Lake Toba, North Sumatra – Indonesia is an extraordinary natural wonder of the world. This spectacular enormous crater lake consists of an island almost the size of Singapore in its center. At over 1,145 square km, and a depth of 450 meters, Lake Toba is actually more like an ocean. This is the largest lake in Southeast Asia and one of the deepest lakes in the world.

Samosir island is located right in the heart of Lake Toba with a wonderful panoramic view on this magnificent blue lake- it is a volcanic island with the traditional village that is protected by surrounding barriers of earthen ramparts with bamboo fencing and trees. The village also dwells in many unique and authentic traditional houses, especially from Tomok, which consists of a row of massive wooden houses with striking saddle-shaped thatch roofs made of sugar palm fiber (called ijuk).

The native population is called the Batak tribe that is widely known for its festive culture. Among others, Tor-Tor Dance is considered to be the most elegant one. This traditional dance is usually performed in celebrations such as harvest time or a wedding ceremony. and used in a ritual to invoke spirit and ‘walk’ them into the stone statues, which erected as a symbol of the ancestors.

“As Indonesia’s leading trade fair, BBTF is the best platform to promote the destination – BBTF is proud to also include Lake Toba as one of the priority destinations to show case its potential and capabilities to host such event – buyers all over the world that come to BBTF will be able to learn more about the destination and also build a strong partnership for this such annual event – that is why BBTF plays an important rule to connect business to business”. the head of committee BBTF 2023, I Putu Winastra stated.

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