Bah Butong Tea Plantation & Parapat, Danau Toba (Part I)

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South Toba Lake Part I : Bah Butong Tea Plantation & Parapat
South Toba Lake Part II : Tarabunga Beach
South Toba Lake Part III : Dolok Tolong
South Toba Lake Part IV : Huta Ginjang
South Toba Lake Part V : Alam Bakara
South Toba Lake Part VI : Tele
South Toba Lake Part VII : Sipiso-piso
South Toba Lake Part VIII :Mount Sibayak & Berastagi

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Bah Butong Tea Plantation is located at Kecamatan Sidamanik, Kabupaten Simalungun, Sumatera Utara. Bah Butong is one of the four plantation located within this area. The others are Toba Sari, Bah Birong Ulu and Sidamanik. This plantation area is accessible from Pematang Siantar (the last major city before reaching Danau Toba).

This plantation is our first stop during the EXPAT (extraordinaire photography travel) South Danau Toba in Jun 2010. Guided by doc budie, the excellent host and photographer friend from Medan. This trip is the follow-up to the first edition is in October 2009 where Malaysian photographer and fellow Indonesian photographer from Medan combined to do photography hunting around Danau Toba area.

Some of the landscape photograph taken there (i did'nt bring my normal camera during this trip as it is still under service at Canon Centre.. all picture taken using Visible IR).. will update with picture taken with goldie IR later..

Me @ Kebun Teh Bah Butong


The blue sky at Bah Butong Tea Plantation, Sidamanik


Interesting earth shape at Bah Butong Tea Plantation, Sidamanik

Leading line

We then proceed toward Parapat. Parapat only served as our pit stop location for Zuhr & Asar prayer as we were heading towards Balige. Parapat is famous as it is the main location for people heading towards Samosir Island by ferry.

Few picture from Parapat, Danau Toba


Samosir Island view from land, Danau Toba (near Parapat)


Danau Toba view from Parapat

Glossary
Kecamatan - district
Kabupaten - regency

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