Pematang Siantar City is one of the cities in Simalungun Regency, North Sumatra Province. There are so many tourist attractions that can be visited in this city. One of the prima donna tourist attractions in this area is the expanse of tea gardens that are still beautiful and supported by road facilities. smooth highway. To enjoy the view of this tea garden, visitors are free of charge, but if visitors want to take photos as much as they want with background around the expanse of the tea garden, visitors are charged a rate IDR. 5000/person.
To enjoy the expanse of tea gardens differently, visitors can rent an APV at a rate of Rp. 25,000 for 15 minutes, so you can walk around as much as you want through the roads around the tea gardens that have not been asphalted. Around the Sidamanik tea gardens, there are also many sellers selling their wares in the form of dry tea leaves, both green tea and black tea for Rp. 10,000 to Rp. 20,000
In the Sidamanik tea garden area, there is also a hidden paradise for tourists who visit here, namely the natural baths of the Bah Biak waterfall and the natural baths of Bah Damanik.
Bah Biak Waterfall
This waterfall is in the middle of a tea garden area, and there is no asphalt road access, to get to this waterfall there is no special transportation, so visitors can only walk and use two-wheeled vehicles and even then only to the parking lot, because To see the waterfall directly, visitors must be willing to walk downhill with the road condition still in the form of slippery and uneven ground. beautiful, even though the Bahbiak waterfall is still relatively small, it has a natural panorama that can be enjoyed, and visitors can directly bathe under a flowing waterfall. The entrance ticket to this waterfall is quite cheap, which is IDR 3000 per person.
Not only tea gardens, bah biak waterfalls but there is much more that we can find from this small town, this cannot be separated from the variety of souvenirs or souvenirs typical of Siantar City.
In addition, to try tea products that we can get from "the Bah Butong tea garden", we can also find other souvenirs, such as "Roti Ganda". Double bread is pillow bread with a choice of variants, namely pillow bread with srikaya jam spread and the other variant is with meses sprinkles. Called "Roti Ganda" because it is taken from the name of the seller's shop, we can find the official "Roti Ganda" shop which is located at Jalan Sutomo, West Siantar District which has been established since 1979 and other branches on Jl. Kartini Siantar. The price of this "Roti Ganda" is also very affordable, ranging from IDR. 10,000 – Rp. 45,000. The advantages of "Roti Ganda" compared to other bread in the area, because "Roti Ganda" has a soft texture, then there are many flavors and sizes ranging from small, medium, to jumbo.
Okay, enough for today. How are you interested in this city? Very recommended place!