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Private Tour: Experience Karo Highlands and Lake Toba from Medan
4.5
45 Ratings
Kabanjahe
Embark on a private tour from Medan and explore the stunning Karo Highlands and Lake Toba. Visit active volcanoes, a fruit market, a traditional village, and the breathtaking Sipisopiso waterfall.
Embark on a private tour from Medan and explore the stunning Karo Highlands and Lake Toba. Visit active volcanoes, a fruit market, a traditional village, and the breathtaking Sipisopiso waterfall.
Duration:
9 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Sipiso Piso Waterfall - Experience the breathtaking view of the northern part of Lake Toba after a 3-hour drive from Medan. The Sipiso Piso Waterfall is located on the right side of Lake Toba. Visitors can admire the waterfall’s beauty, and with a one-hour walk, they can descend to reach the waterfall.
- Gundaling Hill - Upon arriving in…
- Sipiso Piso Waterfall - Experience the breathtaking view of the northern part of Lake Toba after a 3-hour drive from Medan. The Sipiso Piso Waterfall is located on the right side of Lake Toba. Visitors can admire the waterfall’s beauty, and with a one-hour walk, they can descend to reach the waterfall.
- Gundaling Hill - Upon arriving in Brastagi, if the weather is clear, visitors can enjoy a view of the Sibayak volcano from Gundaling Hill.
- Dokan Batak Village - Explore the authentic Karo Batak houses, known for their unique architecture, and observe the local way of life.
- Brastagi Highland - Situated 1,400 meters above sea level, Brastagi Highland boasts a pleasant subtropical climate. It is surrounded by two active volcanoes and is a very fertile region in North Sumatra.
What's Included
- Private transportation
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Private transportation
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks
- Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
- Food and drinks
- Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
Additional Information
Embark on a day-long private tour from Medan, featuring sightseeing adventures. Travel to Brastagi, located in the Karo Highlands, that is home to two active volcanoes - Sinabung and Sibayak. Take a trip to the local fruit market, and experience the traditional Karo Batak Village where authentic dwellings are still inhabited by eight families. The tour…
Embark on a day-long private tour from Medan, featuring sightseeing adventures. Travel to Brastagi, located in the Karo Highlands, that is home to two active volcanoes - Sinabung and Sibayak. Take a trip to the local fruit market, and experience the traditional Karo Batak Village where authentic dwellings are still inhabited by eight families. The tour concludes with a stop at Sipisopiso waterfall, offering splendid views of Lake Toba.
- Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- This is a private tour with a minimum of 2 participants
- If you require a pick up from the Kualanamu Airport please note your flight must arrive before 8am.
Location
Sipiso Piso Waterfall
Jalan Raya Merek,
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(45 Ratings)
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Romain
Aug 18, 2025
A perfect trip thanks to our driver/guide Arifan - Our driver/guide Arifan drove us for a week in a large part of North Sumatra, he knows perfectly the area with all the natural sites not to be missed and the surrounding vegetation. He introduced us to the customs of the different communities, especially the Bataks and took us to harvesters in Benjoin, a moment of great emotion.
I highly recommend calling Arifan if you visit Sumatra, without him our trip would not have been so magical.
Thank you Arifan, kiss your wife and daughters 😀.
You can reach him via WhatsApp at +62 813-9652-5896
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Discover07898284482
Jul 28, 2025
excellent - 9-day round trip. Everything was perfectly organized and very flexible with tailoring the tour to suit our needs. Good car. Friendly operators with a lovely hotel in Medan. Would book again.
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Mike_s
Mar 7, 2025
A Must Do Day Out - It was a long day, but very worth while. We saw a lot more than we were expecting. We had a very good driver/ guide, very calm and did not use the horn at all.
We wish we had had more time.
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Anthonyquilter123
Sep 30, 2024
Tri Jaya are very good - We have just had 12 days in Sumarta and I can wholeheartedly recommend Tri Jaya Tours , Super helpful, very good at communication, and their people were fantastic. We did a 7 day tour the driver Erwan was brilliant, the guides they used in Bukit Lawang and Mt Sibayak where also fantastic. We used Tri Jaya to arrange a few days in Banda Aceh as well and their local chap Mr Bob was again very helpful.
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Josieo2013
Aug 28, 2024
Great Day Out!!! - It was a 12 hour day due to the distance, the traffic and also heavy rain which affected the road with flooding water. The driver (Ilham) was a careful driver and we felt safe. The points of interest were well worth the drive. In particular, the visit and local guide at the traditional village was excellent, as was the walk to the bottom of the Sipiso piso Waterfall. I definitely recommend this company and tour.
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Fraserm151
Aug 27, 2024
Fantastic day out with Erwan - We had the most incredible day, the itinerary is great but the stand out for us was our driver and guide Erwan. His knowledge was vast and he always had something to tell you on the long car journeys, inbetween all of the terrible jokes that had us laughing all day. He truly made it an amazing day filled with stories, history and fun.
The tour itself is very good with lots to see and do although the drive is long there is lots to see on the way which Erwan took great pleasure in explaining.
Book this tour and ask for Erwan!
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Tour53185240241
Jul 9, 2024
Thrill of a Lifetime! - My tour guide, Mr. Ari and our driver, Mr. Ali were friendly, skillful, knowledgeable, and fun to be with. I saw and experienced amazing sights and gained an incredible insight into Sumatran history and culture. I had a truly once in lifetime experience!
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Maria_t
Jan 3, 2025
Medan Trip - Good trip but some stops were waste of time ..especially the fruit shop and panoramic view nothing to shout about.Instead could have added Lake Toba in the list would be great
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Erisham
Sep 24, 2024
Great but short family trip - Our guide, Mr Ilham is very professional, resoectful & accommodative to my family's need & requests. He is also a very attentive & skillfull driver when managing the traffic.
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Ievan2017
Nov 24, 2024
The tour was not as described - The tour did not match the description. It was written that I could view the Sibayak volcano from Gundaling Hill for 30 minutes but we did not stop there. It was mentioned that we would stop for 30 minutes at Brastagi Highland, surrounded by two active volcanoes, but we did not stop there and did not see the volcanoes. We stopped at the Sipiso Piso Waterfall and Lake Toba was visible too. We visited Lingga Cultural Village, which according to the map is not Dokan Batak Village but quite similar. We stopped to see a fruit market, Taman Alam Lumbini Temple and St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church which were not mentioned in the description. The tour was interesting and gave a good insight into local culture but I cannot give five stars because I paid for a different tour. Another thing – the driver made me feel uncomfortable, so I am supposed to remove another star. He asked for a tip aggressively. At first, he was pretending that he was joking but after that he asked insistently and persistently. I have spent nine weeks in total in Indonesia, visiting five different islands, and this was the first time when something like this happened.
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