Bubbly Blog Gal Sites: December 2019

Thursday, December 26, 2019

Destination: Danau Toba (22 - 24 November 2019)

This trip to Danau Toba or Lake Toba was really unplanned. I opened the AirAsia app and I just playing around, choosing destinations that were about 1 - 3 hours flight from Kuala Lumpur, randomly picked dates and one of them was Silangit. The return tickets was only RM120. So, I asked my parents whether they want to join this trip (I was original planning on going solo), and they said YES! So, I immediately booked the tickets. Later, that evening, my mom asked my aunt and she joined in. So, another ticket was bought. Once done with the flight, I booked the accommodations and later searched for tour guide. Actually, I didn't booked a TOUR, just car with driver. I booked it here, Rental Mobil di Bandara Silangit.

Flight Details

Accommodations

At first, I booked the same hotel for our two nights there. But after consulting our driver (later I found out that he was the boss), he advised me to book a different hotel on our second night. So, the first night we spend the night at Samosir Island and our second night was at Parapat. I was glad, we took our driver's advice for the first hotel we stayed was very terrible. The hotel is big but the management is very bad! The second worst hotel I've been, the first one is Hong Kong (I still owe the entry on that trip, hehe..). And for the first time ever, there was no iron/ironing room provided leading me wearing a crumpled tudung! Luckily, it was still wearable and you couldn't see the lines in pictures.

Just don't believe the hotel reviews, huhu..

This hotel is so much better than the first and I booked this via AirAsiaGo.

Itinerary

22 November 2019 (Friday)

1. Tele Watch Tower

2. Bukit Holbung

3. Efrata Waterfall

So, on our first day, we were picked up at the airport by our driver, Anto. He is a quiet person, not talking much but is a great driver. But lucky enough, my dad was able to coax him to talk. We stopped along the above mentioned places on our way to Samosir Island. The journey was a little bit tough since it is a hilly road. But the view is really amazing and spectacular!

Holbung Hill

Tele Watch Tower (you have to pay IDR7000 to climb the tower)

Efrata Waterfall (another IDR7000 entrance fee)

My parents and I inflight picture

23 November 2019 (Saturday)

1. Tomok Village

2. Batu Hoda Beach

3. Bukit Indah Simarjarunjung

4. Sipiso Piso Waterfall

On our second day, we went to Tomok Village where we learned about the Batak culture and history. We also learned the traditional dance, Tor Tor. We also bought our souvenirs here. Done with shopping we then went to Batu Hoda Beach. My aunt and I took a lot of pictures here since there are many Instagram worthy spots. After that, we took a boat to Parapat and continue our journey to Bukit Indah Simarjarunjung Another location specially custom made for photography purpose. Next, we went to Sipiso Piso Waterfall. We were actually meant to visit Berastagi but since we spent so much time taking pictures, our trip to Berastagi was not meant to be, maybe next time, insyaAllah..