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Places to visit along the way Sumatra Happy Trails! Asia Version 119 Creation date: 11-10-18 Places to visit along the way Sumatra PLACES TO VISIT ALONG THE WAY Selamat Datang di Indonesia! Welcome to Indonesia! We would like you to have a great experience on one or multiple of the amazing and unique islands of this archipelago. Therefore, please find some suggestions for places to visit whilst you drive between the various locations on each island. Below you will find some general information on how this works with your pre-booked services. Is my driver able to stop whilst driving to and from locations? Depending on what has been booked for you, you have either a transfer or a chartered car planned (this will be clearly mentioned on your voucher; if nothing is mentioned, it’s always a transfer). If you have a transfer planned, your driver is not able to stop on the way, as this is excluded. However, please see below if you would like to upgrade to a transfer. If you have a charter planned, your driver will be happy to stop for you any place you prefer as long as the route is possible within the amount of hours mentioned on your voucher. If your tour/route does not include a chartered car, no worries, give us a call, email, WhatsApp, sms on the numbers mentioned on your vouchers, and we will be happy to arrange an upgrade (fees apply and subject to availability) to a chartered car so you can visit some amazing places on the way. Please give us at least 12 hours’ notice. Want to change your pickup (departure time)? We are more than happy to change your pickup time of your transfer and/or chartered car. Please contact us on the numbers mentioned on your vouchers to make this arrangement. Please inform us at least 12 hours in advance and make sure we confirm to you verbally or through WhatsApp, email or sms if you would like to make changes, changes are not guaranteed and subject to availability. Please note, we do not change departure times for: Excursions; Boat transfers; transfers to and from harbors, airports and train stations. What to do if your driver speaks limited English and doesn’t understand? No worries, we are happy to assist, please give us a call on one of the numbers mentioned on your voucher. Furthermore, we have added Indonesian instructions in this document, so you can easily show the driver as well. Things to keep in mind Various points of interest might charge for entrance fees and parking fees, these excluded in your journey except if mentioned on your vouchers. Chartered cars are for a pre-set amount of hours, it does not matter if this is driving or still standing. The amount of hours commences once the driver reaches your accommodation at the pre-determined time. If you would like to use the services longer, feel free to call us, or speak to your driver to extend (fees apply and subject to availability). Happy Trails! Nor its partners can be kept liable for any recommendations, time/distance estimations, made in this document as well as any extra incurred charges outside of the pre- planned tour program. Furthermore, also not for any closures of points of interests. Selamat Jalan! Have a great journey! WELCOME TO SUMATERA Below you will find a map of the island, as well as a table which gives you some insight into the key routes, estimated distances and durations as well as places you could visit on the way. Time and travel distances in Sumatra Please note, all information presented are mere estimations. All times and travel distances depend upon traffic as well as road conditions. Therefore neither Happy Trails! Nor its partners may be held liable for any information presented above 4 Places to visit on the way (please always discuss options with your driver before departure) From To (v.v) Places to visit en route North Sumatera : Maimun Palace (MD1) Grand Mosque Al-Mashun (MD2) Bukit Lawang Tjong A Fie Mansion (MD3) Medan Orang Utan Rehabilitaion Centre (BL01) Tangkahan Maimun Palace (MD1) Grand Mosque Al-Mashun (MD2) Tjong A Fie Mansion (MD3) Vihara Gunung Timur (Colorful Chinesse Temple) (MD4) Berastagi Maimun Palace (MD1) Grand Mosque Al-Mashun (MD2) Tjong A Fie Mansion (MD3) Vihara Gunung Timur (Colorful Chinesse Temple) (MD4) Local Fruit Market (BR1) Tangkahan Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre (BL01) Elephant Tangkahan Eco Tourism (TK1) Bukit Lawang Berastagi Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre (BL01) Curch Mary Annai Velangkanni (MD6) Local Fruit Market (BR1) Berastagi Samosir/Lake Toba Dokan Village (BR1) Sipiso Piso Waterfall (BR2) Wooden Palace (Rumah Bolon) (BR3) 5 Sipirok Bukit Barisan Landscape (SAM1) Jangga Dolok (Typical Toba Batak Village) (-) Pineapple Field (SAM3) Colorful Market In Balige (SAM4) Samosir Sulphur Hotspring In Sipoholon (SAM5) Sipirok Bukittinggi Sijornih Waterfall (SIP1) Sihepeng Mini Botanical Garden (SIP2) Purba