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Toba-Batak houseToba-Batak House from Indonesia
Batak cuisine, the saksang pork stew cooked in its blood and spices, and panggang grilled pork, with sayur daun ubi (singkong) tumbuk or pounded cassava leaf vegetables and broth soup.
Bagas Godang Panyabungan Tonga is a traditional house of the Mandailings, one of the indigenous tribes of North Sumatra, and is often grouped as one of the ethnic groups of the Batak Tribe. This building is located at Panyabungan Tonga Village which is only about 1 kilometer from downtown Panyabungan, the capital of Mandailing Natal Regency. It is said that once upon a time, Bagas Godang was the residence of the Panyabungan kings whose surname was Nasution. In front of Bagas Godang, there are cannons and also Gordang Sambilan, which is a traditional Mandaling instrument that resembles a drum, totaling nine pieces. Currently, Bagas Godang Panyabungan Tonga is an important site for the development of the history and civilization of the Nasution and the Mandailings in general.
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Tomok Bolon

North Sumatra, Indonesia · Asia

About Tomok Bolon

Tomok Bolon is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Ambarita, 5km from Lake Toba.

Tomok Bolon is in North Sumatra, Indonesia, with about 10,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Ambarita, about 5 km away.

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Within an hour or so of Tomok Bolon: Lake Toba Ring Road (4 km), Lake Toba (5 km).

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The nearest famous roads are Lake Toba Ring Road.

Where is Tomok Bolon?

Tomok Bolon is in North Sumatra, Indonesia, about 5 km from Ambarita.

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Quick Information

Population
10,000
Continent
Asia
Country
Indonesia
Region
North Sumatra
Timezone
Asia/Jakarta
Coordinates
2.6521, 98.8608

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Indonesia

Police
110
Ambulance
118
Fire
113
All emergencies
112
Driving side
left
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Worth the detour from Tomok Bolon

2 notable places within an hour's drive.

coastal drive

Lake Toba Ring Road

The road circling the world's largest volcanic crater lake in North Sumatra, running past Batak clan villages with boat-shaped roofs and stone king's chairs on Samosir Island. A car ferry crosses from Parapat.

4 km · about 5 min drive

natural wonder

Lake Toba

The world's largest volcanic lake filling a supervolcanic caldera in Sumatra, with the culturally rich Samosir Island at its center.

5 km · about 10 min drive

Driving roads near Tomok Bolon

  • Right hereLake Toba Ring RoadThe road circling the world's largest volcanic crater lake in North Sumatra, running past Batak clan villages with boat-shaped roofs and stone king's chairs on Samosir Island. A car ferry crosses from Parapat.

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Year-round

Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.

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