Romlan Guesthouse

Danau Toba


Run by a German-Indonesian family, this waterfront guesthouse is one of the original places to stay in Tuk Tuk and it’s still going strong. Choose between a Western-style room with hot shower and verandah, one of two traditional Batak houses, or save your pennies in the budget room.

There's no sign, so look out for Hotel Sumber Pulo Mas, which it shares a driveway with, or better yet ask the ferry to drop you directly at its doorstep.


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1. King Sidabutar's Grave

1.58 MILES

Located 5km southeast of Tuk Tuk, near the Tomok ferry terminal, is a complex of royal Batak tombs and houses. At the entrance you'll pass sarcophagi of…

2. Stone Chairs

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In the village of Ambarita, 5km north of Tuk Tuk, is a group of 300-year-old stone chairs, where important matters were discussed among village elders…

3. Museum Huta Bolon Simanindo

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4. Batak Graves

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Amid the fertile rice fields between Simanindo and Pangururan are these large multistorey graves decorated with the distinctive miniature Batak-style…

5. Rumah Bolon

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Located between Berastagi and Danau Toba, this impressive, well-tended palace complex sits on the edge of the village of Pematang Purba. It was the home…

6. Air Terjun Sipiso-Piso

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These narrow but impressive falls cascade 120m down to the northern end of Danau Toba, 24km from Kabanjahe and about 300m from the main road. It's worth a…