Lake Linting The Beauty of Nature Full of Mysteries in North Sumatra
Volcanic Lake With Unknown Depth
Many of you may already know that North Sumatra has not only Lake Toba which is famous as the largest volcanic lake in the world, but North Sumatra also keeps many stunning tourist locations besides Lake Toba and certainly worth exploring. In addition to Lake Toba, another lake located on the island of Sumatra that can be your destination is Lake Linting. Lake Linting is a tourist attraction in North Sumatra, located in Sinembah Sub-district of Tanjung Muda Hulu, Deliserdang.
The location of the lake is surrounded by relatively large trees, making this place more beautiful scenery. Even this lake can not be separated from the mystical story or legend. So for those of you who visit Lake Linting must obey the rules of society and ethics around the lake. In addition if you want to bathe in this location must be really vigilant because the depth of this lake no one can measure it. Therefore, you are prohibited from bathing down to the middle of the lake. Some time ago, a foreign researcher measured the depth of the lake in a manual way. He has already spent three rolls of 100-meter yarn yet touched the bottom of the lake. Local people suspect, Lake Linting shaped like a very deep well.
To go to Lake Linting you can use public transportation from the terminal Amplas Medan at a cost of about Rp20.000 / person or using a private vehicle and taken about two hours from Medan. Throughout the journey to Lake Linting you will enjoy the cool scenery of oil palm plantations, kako and rubber laid beautiful on the left and right of the road. After arriving at Lake Linting area, the entrance of the lake is guarded and you will be charged Rp5.000 / person to enjoy this tourist area. You will not lose if you visit this lake Linting, because when entering the Linting Lake area you will be immediately treated by the beautiful scenery of lakes and trees that provide a cool air around it that will eliminate fatigue when traveling.
Perhaps many of you who do not know about Lake Linting and this lake is not much known as Lake Toba. But the natural beauty of Lake Linting is worth to be enjoyed by you especially if you are a lover of natural beauty. Another uniqueness in this lake is Linting Lake is hot and does not smell of sulfur. But the water in Lake Linting if tasted still feels sulfur. Other natural beauty that you can feel in this place is on the edge of this lake there are large and small banyan trees that make around the lake was cool to gather with family.
You can soak by the lake and feel the hot water relaxation about 30 degrees centigrade. For those of you who want to relax around the lake do not have to worry if you also want to enjoy a variety of snacks, because local people also peddle food and soft drinks at affordable prices, they also kindly offer mats that you can rent at a price of around Rp 10,000 to Rp 20,000 . Quite affordable is not it? There is nothing wrong if you enjoy the natural beauty of Lake Linting is with the dearest people to spend the holidays.