way to get there is to drive and then take a ferry takes around 4 hours. [caption id="attachment_1553...
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Amazing Journey: Four Days Three Nights Explore Lake Toba

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        NINNA.ID -Lake Toba offers breathtaking scenery, the warmth of the local people, and the authentic richness of Batak culture. Lake Toba is more than just its vast and serene waters; it is a treasure trove of natural and cultural wonders. Among its many hidden riches is the diverse array of plant life that thrives around the lake. Spanning across seven regencies—Simalungun, Samosir , Toba, Tapanuli Utara, Karo, Dairi, and Humbang Hasundutan—Lake Toba offers endless opportunities for exploration. During your visit, you can focus on discovering the beauty of four regencies: Simalungun, Samosir, Dairi, and Toba, each offering unique experiences and landscapes. Day 1: Pick up from Kualanamu Airport using Trans Highway Road Sidamanik Tea Garden (Simalungun Regency) Explore the tea plantations Have lunch and enjoy tea and coffee at the café around Bukit Simarjarunjung (Simarjarunjung Hill) Panoramic views of Lake Toba from 1,300 meters above sea level. Tigaras Harbo...
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Hutaraja Learning House: Hobby, Passion, and Care for Lake Toba

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       Hutaraja Learning House is a learning center located in Ulos Hutaraja Village. It was founded by Damayanti Sinaga as a medium to channel her hobby and passion for teaching English to children. Besides her hobby and passion, Damayanti aims to help accelerate the development of local human resources in Lake Toba, especially in Samosir. She hopes the community can converse with tourists, particularly as Samosir, especially Ulos Village, is a popular tourist destination often visited by international travelers. Therefore, residents need to speak English to serve foreign guests well. Students The majority of students at Hutaraja Learning House are elementary school children from Ulos Hutaraja Village. Some also come from outside the village, such as SDN 10 Lumban Suhi-Suhi and SD 22 Lumban Suhi-Suhi. For more than six months, children have been learning English for free, from August 2023 to January 2024. Starting in February 2024, a tuition fee of IDR 50,000 per c...
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Meet Damayanti Sinaga—Guiding You to the Soul of Sumatra

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      Damayanti’s Guests Explore Girsang Village NINNA.ID -When you think of Sumatra, you may picture the vast volcanic Lake Toba , the lush jungles of Gunung Leuser , or the graceful Minangkabau houses of West Sumatra . But to truly experience this island, you need someone who can bring its stories to life. That is where Damayanti Sinaga — warmly known as Butet — steps in. Who is Butet? In Batak culture, Butet is a loving name for baby girls. For Damayanti, the name has become part of her identity and her guiding spirit. Born in Medan and raised in the Batak heartland, she now lives in Kampung Ulos Hutaraja , a traditional weaving village on Samosir Island, at the heart of Lake Toba. Surrounded by breathtaking landscapes and a community rich in tradition, Damayanti’s passion for guiding was born. She often says: “Lake Toba is not just a place, it’s a story waiting to be told.” For her, guiding is not only about showing destinations, but about connecting people, cultur...
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Eleven Days Exploring Sumatra with Amazing Women from Eastern Europe

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    NINNA.ID - On the evening of May 4, 2026, Kualanamu Airport was still busy as I waited for three very special guests from Slovakia and the Czech Republic. As a tour guide who has spent years guiding travelers around Lake Toba and Sumatra, I know every journey begins with a first impression. Their flight arrived around 8:40 PM, and the warm Medan air welcomed them that night. I still clearly remember seeing Maria, Pavla, and Hana walking out of the arrival gate with large suitcases and tired faces after their long journey. We immediately took a photo together. It became the first photo of our eleven-day journey full of stories and unforgettable moments. [caption id="attachment_37297" align="alignnone" width="1280"]  Picking up Maria, Pavla, and Hana at Kualanamu Airport was not only the beginning of a journey, but also the start of eleven days filled with stories, laughter, and new friendships growing in Sumatra. (Photo © Damayanti)[/caption] That night...
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