Old international trade city

Located on the northern coast of Sumatra island, the main attraction of Medan is Cultural diversity. Various tribes seen in this city, a mixture of different cultures and the widely development of art makes this place rich in authenticity. Tropical forests, fields and rice, a mysterious volcanic lakes and exotic beaches add to this interesting place. This is the reason why Medan is so popular in becoming the adventure holidays with backpacking in Indonesia.

The city of Medan is an enormous, modern city, and yet still manages to retain some of its earlier colonial character. The city of Medan has a long story as an international trade city in the region. Rich volcanic soil has made the surrounding area of Medan fertile and become the largest diverse plantation agriculture on Sumatra island since the colonial era. Crops from tobacco to rubber, oil palms, sisal and tea were all planted all around the city of Medan and shipped at the port of Belawan from Medan internationally. Many Europeans had their investment in the plantation business since then. Tobacco from Medan once was very famous in European trading.

Medan also offers an exotic natural beauty to visit, especially if you like the natural flora and fauna that appear in Lake Toba which is the largest lake in the region and the conservation of orang utan in Bukit Lawang. Lake Toba supposedly formed after the eruption of a giant ancient volcanic mountain. Volcanic crater of Lake Toba is said to be today. Have your Adventure holidays with backpacking in Indonesia, feels Medan unique and classic "melting pot" of world ancient culture.