CAROLINA HOTEL CONTACT & HOW TO REACH US

CAROLINA COTTAGES

Tuk-tuk Siadong – Samosir Island
North Sumatra – Indonesia 22395

Phone : +62 625 451210 / +62 625 7000 520
Fax : +62 625 451250
Email : carolina@indosat.net.id

Facebook : Carolina Cottage Lake Toba
Costumer Service (sms) : +62 812 620 7717 ( for suggestion & critics )

HOW TO REACH US

From : - Medan to Tigaraja / Ajibata = 176 km - 4 hours by car - Tigaraja to Carolina = 45 minutes by REGULAR BOAT - Ajibata to Tomok = 60 minutes by CAR'S FERRY - Tomok to Carolina = 5 km - 15 minutes by car

Room Rate

VALID SINCE JANUARY 2010

REGULAR PRICE ON WEEKDAY-WEEKEND (price/room/night)

Economy Hill 1 - 05 rooms : Rp. 45.000,-

Economy Hill 2 - 03 rooms : Rp. 75.000,- (brand new)

Economy Beach - 05 rooms : Rp.90.000,-

Standard Hill - 03 rooms : Rp. 130.000,-

Standard Beach - 12 rooms : Rp. 145.000,- (near swim area)

Deluxe Hill - 04 rooms : Rp. 155.000,-

Deluxe Beach 1 - 06 rooms : Rp. 170.000,-

Deluxe Beach 2 - 12 rooms : Rp. 180.000,- (near swim area)

Family Room - 01 unit : Rp. 330.000,-

Extra Bed : Rp. 50.000,-

ON HIGH SEASON (price/room/night)

Economy Hill 1 - 06 rooms : Rp. 90.000,-

Economy Hill 2 - 02 rooms : Rp. 125.000,- (brand new)

Economy Beach - 05 rooms : Rp. 130.000,-

Standard Hill - 03 rooms : Rp. 200.000,-

Standard Beach - 12 rooms : Rp. 250.000,- (near swim area)

Deluxe Hill - 03 rooms : Rp. 300.000,-

Deluxe Beach 1 - 06 rooms : Rp. 340.000,-

Deluxe Beach 2 - 12 rooms : Rp. 350.000,- (near swim area)

Family Room - 01 unit : Rp. 600.000,-

Extra Bed : Rp. 100.000,-

NOTE :
- All prices including 10% government tax and excluding breakfast
(harga sudah termasuk pajak 10% dan tidak termasuk sarapan pagi)
- The prices can be changed without notice
(harga dapat berubah sewaktu-waktu)


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HOTEL FACILITIES

RESTAURANT - open 06.00 - 23.00
- Western :: Indonesian :: Chinnesse Food
- Hot & cold drinks :: Fresh Juice :: Spirit Drinks
- Indoor & Out door seat
- For group or a la carte service

INTERNET SERVICE
- Wi fi / Hotspot for FREE at restaurant area
- Internet room with 3 unit computer (charged)
- Available for skype :: browsing :: printing :: burning

RENTAL
- Bike
- Motor Bike
- Canoe
- DVD

MONEY CHANGER - competitive rate
- USD :: Euro :: Poundsterling :: SGD :: AUD :: etc

CREDIT CARD AVAILABLE
- Master Card :: VISA
- Debit BCA

MINI SHOP

DRUG STORE
- Whiskey
- Brandy
- Vodka
- Wine
- Rum
etc

LAUNDRY SERVICE

TICKETING
- FLIGHT TICKET
- REGULAR BUS or TAXI

TRANSPORTATION

CAR for TRANSPORTATION or TOUR - Max 04 Person

Transport to : (including fuel)
- Tomok : Rp. 50.000,-
- Medan : Rp. 800.000,-
- Medan via Berastagi : Rp. 900.000,-
- Berastagi : Rp. 800.000,-


Tour to : (including fuel)
- Tomok : Rp. 150.000,-
- Tomok + Ambarita + Simanindo : Rp. 300.000,-
- Tomok + Ambarita + Simanindo + Hot Spring : Rp. 400.000,-


