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A white sand beach with turquoise water and two traditional fishing boats on the shore.
Where to Stay Guides

Best Hotels in Pulau Weh 2025: Top Sabang Resorts

Looking for the best hotels in Pulau Weh for your travel style? From fancy Sabang resorts to laidback budget guesthouses, we’ve done all the research

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The city of Medan taken from high in the sky - hundreds of densely packed Medans surrounded by green areas stretch to the horizon.
Where to Stay Guides

Best Hotels in Medan 2025: Budget to Luxury Medan Hotels

Choosing from the best hotels in Medan is a daunting task; it’s an enormous, chaotic city stretching for 265 square kilometres and packed with nearly

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Waterfall in Batu Katak, Sumatra
Sumatra Destination Guides

Batu Katak: The Epic Guide to North Sumatra’s Hidden Gem 2025

Batu Katak is a dreamy little village lying on the edge of the Gunung Leuser National Park in North Sumatra. Perched on the banks of

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Efrata Waterfall Lake Toba
Sumatra Travel Tips and Advice

The 5 Most Beautiful Waterfalls in Lake Toba

Waterfall-hunting is one of our favourite travel activities, and Sumatra has no shortage of cascades to discover. The Lake Toba area, with its rugged, volcanic

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Travel to Sumatra
Sumatra Destination Guides

Travelling Sumatra in 2025: Everything You Need to Know (Insider’s Travel Guide and Tips)

Travel to Sumatra, Indonesia is the adventure of a lifetime, but it can be hard to plan ahead when there isn’t much info out there

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Hotels in Lake Toba
Where to Stay Guides

The Best Hotels in Lake Toba 2025: Insider Advice

There are so many hotels in Lake Toba to choose from. Most of them are found in the central tourist area of Tuk Tuk on

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The beautiful Lake Toba, Sumatra, Indonesia
Sumatra Destination Guides

Travel to Lake Toba – Your Ultimate 2025 Guide!

Welcome to your ultimate guide to travel to Lake Toba, Indonesia! We have spent a lot of time in this incredible place – from action-packed

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Mount Sinabung, North Sumatra
Sumatra Travel Tips and Advice

Is Sumatra Safe? Everything You Need To Know 2025

One of the most common questions we are asked is: is Sumatra safe? As one of the lesser-known parts of Indonesia, people aren’t sure what

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A close-up shot of a Sumatran orangutan female at Batu Katak, North Sumatra
Sumatra Jungle Trekking

Bukit Lawang Jungle Trekking – How to Choose an Ethical Guide

Bukit Lawang jungle trekking in Sumatra is one of the most famous ways to see orangutans in the wild. Thousands of tourists flock to this

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A photograph showing the scenery of Bukit Lawang village. A blue/grey river with rocky shore is in the foreground, with small shacks lining it, an arched bridge across it, and green hills with jungle in the background.
Sumatra Destination Guides

Exactly How to Get to Bukit Lawang, North Sumatra

Eager to head to the jungle for some orangutan spotting? Chances are, you’re planning a trip to the picturesque riverside village of Bukit Lawang in

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