Taman Simalem Resort

FACT SHEET Taman Simalem Resort is located on the hills of north-western part of Lake Toba, one of the highest and deepest crater lakes in the world. It is located 45 minutes away from the resort town of Berastagi and can also be reached in 2.5 hours by road from Medan, the provincial capital of North Sumatera. Acquired in 2002, the 200-hectare property will be developed in stages as a major agro-tourism attraction in the region, with more than 25 hectares of organically grown Oranges, Loquat, Passion Fruit, Tamarillo, Guava, Tea, Coffee and Avocado. Taman Simalem Resort is a development in-progess and the limited facilities that are currently in operation are : Pangambatan Valley (Flower Nursery, Outward Bound and Riverside Place) Management Office (Information Centre) Tianzhu Chansi Buddhist Temple (ancient Buddhist Temple architecture) Kodon Kodon Cafe (tasty treats in gazebos overlooking Lake Toba) Toba Cafe (fast-food outlet with great view of golf course) Pearl of Lake Toba Plaza (best view of Lake Toba for photo-shoot) Fruit & Vegetables Farming (produced using Good Agriculture Practice standards) Tongging Cafe & Mart (serve light snacks and souvenir on the site of Tongging Lodge & Convention) Amphitheater Camping Ground & Jungle Trekking Agro Tourism   site map   http://www.tamansimalem.com/web/index.php?/component/option,com_wrapper/Itemid,31/

Soon visitors will be able to enjoy: Pangambatan Zoopark (animal park, jungle trekking and camping facilities) Karo Agrotourism Farm (center for research and cultivation of fruits and vegetables) Tongging Lodge & Convention and Spa (200-room hotel and dormitory) Merek Funland (children in- and outdoor playground) Owners’ Guesthouse (20-room exclusive accommodation) 9-hole Gorat Ni Padang golf course (set in the midst of tea and coffee plantation) The development of Taman Simalem Resort will be capped with the development of members-only One Tree Hill Villa Resort and cable-car link to shore of Lake Toba. Taman Simalem Resort is developed by PT Merek Indah Lestari, an associated company of Hotel Sibayak Internasional Berastagi, North Sumatera’s first 4-star resort, in partnership with Nexus Investment Pte Ltd, a Singapore investment company.

DID YOU KNOW? Taman Simalem Resort lies on an unutilised grassland named Gorat Ni Padang, where cattles used to graze in the past.     All the building materials used in this project are sourced from outside – not even a grain of sand or aggregate is taken from the river that runs throught the site. 130 hectares of jungle that surrounds the site was acquired so as to protect the national forest reserve that lies next to Taman Simalem Resort. One Tree Hill Villa Resort is named such because of the sole pine tree that existed on the location – it will be preserved and the buildings will be designed around it. Simalem in Batak Karo language means cool and pleasing