Vacation on Sumatra beaches - hidden bays, top resorts and recreation areas

Island of Sumatra offers its guest not only conventional beaches, but also quite unusual places for rest. Lake Maninjau situated in silent volcano crater is one of distinctive landmarks of the island. It offers excellent conditions for beach leisure and entertainment and attracts lots of healthcare and active leisure fans. Healing thermal springs located nearby represent a very popular tourist entertainment.

Popular Parapat luxurious resort is located at Danau Toba coast. It’s an excellent choice even for the most demanding travelers. Coastline of the lake offers a wide choice of luxurious hotels and recreation centers. Entertainment places, restaurants and luxurious water sports centers extend excellent leisure opportunities there.

Lampuuk area suites for fans of traditional beach vacations. Located in the western part of the coastline, this spacious beach is covered with soft golden sand and is an excellent choice for both kids and adults. That’s a very calm and flat beach without noisy entertainment places. However, it’s better to take all necessary stuff along, if you are used to comfortable leisure. Lampuuk beach is regarded as one of the local landmarks for its unusual color. That’s because of black volcanic sand covering most of the coast in that area. Copyright www.orangesmile.com

Lagundri bay is very popular among surfers. Located in scenic bay of the same name, it remains popular for more than 40 years now and is widely regarded as one of the best in Indonesia. There are also prestigious surfing schools located along the coast making it a good choice even for newbie surfers.

Miniature Pulau Asu beach known after its wonderful natural landscapes is another popular surfer's stop. After strong earthquake in 2005, the coastal area has changed dramatically; experienced sportsmen say that conditions there became softer because of that. Professional surfers prefer charming Pulau Bawa beach. It’s easily accessible and usually occupied by professionals. It also regularly appears in documentary and feature films about surfing.

Those preferring undisturbed beach leisure would enjoy the biggest beach of Sumatra, Tuk-Tuk beach. It's located at the national reserve area, thus, it’s an excellent place for calm leisure and also a good chance to enjoy nature. Coast lacks any equipment, but local landscapes are more than worth that. A lot of travelers arrive to Tuk-Tuk beach not only for hot sun, but also to watch local flora and fauna.