Samosir regency, North Sumatra, Indonesia, arguably one of the few districts in Indonesia who has a vision for tourism as an economic sector. Samosir Regency is a young district, had existed since 2004, the division of Toba Samosir.
“We analyze the potential and our condition. As a result, to develop the economy, the only pass the tourism sector because of their capital there,” said Samosir Regent Mangindar Simbolon.
Its “Capitals” are the natural, cultural, and environmental. According Mangindar, Samosir very beautiful nature. From the cultural side, he continued, full of relics Samosir Batak tribe because Samosir was the origin of the Batak ethnic group.
From environmental factors, Samosir suitable for sports paragliding and water sports. Moreover, Samosir Island is located in the middle of Lake Toba. Lake Toba is the largest fresh water in Southeast Asia.
“The average depth of 500 meters. At least in the 900 meters can. So, a lot of water sports can be developed there. Swim to dive,” said Mangindar. According to him, for such cross-country adventure tours and extreme trail-mania is also suitable and international scale. Read more