Rental / one day (excluding fuel) : Rp. 400.000,-
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BUS for TRANSPORTATION or TOUR - Max for 08 Person

Transport To/From (one way) : (including fuel)

- Tomok : Rp. 70.000,-

- Medan : Rp. 1.000.000,-

- Medan via Berastagi : Rp. 1.100.000,-

- Berastagi : Rp. 1.000.000,-

Tour to : (including fuel)

- Tomok : Rp. 200.000,-

- Tomok + Ambarita + Simanindo : Rp. 400.000,-

- Tomok + Ambarita + Simanindo + Hot Spring : Rp. 500.000,-

Rental / one day (excluding fuel) : Rp. 500.000,-

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BOAT for TRANSPORTATION or TOUR

Transport To/From (one way) :

- Tomok : Rp. 200.000,-
- Parapat : Rp. 350.000,-

Tour to :

- Tomok : Rp. 250.000,-
- Tomok + Ambarita : Rp. 350.000,-
- Tomok + Ambarita + Simanindo : Rp. 800.000,-
- Tomok + Ambarita + Simanindo + Hot Spring : Rp. 1.400.000,-
- Tomok + Ambarita + Parapat : Rp. 650.000,-
- Batu Gantung (Stalagtit) : Rp. 500.000,-

- Binangalom Waterfall : Rp. 900.000,-

Binanggalom Waterfall

BINANGGALOM WATERFALL
To reach it only with boat. It takes around 1,5 hours from Carolina.

King's SIDABUTAR Old Tomb - Tomok

The Kings Sidabutar's Old Tombs

Tomok is a famous location listed in many tourist guidebooks in Asia and Europe. After tourists arrive at the gateway of Polonia airport in Medan or Belawan harbour, they can continue on up to Lake Toba and Tomok on Samosir island.

It is a famous tourist attraction with King Sidabutar's sold tombs. Tomok was the seat of King Sidabutar's power. These tombs were made from carving stone for hundreds of years. They are visited by many tourists every day.

According to the tourism guide, the land around Tomok was taken under control by King Sidabutar, his officials and heirs many years ago. Because he was a wise king he was able to motivate his people to work daily and to uphold the natural sacred values of the three principles (Dalihan Natolu) as a general cultural philosophy of the Batak people.

When King Ompu Soribuntu died, all his people were present to give and take the culture based on the three principles. Then the king was not buried in the ground but in the tomb carved out of the stone in the centre of the village of Tomok.

It was a habit for Batak people at that time that if a King died and was buried that after seven days his descendants would plant trees called Hariara on his grave site. It was to be as a remembrance to his descendants. If the Hariara trees grew well, it meant that his descendants would live peacefully and have many descendants. After seven days the King's descendants planted the Hariara trees and they grew big. But after two years the trees fell down because they had become old.

Then for many years this area controlled by King Ompu Ni Ujung Barita Sidabutar who was also a wise king and able to continue the traditions and culture of Dalihan Natolu (the three principles) which had been established by King Ompu Soribuntu Sidabutar. When King Ompu Ni Ujung Barita became old, he decided to find a partner. He became engaged to a beautiful and gentle lady named Anting Malela Boru Sinaga. The engagement went properly.

As a sign for an engaged woman in Batak culture, everywhere she went she had to carry a white cup without handles over her head. Then everyone who looked at her would know that she was engaged. It was also meant to discourage other men from approaching her because Anting Malela was really beautiful. She was the most beautiful woman in Tomok at that time.

Time passed by, the wedding day had been determined. All people in this village knew about it. But unfortunately, Anting Malela broke the promise without any reason and did not want to get married with King Ompu Ni Ujung Barita. His feeling were hurt and he felt ashamed in front of his people.

The king became angry. He tried to make Anting Malela disappear her from this earth. Then he decided that it was no use for him to try to marry her. The King wanted to kill her by using black magic called 'Dorma Sijunde'. Then if the black magic was successful it attacked the victim. She would not die but would become crazy and would be insulted and expelled by society everyday.

