Foreign tourists back to Lake Toba Medan

More and more foreign tourists who returned to make Lake Toba as one of the main tourist destination when visiting Indonesia. This condition is characterized by increasingly high levels of hotel occupancy in the Village Tuktuk Siadong, District Simanindo, Samosir regency. Tuktuk is one of the tourist villages have almost 30 different types of lodging.

According to one manager of an inn in Tuktuk, Moon Sitepu, the increasing number of foreign tourists who come to Lake Toba Tuktuk marked by increasingly famous among tourists who typically with a backpack on her back while walking or backpacker overseas.

"Edition of Lonely Planet (guide book for the international backpacker) that even with the latest detailed information about Tuktuk mention. Almost all year round lodging in Tuktuk visited by foreign tourists, "said Moon when found in Tuktuk, Thursday (11 / 2).

Similar also disclosed the owner of one restaurant in Tuktuk, Leo Sidabutar. He confirmed that foreign tourists started coming back to Lake Toba marked by numerous tourists to Tuktuk backpacker types. "Now, start many more foreign tourists who come though not as busy as before 1997," he said.

According to Leo, since the 1997 economic crisis Tuktuk condition can actually be said tourist villages had been "dead". "Almost no more foreign tourists who want to come to Tuktuk. Foreign tourists who visit only limited to the traditional foreign tourists from the Netherlands, who always come throughout the year. They do every year to come, but not many in number, "he said.

Leo said, one of which is now initiated, because foreign tourists are also not only enjoy the beauty of Lake Toba, is to display the art of the Batak culture, such as dance and theater.

"Now we're trying to revitalize the art of the Batak culture that could be one of the interesting attractions for foreign tourists," he said.

Strategy
Manager of the inn, in addition to cooperating with travel agencies, also have another strategy for foreign tourists feel welcome to stay long enough in Tuktuk.

Months revealed, all lodging in Tuktuk managers do have their own strategies in order to place visited by foreign tourists.

According to him, one of the strategies used are spoiling backpacker.

"Because of our lodging their mouth is finally able to spread. We actually do not mind helping backpacker who had difficulty paying the money for lodging. Because evidently, hospitality and kindness we were actually pleased in a lot of backpackers who visit Tuktuk, "he said.

Translated from : http://travel.kompas.com/read/2010/02/13/08563431/Turis.Asing.Kembali.ke.Danau.Toba