baru Moslem School (SIP3) Equator Monument (Bonjol Village) (SIP4) West Sumatera : Harau Sand Stone Cliffs (Giant Wall) (BTT7) Pasar Atas (BTT2) Bukittinggi Panorama Park (BTT3) Fort De Kock (BTT4) Jam Gadang (BTT5) Payakumbuh Town (BTT6) Harau Valley Waterfall (BTT7) Padang Pasar Atas (BTT2) Panorama Park (BTT3) Fort De Kock (BTT4) Jam Gadang (BTT5) Maninjau Crater Lake (BTT10) Singkarak Lake (BTT11) Lembah Anai Nature Reserve (BTT12) Koto Gadang (BTT13) Padang Beach (BTT14) Teluk Bayur Port (BTT15) China Town (BTT16) 6 Harau Padang Pasar Atas (Bukittinggi) (BTT2) Panorama Park (Bukittinggi) (BTT3) Fort De Kock (Bukittinggi) (BTT4) Jam Gadang (BTT5) Maninjau Crater Lake (BTT10) Koto Gadang (Silver Village) (BTT13) Lembah Anai Nature Reserve (BTT12) Singkarak Lake (BTT11) Padang Beach (BTT14) Teluk Bayur Port (BTT15) China Town (BTT16) Please note, some points of interest might be closed on various days due to various reasons, as well as that entrance fees are likely to be charged. Please note you might not be able to visit all of the objects due to limited times. Please discuss it with your driver 7 BRIEF EXPLANATION ON POINTS OF INTERESTS Medan – Bukit Lawang, Maimun Palace CODE: MD1 Maimoon Palace is one of the most beautiful palace that still exist in Indonesia. Unique architecture and interior design of this palace gives a distinctive character. The Palace has become a tourist destination not solely because of age but also because of the unique interior design of the palace, mixing elements of Malay cultural heritage, Islam, Spanish, Indian, and Italian style. Maimoon Palace is located at Jalan Brig. Jend. Katamso in downtown Medan. This historic building is open the public every day, except when there are organizing a special ceremony. Tell your driver: Jl. Bigjen Katamso, Kelurahan. Sukaraja, Kec. Medan Maimun Sumatera Utara Grand Mosque Al-Mashun CODE: MD2 Beside the Maimoon Palace, The Medan Grand Mosque was another architectural heritage of Deli Sultanate. the mosque is still utilized by the local community for daily prayers. Like The Maimoon Palace, the building materials of the mosque were taken from Italy. Al Mashun Grand Mosque is another prominent religious attractions in the city of Medan and built in the reign of Sultan Al Rashid Perkasa Alamsyah Ma’mum of the Deli Sultanate, the Sultanate of Deli land compensation fund that is used as a tobacco plantation area which was opened by a Dutch planter named Nienhuys in 1865. Tell your driver: Jl. Mesjid / Jl. Sisingamangaraja Kel. Masjid, Kec. Medan Kota, Sumatera Utara Tjong A Fie Mansion CODE: MD3 The former house of a famous Chinese merchant who died in 1921 – formerly the wealthiest resident of Medan – mixes Victorian and Chinese style. The original hand-painted ceilings, Tjong’s huge bedroom, imported dark-wood furniture inlaid with marble and mother-of-pearl, interesting art pieces, an upstairs ballroom and Taoist temples help to make it one of the most impressive historic buildings in town. Tell your driver: Jl. Jend. A. Yani No.79-99, Kota Medan Sumatera Utara Vihara Gunung Timur CODE: MD4 Vihara Gunung Timur is a Chinese Taoism temple, It contains a large paved area with an impressively scaled incense burner, two covered badminton courts, a very large main hall and is partly surrounded by a moat and walls. This temple already served as main temple in Medan for many years and it was also one of Medan's cultural icon. This temple is always filled with worshippers in Imlek and Cap Go Meh festival. Tell your driver: Jl. Hang Tuah No.16, Kota Medan Sumatera Utara Berastagi Local Fruit Market CODE: BR1 Berastagi is known for its busy markets, flowers, vegetables and fruits. Marquisa or passion fruit is probably the most famous fruit. You should also try some sweet oranges. Some of Berastagi's products is exported to Singapore and Malaysia, like cabbage, carrots, tomatoes and red chili. When wandering around the markets, you will see what traditional Karo life is all about, and you will see some things like jungle miracle cures and second hand shoes for sale. Tell your driver: Ds. Dokan, Kaban Jahe, Berastagi Sumatera Utara Bukit Lawang – Tangkahan, Orang Utan rehabilitation CODE: BL1 Centre Bukit Lawang is a small village situated 90 kilometers northwest of Medan, the capital city of North Sumatra. In 1973 a Swiss organization set up an orangutan rehabilitation center in Bukit Lawang. The purpose of the center is to rehabilitate orangutans released from captivity. The rangers at the center teach the orangutan all the necessary skills to survive in the wild. After an intense period of quarantine, readjustment to the natural habitat and reintegration in the (semi-)wild population, the orangutan is released back into the jungle. All orangutans released are still monitored by the rangers and are still provided with supplementary food at the feeding platform until they become fully self reliant.