Top 10 Cultural Tours in Sumatra, Indonesia

January 24, 2022 Mollie Coke

Discover the best top things to do in Sumatra, Indonesia including Medan Half-Day Tour to the Multicultural City, 1 week tour North Sumatra, 3 Days through the eyes of Minangkabau, Highlight Noon Batavia Tour, West Sumatra Cultural Tour, One day tour to explore brastagi High land & lake Toba departure from Medan, Private Tour in Bali: Half Day Uluwatu Temple Sunset with Dinner, Medan Lake Toba view from Karo Highlands, Toba Lake Explorer, Medan City Tour.
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1. Medan Half-Day Tour to the Multicultural City

Smailing Tour DMC
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Our guide will meet you at the hotel or other meeting point as agreed. Visit The Great Mosque, one of the Sultan of Deli’s legacies constructed in 1906, also the largest and most beautiful mosque in Northern Sumatera with its imposing tiled archway and royal burial ground. Visit Sultan’s Maimoon Palace” the ceremonial palace of the Sultans of Deli with its yellow trim & typical east coast Malay architecture with living quarters occupied by the Sultan's families established in 1888 and became the centre of the Deli kingdom. Visit Tjong A Fie Mansion; a double-storey mansion in Medan built by Tjong A Fie (1860-1921) a Chinese merchant, the wealthiest resident of Medan at his era. Walk to Pajak Ikan Lama market, selling a large selection of contemporary textiles including batik where local people shop for attire on special occasions such as weddings and Muslim festivals. Visit Vihara Gunung Timur being one of the largest Chinese temples in Medan

Inclusions: Private air-conditioned transportation, Hotel pick-up and drop off within Medan city, English-speaking guide (other language is subject to surcharge and availability), Entrance and parking fees, Bottled water and wet tissue, Lunch

Exclusions: Food, drinks other than mentioned, Items of personal nature ( tipping, souvenir), Other services not clearly indicated in the inclusions.

Reviewed By SeyfoCan

Perfect Service with a large car. Professinonal driver. Napkin and Water service. On time arrival and on time drop-off.

2. 1 week tour North Sumatra

Discover Sumatra
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Experience the highlights of North Sumatra on this 7-day itinerary. Go hiking in Gunung Leuser National Park, climb the Sibayak Volcano in Berastagi and relax at the largest crater lake in the world. This route is a suggestion and will of course be adapted to your particular wishes and framework conditions.

Inclusions: Lunch, Dinner, Breakfast, Lunch, Private transportation, Air-conditioned vehicle, overnight stay

Exclusions: flight

Reviewed By Vincentmokummer

We planned and booked our trip with Discover Sumatra for the summer of 2020, unfortunately due to the pandemic we had to cancel our dream holliday. So altough I cannot commend on the actual trip itself, I can say that the communication with Christine has been great, from the start of the booking up to the cancellation. My impression is that besides running an honest and sincere company she is also a great ambassador for Sumatra and the village of Bukit Lawang! I highly recommend booking with Discover Sumatra.

3. 3 Days through the eyes of Minangkabau

Jalan Minangkabau Airport, Jl. Minangkabau Airport, Katapiang, Kec. Batang Anai, Kabupaten Padang Pariaman, Sumatera Barat 25586, Indonesia Matonagari
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A guide with 10 years experience with an English literature, and cross cultural knowledge background. A special access to places that even local couldn't even reach ex; mining area.

Inclusions: Breakfast, Breakfast, Breakfast, Dinner, Dinner, Private transportation

Exclusions: Parking fees, Lunch, entrance fees, souvenirs

4. Highlight Noon Batavia Tour

Central Jakarta, Central Jakarta City, Jakarta, Indonesia Dwi Djoko Sulistyo
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This tour is really different with other tour programs. Here you can see the fancy place that not like usually

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Exclusions: By your own, Entrance ticket and donation

Reviewed By kevin34444

Thanks for the great trip through half of Java! Dwi will show you the most beautiful places of his home island!

5. West Sumatra Cultural Tour

Bukittinggi, Bukittinggi City, West Sumatra, Indonesia Minangkabau Adventures Tour
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As an experienced travel agent we always offer our customers with the high quality product with an affordable price as our Motto "Quality is our priority". We offer a cultural and a nature trip which we will see the local people way of life and get involved with their activities.

Inclusions: Lunch, Dinner, Lunch, Lunch, Breakfast, Dinner, Breakfast, Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Breakfast, Transportation with AC, Hotel/Homestay, Entrance fees

Exclusions: Airport Tax, Flight Ticket, Extra Meals or drinks, Guide and driver tip

Reviewed By amandos824

One of my best experiences for local trip. Highly recommended for you if want to explore West Sumatra. I will come back again for another part of West Sumatra trip with this tour. Thankyou so much for the service especially to Pak Doni and Pak Dayat

6. One day tour to explore brastagi High land & lake Toba departure from Medan

PT.WAHYU MANDIRI TOUR
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this tour is the highlight of Medan - North Sumatera, one day trip to Brastagi Highland and Lake Toba ,This tour offers a glimpse into rural Sumatran life without the hard work of hiring and driving a rental car. You’ll enjoy fresh local passion fruit and travel between a traditional Karo Batak village Dokan, and the Sipisopiso waterfall & ofcourse with the highlight tours is the beauty of Lake Toba View from the highland .

