Tourist information

There are a lot of places of interest on Samosir Island, around Lake Toba, elsewhere on Sumatra but also at Tuk-tuk, in the direct vicinity of Carolina Cottages.

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There are a lot more places that are definitely worth a visit. Maybe you want to pay a visit to the saturday market in Parapat. Or feed the monkeys just a few kilometres away from Parapat. Or you want to swim underneath Binangalom waterfall that plunges right into Lake Toba? What about the old Batak king's house at Pematang Purba and the Sipiso-piso waterfall near Berastagi? We can take you to Medan, Bukittinggi or anywhere else on Sumatra. If you need to know anything, don't hesitate to ask us.

If you like, we can take you there. Find out more at our transportation pages.

Binangalom waterfall, Lake Toba
Binangalom waterfall plunges into Lake Toba - Sumatra

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Author Wiecher Hulst

Dutch newspaper “De Volkskrant”

Hotel Carolina is my favorite place to stay for 22 years now. And that’s not out of habit, but just because Carolina is the most beautiful spot in Tuk-tuk; it’s like a small village with Batak style chalets, well layed out in a beautiful tropical garden with flowering shrubs and fruit trees.

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