North Sumatra

North Sumatra Ecotourism Travel Guide

The charm of the beauty of tourist attractions in North Sumatra stretches from the panoramic lakes of Lake Toba to the forest in Bukit Lawang which is where the habitat of a group of orangutans in North Sumatra. 

In addition, the popular culture of the Batak tribe in North Sumatra is so unique with the preservation of cultural heritage and ancestral traditions in modern times. Batak culture and traditions can be found in a number of traditional villages and display the true face of North Sumatra.

With a population of 12 million people, the population of North Sumatra is divided into five major ethnic groups and languages, namely coastal Malay people living along the Malacca Strait, Batak, Angkola or Mandailing from southern Tapanuli and Nias Islands off the west coast. Several other ethnic groups also live in Medan and other cities in North Sumatra, the largest of which are ethnic Chinese and Indians.