SUMATERA OVERLAND

Day 1 : AIRPORT/MEDAN - BRASTAGI (L, D)
Meet at the airport (or hotel), transfer to restaurant for lunch. After lunch, drive to Brastagi with enroute stop at Nature Reserved and fruit stands in Berastagi. Accommodation and dinner at hotel in Berastagi. ( L,D ).

Day 2 : BRASTAGI – PRAPAT - SAMOSIR (B, L, D)
After breakfast, transfer to Parapat. Enroute visit Lingga Village to see a glimpse of the way of life of the Karo Batak Tribe and their typical houses, Tongging Hill to view the Northern part of Lake Toba and Sipisopiso Waterfall, and also a visit to Pematang Purba to see the long house (Ruma Bolon) which was belonged to the royal families of the Simalungun Batak tribe. Lunch enroute. After lunch proceed by boat, cruising on Lake Toba to the central isle of Samosir where colorful Toba Batak villages cling to the shore. Accommodation and dinner at hotel on Samosir Island. ( B,L,D ).

Day 3 : SAMOSIR TOUR (B, L, D)
A day tour by boat, cruising on Lake Toba to visit Tomok Village where carved statues stand in an ancient graveyard as memorial to the kings of bygone days, and chance to hunt souvenir. Proceed to Ambarita Village to see the stone furniture as the remnant of the megalithic culture of the Toba Batak. Then visiting Simanindo Village to see the long house of the Toba Batak King, which now has become a museum and a chance to watch Toba Batak folk dance that performed by the villagers. Lunch enroute. Finally to Tao Island for swim in the tranquil water of Lake Toba. Dinner and accommodation at hotel. (B, L, D).

Day 4 : PRAPAT - PADANG SIDEMPUAN (B, L, D)
After breakfast, transfer by boat to Parapat. On arrival in Parapat, proceed by ac-coach to Padang Sidempuan with enroute stop at Lumban Binanga to see a typical village of the Toba Batak tribe, Porsea, market place in Balige, and Tarutung, a small town located in Silindung Valley, for lunch. (B, L, D)

Day 5 : PADANG SIDEMPUAN - BUKITTINGGI (B, L, D)
Breakfast at the hotel. Then continue driving through the same mountain range of Bukit Barisan to Bukittinggi. Stop will be made at Usortolang Village to see the remnant of the Mandailing Batak typical houses, Purba Village, Bonjol Villagewhere the equator line across. Lunch will be served enroute. Dinner and accommodation at hotel in Bukittinggi. (B, L, D)

Day 6 : BUKITTINGGI TOUR (B, L, D)
After breakfast, a full day tour of the Minangkabau Highland with visiting Batu Sangkar being a lively and scenic town surrounded by majestic rice terrace where local countryside is dotted with Rumah Adat, enroute stop at Pagaruyung to see the Palace which was rebuilt on the ruin of the bygone Pagaruyung Empire, Lima kaum to see the stabbed and inscribed stone of the past king, and Pariangan Village being the ancestor's village which is set in picturesque valley with stairways leading to traditional houses and a royal tomb. Lunch of a typical Minangkabau cuisine will be served en route. On the way back to Bukittinggi, drives up over the low crater wall and down to Singkarak Lake passing through the charming hilltop village of Balimbing, a traditional place with seve-ral rumah gadang. Accommodation and dinner at the hotel. (B, L, D)

Day 7 : BUKITTINGGI - PADANG (B, L, D)
Breakfast at the hotel. Having city sightseeing of Bukittinggi which featuring Sianok Canyon, the famous Fort de Kock one of the remnant of the Dutch Colonial Government, and the colorful Pasar Atas or Upper Market. Then proceed to Embun Pagi to view the fascinating landscape over Maninjau Lake, also stop will be made at Koto Gadang being well-known for its Silver Work, and Pandai Sikat a small village famous for its woodcarving, em-broidery and loom weaving. Lunch would be served en-route. Then driving down to Padang through deep ravines and dense forest across steep fern covered slopes that afford fantastic views of Anai Valley. Accommodation and dinner at the hotel in Padang. (B, L, D)

Day 8 : PADANG – AIRPORT (B)
Breakfast at the hotel. Free day at leisure until its time to proceed to the airport to catch the flight of onward destination. (B)