Best Traditional Indonesian Sumatra Lake Toba 1,145 km² Samosir Island Bukit Lawang Orangutans Bukittinggi Minangkabau and Sumatra Deep Heritage Tour Destinations
Browse more guides: Indonesia travel | Asia destinations Best Traditional Indonesian Sumatra Lake Toba 1,145 km² Samosir Island Bukit Lawang Orangutans Bukittinggi Minangkabau and Sumatra Deep Heritage Tour Destinations TL;DR Sumatra is Indonesia's sixth-largest island and the western anchor of the archipelago, spanning Batak highlands, Minangkabau matrilineal villages, surf-rich Mentawai islands, and the orangutan rainforests of Gunung Leuser. Major destinations: Lake Toba (1,145 km², the largest volcanic crater lake in the world), Samosir Island (630 km² Batak heartland inside the lake), Bukit Lawang orangutan rehabilitation, Gunung Leuser National Park (UNESCO 2004), Bukittinggi highlands with the Jam Gadang clock tower (1926) and Pagaruyung Palace , Padang Minang cuisine including rendang, Mentawai Islands surf and indigenous tattoo culture, Banda Aceh with the 2004 Tsunami Museum and Baiturrahman Grand Mosque , Mount Sinabung active volcano (2,460 m), Pekanbar...