North Sumatra a province that has the beauty of Lake Tobanya tourist attraction which is very famous in Indonesia and the world. But in the Province of North Sumatra, there are exotic attractions that Indonesian people do not know. His name is White Crater of Tinggi Raja, which if in West Java has Ciwidey White Crater. But the beauty of the White High Crater is not inferior to White Crater Ciwidey West Java and Lake Toba.
This tourism object has not been well explored, located in the middle of a forest area that makes this attraction is not very well known. White Crater of Tinggi Raja is located in a 176-hectare nature reserve and has a 4-hectare crater area like a pearl in the mud. Unbelievable amidst the dense forest and the road to the less flawless crater lies stunning beauty, visitors will be fascinated with the beauty of white limestone hills and hot water flows whose beauty resembles snow white.
Hot springs that reach temperatures around 90 degrees Celsius White Crater of Tinggi Raja comes from small hills that exist in the area so that hot water can boil eggs until cooked. The flow of hot water flowing between the limestone rocks of the staircase, this incident makes the rock becomes pure white as snow. Some people call it Snow Heat.
Two places can be visited in this tourist area. The first is a limestone hill traversed by the flow of hot water that makes these stones beautiful to the eye, there is also the beauty of natural carpets formed from mossy streams of water that pass hot water makes the rocks like a rug that is whitish green. Above there is also a large natural pond that is not large enough to release hot springs that appear bubbly from the bottom of the pool, which of course visitors are prohibited from bathing in the area. The flow of hot water through the shrubs of the dried and gathered trees forms one of the most beautiful turquoise lakes.
Second place is under the cliff. Here visitors can enjoy or bathing water. There are a cool river flow and waterfall that flows from the hill above makes this place become the destination after visitors enjoy the beauty of hot water above. Hot springs are believed to contain sulfur is good for skin health when used for bathing or just to wash the limbs.
Location
White Crater of Tinggi Raja is located in Dolok Tinggi Raja Village, Silau Kahean Subdistrict, which is located at the edge of Simalungun Regency, North Sumatera.
Access
There are three routes that can be passed to go to the crater area of White High King
- Medan-Lubuk Pakam-Galang-Dolok Raja Tinggi
2.Masihul-Nagori Dolok-Dolok Tinggi Raja
3.Medan-Lubuk Pakam-Galang-Bangun Purba-Dolok Tinggi Raja
All have the same mileage that is 80 - 90 km premises 3-4 hours from Medan City.
Accommodation
Because the place is remote and far from the city, there is no inn or hotel in the area. And it would be nice if bring lunch themselves because rarely found food stalls in this destination.