It is the six largest island in the world encompassing a land area of 443,065.8 square kilometer. Sumatera is also known as Andalas, percha and Suwarnadwipa ( in Sanskrit, meaning " the gold island").Tracing the island will bring us to extraordinary beauty of the nature and the culture. The mountain range spawns from the north to the south forming the lofty Bukit Barisan along the west side of Sumatera. The eastern coast of the island consists of marshaland transversed by large rivers that act as transportation hub. Virgin tropical rainforest abound with flora and fauna wealth also constitutes part of the attraction of Sumatera. The Bukit Lawang ecotourism area in North Sumatera is home to the increasingly rare orangutan . The uniqueness of Rafflesia Arnoldii, the largest flower in the world , can be seen in Bengkulu Province.
So many more tourist attractions abound in this island aside from the renowned Lake Toba. Lingga Village is one, a traditional village of the unique Karo tribe in North Sumatera. This village prides its wealth of unpartitioned traditional houses estimated to be around 250 years old but are still in good condition and occupied by 6-8 families of the same kin. Despite being used for several families, this traditional house has no partition on the interior. For the seaside tourists, there are several not- to-be missed items, such as th sea garden in sabang or also known as Weh Island, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, Bangka Belitung and Bintan island in the Riau islands and Batam Island.
Some are endowed with captivating sea gardens . Are you interested in the local cultural events? Worth watching are the annually held Krakatau Festival every October in bandar Lampung and the Sriwijaya Festival held in Palembang, South Sumatera.
No traveling is complete without shopping for souvenirs. One of popular shopping destinations in Sumatera is Batam Island , just half an hour flight from Singapore. Some popular shopping center include : Nagoya Complex, Lucky Plaza, Batam City Square , Mega Mall and Plaza Batamindo. Batam is well facilitated as a tourist destination with international star hotels and resorts and golf courses.Interesting traveling experience awaits you here.
So many more tourist attractions abound in this island aside from the renowned Lake Toba. Lingga Village is one, a traditional village of the unique Karo tribe in North Sumatera. This village prides its wealth of unpartitioned traditional houses estimated to be around 250 years old but are still in good condition and occupied by 6-8 families of the same kin. Despite being used for several families, this traditional house has no partition on the interior. For the seaside tourists, there are several not- to-be missed items, such as th sea garden in sabang or also known as Weh Island, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, Bangka Belitung and Bintan island in the Riau islands and Batam Island.
Some are endowed with captivating sea gardens . Are you interested in the local cultural events? Worth watching are the annually held Krakatau Festival every October in bandar Lampung and the Sriwijaya Festival held in Palembang, South Sumatera.
No traveling is complete without shopping for souvenirs. One of popular shopping destinations in Sumatera is Batam Island , just half an hour flight from Singapore. Some popular shopping center include : Nagoya Complex, Lucky Plaza, Batam City Square , Mega Mall and Plaza Batamindo. Batam is well facilitated as a tourist destination with international star hotels and resorts and golf courses.Interesting traveling experience awaits you here.
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