Anting Malela got the 'Darma Sijunde' and she became crazy. Though she had a nice figure and was beautiful she was always insulted and avoided by everyone. For several years Anting Malela became crazier and then one day she disappeared. Nobody knew where she had gone. Some people said that she had gone to the middle of the wild forest.

The King lived alone without a wife and when he died he was buried on the right side of King Ompu Soribuntu. Then after seven days the Hariara trees were planted on his tomb and they grew rapidly and thickly. We can still see these trees. The King's tomb was carved in a such away that you can see the front part of the face of King Ompu Soribuntu Sidabutar wearing head gear like a turban which was a sign of Batak peoples' beliefs.

The same thing had been done to King Ompu Sonbuntu Sidabutar' s tomb. Behind the tomb was Anting Malela sculpture was carved sitting and carrying a cup (without handles) over her head to remind people not to behave like she had.

Then Tomok' s kingdom was continued by King Ompu Solompoan Sidabutar. He could lead his people all his life peacefully based on the three principles.

After the missionaries from Europe had come to Samosir island, they spread Christianity among the Bataks. King Ompu Solompoan Sidabutar was the first man to become a Christian in Tomok and helped to spread Christianity.

When the King died he was buried on the right side of king Ompu Ni Ujung Barita Sidabutar's tomb. He was not buried in the stone tomb but in the ground. The sign of a cross was placed over his grave. If we visit King Sidabutar's tombs, we will see several tombs including some smaller ones. All these tombs were King Sidabutar's which have been collected so many years ago through cultural ceremonies.

Source: http://www.northsumatratravel.com/north_tapanuli/sidabutar.htm
Created: November 5, 2000

Creted & photo by sarah

HotSprings - Pangururan

Natural hot water from the sulfur mountain..

Hotsprings, Pangururan, Samosir Island

Volley Beach - Lumban Suhi-suhi

Volley Beach at Lumban Suhi-suhi, Simanindo, Samosir Island

You can enjoy the wonderfull sunset here..

King Siallagan's Stone Chair

King Siallagan's tomb is famous as a symbol of a great gateway. Tomok is famous for its tourist market and for the stone chairs of King Siallagan. Each of these tourist attractions has a historical and cultural story behind them.

These attractions are about 3 km from Tomok by boat or land using public transportation. According to the story of the guides who give information about these tourist attractions the stone chairs were left by King Siallagan, who was the first man who discovered Siallagan, took control over it and opened it to outsiders.

The stone chairs were put in the middle of a park. The houses in the village were surrounded by stone walls about 1.5 metres high. Visitors must enter the village through a small gate which has a stone statue standing nearby which represents King Siallagan taking control over his people and especially bringing justice to the criminals in that village.

According to the local people if someone got caught committing crimes such as stealing, cheating, torturing and murdering he would be taken to the king and the tribal leaders.

The king would look into the matter and decide what the punishment should be. One form of capital punishment was to place the criminal in stocks or to have him be headed. A death sentence had a very strict rule.

First, they determined the execution date. The criminal, then, was put in stocks in a cage under the king's house as a prisoner. On the day decided, under the watch of the local leaders, the prisoner was taken out from the stocks and brought to the place of execution.

He was given an opportunity to say his last words or ask for the food that he liked most (usually some particular Batak food such as 'Naniura' (sour raw fish), Natinombur (grilled fish with lots of spices), Lomok-lomok (young pig cooked in blood), or Nani Arsik (boiled fish with spices).
At the execution place there were some stone chairs and a large stone table where the prisoner was placed.

Before the execution, the executioner would test the prisoner by cutting his body a little bit to see if he had magic power. If he bled, it meant that he had no magic power and the execution could take place immediately. If he did not, it meant that he had magic power.
This meant that the executioner would have to say special spells to remove it. Then the executioner would scrape the cutter on the ground. Usually after this was done the magic power of the prisoner would be gone. The execution could continue with only one chop.
After that, the body was thrown away in a ravine near Lake Toba. That is the unique story about King Siallagan's Stone chair which has become a popular tourist attraction.

Source : http://www.northsumatratravel.com/north_tapanuli/siallagan_stone_chair.htm

Created: November 5, 2000
Created & photo by sarah