Samosir, Indonesia

Today we found out, that you need to be at least 2 weeks in Indonesia, before you can extend your visa, so we couldn’t do that today. We used the opportunity to get all information, the forms and all copies, now we’re ready to go and we will do the extension next Wednesday. So we went to Parapat by ferry, visited the market and went for lunch. We also passed by Aek Nauli Elephant Conservation Unit. I did some research and found out that above all, the increasing conversion of the rainforest to farmland is endangering the Sumatra elephant as their natural habitat is becoming increasingly limited. The animals that are looking for food in the newly created plantations are driven out by the farmers, killed or locked up in camps. So this is one of this camps (similar to the one in Tangkahan). After I found that information I decided not to go there but found the Barumun Nagari Wildlife Sanctuary which imho is the better way to solve this. But Barumun Nagari would take some time to travel, so let’s see if we will travel there. In any case we will enjoy this wonderful lake for some more days...Read more