Inclusions: Hotel pickup and drop-off from medan , Transport by Private air-conditioned vehicle, entrance fee at Dokan Village and Lake Toba view

Exclusions: Food and drinks, Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase), Driver Tipping

7. Private Tour in Bali: Half Day Uluwatu Temple Sunset with Dinner

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Visit one of the most beautiful temple in the south Bali peninsula on a famous cliff Uluwatu. This tour set for you who want to have a relax tour but cover some of the most beautiful and must visit places on Bali. You won't miss this experience.

Inclusions: Dinner, Bottled water, Driver/guide, Hotel pickup and drop-off, Private tour, All Fees and Taxes

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Reviewed By whitneyg777

Beautiful views, great for pictures, and the guide was on point. Wayan came to pick us up from our vila, rose the ferry with us, and drove us to each spot. Good time and well worth the price.

8. Medan Lake Toba view from Karo Highlands

Medan, Medan, North Sumatra, Sumatra Smailing Tour DMC

Start the journey to Medan suburb gaining the altitude as you traverse Sembahe, the forested foothills of the Bukit Barisan mountain. Driving up to Gundaling Hill (1.496 M) with view to the north dominated by the smoking Mt. Sibayak (2.094 m) and further to the west is Mt. Sinabung (2.451 M) and then down southwestern outskirt of Karo highland. Arrive at Dokan; one of Karonese Batak villages where most traditional houses have multiple decorative gables topped with realistically modeled buffalo heads protecting the occupants from harm.Lunch at local restaurant Continue the journey upward on a vastly more scenic back road to Tongging Hill; vantage point for Lake Toba which at over 1,145sq km, and up to a depth of 450 metres in places, looks more like an ocean. See in the distance Sipiso piso waterfall, which shoots out a cave at the edge of the plateau and plunges 120 m straight down to a small gushing stream below.

Inclusions: Private air-conditioned transportation, Hotel pick-up and drop off within Medan city, English-speaking guide (other language is subject to surcharge and availability), Entrance and parking fees, Bottled water and wet tissue, Lunch

Exclusions: Food, drinks other than mentioned, Items of personal nature ( tipping, souvenir), Other services not clearly indicated in the inclusions.

Reviewed By SeyfoCan

Perfect Service with a large car. Professinonal driver. Napkin and Water service. On time arrival and on time drop-off.

9. Toba Lake Explorer

Petahoo

Day 1 : KNO (Kuala Namu Airport) - Parapat - Samosir Island --> arr flight must be in the morning before 11 am KNO - Parapat +/-170 km +/- 5 hrs / Parapat - Samosir by ferry 1 hour Day 2 : Samosir Island tour halfday by boat (B)  Day 3 : Samosir Island - Parapat - Brastagi - Medan (B) Samosir - Parapat by ferry +/- 1 hour ; Parapat - Brastagi +/- 140 km +/- 4 hrs then Brastagi - Medan +/- 65 km +/- 2,5 hrs Day 4 : City Tour - Transfer Out / dept (B) Medan - apt +/- 40 km +/- 60-90 mins

Inclusions: Accommodation as per itinerary, 2 nights accommodation, Hotel pickup and drop-off, Private tour, Round-trip private transfer, Transport by private vehicle, National Park fees, Breakfast, Bottled water

Exclusions: Gratuities, Food and drinks, unless specified, Souvenir photos (available to purchase)

10. Medan City Tour

PT.WAHYU MANDIRI TOUR

it is incomplete to visit North Sumatra without seeing the Capital is the city of Medan, Explore medan City History with your private driver as cum guide, will take you tour to that takes you through the Chinese quarter, the relics of a Malay sultanate, and the remnants of Dutch colonial rule. Highlights include the Sultan’s Palace, the Grand Mosque, Tjong A Fie’s Mansion, and the old offices of the Amsterdam Trading Company. Discover the city’s multicultural side as you visit Medan’s oldest Hindu temple, a Chinese temple, and the extraordinary fusion Marian Shrine of Annai Velangkanni. Medan is Multi ethnicity with saying of :Horas , Medan ahoy, majuahjuah,juahjuah, yaahowu

Inclusions: english speaking Driver cum guide, Private Transport by air-conditioned minivan in 10 hours , Entry/Admission as per itinerary

Exclusions: Lunch, Dinner, Bottled water, Tipping

Reviewed By pradeepkm2019

Brastagi is a typical hill station like many others in India and Asia. There are Strawberry farms, fruit market and a Buddhist temple. Highlight of visit was to see Sipiso-Piso waterfall. This is magnificent. One can go right down to bottom and behind the fall by stairs. Unfortunately, it was drizzling then, so the stairs were slippery and not advisable.

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