Medan Lake Toba 2023 - Part 2 Taman Simalem Resort

Continuing our Medan Lake Toba Journey, on the second day we woke up early to catch the beautiful sunrise. The garden behind our rooms gave us an amazing sunrise view of Lake Toba and the surrounding mountains, with Gardenias in the foreground.

Soon after the sun rose, we took the car and drove up to One Tree Hill, the highest point of Taman Simalem Resort. We followed Google Maps to find the hill and for a while the road felt like it was not going anywhere. But we continued anyway and found it!

The One Tree Hill has a phinisi boat perched on it for picture purposes, and true to its name, you will find a small hill with a single tree on it as well. Being on the One Tree Hill was a bit strange. One minute you will see thing super clear and the next you can barely see your hand because of the fog. It came and went a few times while we were there. Nevertheless, the view was amazing.

The next free activity you could sign up for that day was trekking. Only DH and Miss Kiki went though, while Oma and I went to visit the flower garden which was a bit underwhelming. Miss Kiki said that the trekking was very light but fun, so they were happy.

We checked out from Taman Simalem Resort that day and continued our journey to Samosir Island with a stop at Sibea-Bea Hill. Stay tuned for the post!

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