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Lake Toba in New York Times' 52 Places To Go 2024

Indonesia has a lot of great destinations with international recognition. One of them, Lake Toba in North Sumatera, is now recommended by the New York Times in the 52 Places To Go in 2024.

Issued in early January, the list has many tourism destinations of the world, curated by the experts. The curation considers sustainable travel and cultural events. 

Toba was number 24 on the list. The lake surrounded by eight regencies of North Sumatra is a superpriority destination of the Tourism and Creative Economy Ministry.

The amazing Lake Toba's caldera became UNESCO's world tourism site in 2020.

According to research, Lake Toba's caldera resulted from three eruptions that began around 800.000 - 900.000 years ago. The final eruption 74,000 years ago formed the current caldera.

In Lake Toba, tourists can enjoy both nature and the culture. Around Lake Toba, there are some traditional villages with people still carrying out the customs. In these villages, you can see the traditional house and how the beautiful handmade cloth of Batak people - Ulos - is woven.

Besides Lake Toba, there were also so many places recommended by the New York Times for this year.

Adventurers might like the undersea world Hurghada, Egypt, but those who prefer serenity can go to Salar de Uyuni, the largest salt flat in the world.