city / town
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Berastagi, is a hill resort town, lying 1400 m above sea level on the Karo Plateau among the traditional lands of the Karo Batak people. Though Berastagi may not be a one-horse town, it gives the impression of being a one-road town. There is also the distinct feel that it has become a way-station, a sort of trucking stop between other more important places.
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If you have 3-4 weeks for travelling in the Philippines you can visit many great places. Always keep in mind that roads are bad and publi...
Berastagi videos
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Friendly and a good place to meet travellers, chat with locals and get a taste of the delicious l...
Getting around
Visitors can travel easily around town on foot, by bicycle and using oplets. For the surrounding villages and towns cars can be hired, oplets service some routes. Dokars can also be used for short local journeys, in Berastagi these are known as sados.Ins and outs
Getting there
Berastagi is 68 km from Medan and 147 km from Parapat. There are regular bus connections with Medan, two hours, 7000Rp. Getting from Parapat on a public bus is a little more complicated as it involves changes. The bus station is at the south end of the main road, Jalan Veteran.
Berastagi
Bus
Getting to Parapat, for Danau Toba, on a public bus it is necessary to change twice, in Kabanjahe, 25 mins, 3000Rp, and Pemangtangsiantar, 3 hrs, 15,000Rp. Buses from Pemangtangsiantar to Parapat, 1 hr, 15,000Rp. Minibuses and oplets travel to Kabanjahe continuously; from there, buses leave for Pemangtangsiantar every 30 mins between 0800 and 1500; from P Siantar to Parapat, every 30 mins. There are a couple of alternative and less used routes to Toba and Samosir. One is to catch a bus to Haranggaol, on the north side of Danau Toba. For Bukit Lawang catch a Pinang Baris bound bus, 2 hrs, 8000Rp, and connect with a Bukit Lawang bound bus, 3 hrs, 15,000Rp.Banks
There are several banks and money changers in town, and they will change most TCs. Bank Negara Indonesia, Jl Veteran 53. Putra Nusa Mandago Money Changer, Jl Veteran 47. PT Pura Buana International, Jl Veteran. There are 2 authorized Lake Toba money changers, of which Lagundri Tours, Jl Veteran 55, gives the slightly better rate.
Medical services
Health centre, Jl Veteran 30.
Post office
Jl Veteran (by the monument at the top of the road).
Telephone
Wartel office for international telephone calls, Jl Veteran (by the Bank Negara Indonesia).
