Lake Toba is A Must Visit Destination When Visiting North Sumatra

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Footage Nusantara - Lake Toba is the largest volcanic lake in the world, located in North Sumatra Province, Indonesia. This lake has an area of ​​more than 1,145 square kilometers, a length of 100 kilometers, a width of 30 kilometers, and a depth of 508 meters. Lake Toba is thought to have been formed from the eruption of Mount Toba which occurred around 74,000 years ago. The first eruption formed a caldera on the south side, the second eruption on the north side, and the third, largest eruption turned Mount Toba into Lake Toba. UNESCO has designated the Toba caldera as a Global Geopark or world heritage. 

Lake Toba offers stunning natural views, clear water, and amazing natural beauty. One of the characteristics of this lake is the volcanic island in the middle called Samosir Island, which has almost the same area as the neighboring country, namely Singapore. Samosir Island is home to Toba Batak culture which is rich in unique traditions.

Lake Toba is one of the largest lakes in Indonesia and even Southeast Asia. Lake Toba is located in the province of North Sumatra. The lake that holds millions of natural charms is certainly inseparable from the historical story behind it. Yes, history records that this lake was formed from a very super volcanic eruption.

Behind the historical story, now Lake Toba is one of the must-visit destination centers when visiting North Sumatra. This is because Lake Toba has an extraordinary attraction. Even tourists do not only enjoy the beauty of Lake Toba. But now many types of Lake Toba tourism can be enjoyed with its very beautiful nature.

When visiting North Sumatra, it feels incomplete if you don't visit Lake Toba. Behind the beauty of the lake, it turns out that there is a fairy tale behind it. Yes, the story of Lake Toba begins from a valley in North Sumatra with the main actors being a hard-working farmer and a magical fish princess.

Based on historical stories from Geologists, the crater of Lake Toba was formed due to a supervolcanic eruption that occurred around tens of thousands of years ago. Even though the eruption was considered very powerful when compared to other volcanic eruptions, it is believed that the explosion reached thousands of times the eruption. The impact of this eruption affected the climate throughout the world at that time.

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The legend of Lake Toba has now spread and is known by people throughout Indonesia. Now Lake Toba is a very popular tourist attraction in Indonesia. This is a vast Indian lake, with exotic views. There is Samosir Island in the middle of Lake Toba.

There are several best times to visit Lake Toba, but it all comes back from the tourist destination. If you want to go on vacation to Lake Toba to enjoy the festival and so on, you can visit here from September to November. Then you will get a very memorable moment.

But if you just want to enjoy the natural beauty of Lake Toba, you can come from May to September. This is the right time to enjoy the beautiful nature of Lake Toba because in this month the weather is entering the dry season so you can enjoy the beauty of nature without being disturbed by the rain.

The location of the largest lake in Indonesia is in seven districts surrounding the Lake Toba tourist area, namely Tobasa District, Samosir District, Semalungun District, Dairi District, North Tapanuli District, Karo District, and Humbang Hasundutan district.