Review: Trip to Sipisopiso Waterfall in North Sumatra

Hello, fivers! Welcome back to All in One Blog. This time we gotta tell you guys about our trip not long time ago, about a week ago. So, this post may suit to them who love travelling. Especially, exploring the nature. ^^
Where did we go? Yes, we went to Air Terjun Sipisopiso. That's how we call it in Indonesian. And maybe we can call it Sipisopiso Waterfall, in English :D

Last week, we had a great trip to Berastagi. Berastagi is a town and subdistrict of Karo regency situated on crossroads on the main route linking the Karo highlands of Northern Sumatra to the coastal city of Medan. From Berastagi, we started our trip to Sipisopiso for about one and a half hour by car. We took so long because there is a long road repairment, which cause a short traffic jam.
On the way to Sipisopiso that took a bit long, we won't get bored though we just can sit in the car without doing anything, because we can enjoy the view of nature. You may like the view so much. Cause it is really beautiful. Well, it's real, you will still think that you are looking at a piece of picture. But, that's not a picture! It's real! Automatically, you will take out your camera and take pictures. Cause I always do. ^^

Sipisopiso Waterfall is one of the wonderful waterfall in North Sumatra. It is located at Tanah Karo regency, at the northernmost tip of the Lake Toba caldera, near the fishing village of Tongging. There is a town named Kabanjahe which is about 25 kilometers away.
Sipisopiso is a plunge waterfall in that Batak highland of Sumatra. It is formed by a small underground river of the Karo plateau that hurts itself from a cave in the side of the Lake Toba caldera some 120 meters (360 feet) down to lake this level. This fact earns it the title for the highest waterfall in Indonesia.
Sipisopiso is also a well-known tourist attraction and a nearby vantage point offers great vistas of the fall and the lake.

Reaching the Sipisopiso resort, we took a look at the view for a minute. You will not want to miss it. You will also find a lot of tourists there.

Ready to explore, we set down to the waterfall. We noted down the time. Oh, the price to get into this resort is about five thousands rupiahs per person. If you think that you won't be able to climb up back to the surface, then there are some kind of comforting places for visitors. You can just sit and enjoy the spectacular sparkling waterfall of Sipisopiso or go shopping around at some stalls there. But, I think it's too far to look at the waterfall. ^^

This was my second time going down to the waterfall. I bet you won't miss it, you will want to look at the beautiful waterfall directly. So, be ready and prepare yourself, because you have to go down hundreds of stairs and climb it up again when you come back to the surface.

But, don't worry there will be about 3 places, such a place for the tired travelers. So, you can stop for a while if you feel tired. But, don't take too long on resting, they say it will just make you more tired and lazy to keep forward. The lower you go down, the path is harder than before. Make sure you are going there with your group. So, you can help each other.

Reaching the waterfall, you will directly feel the water splashing on you. It is so fresh and also cold. What a beautiful waterfall ever, I bet you will say this. It was so hard to take a picture, because the water kept splashing on us. So, we didn't get a beautiful capture of us there. ^^

After a while, we decided to climb up back to the surface. I can't bear the cold anymore actually. ^^ You should get ready and prepare more energy for this. Because it is more tiring at this time, you have to climb up back the hundreds stairs that you have passed on while going down. You need to have a good breathing.

Oh, I forget to tell that don't forget to bring another cloths for your change after back up to the surface. Because, no guarantee that you won't be wet, you will get wet from top to toe. Don't bring down the things that you think it may not get wet, like mobile phone or else.

If you have reached the up, there are a lot of small stalls selling food. Well, if you feel hungry or thirsty anyway.

Though it was my second time, but I still feel this was a great adventure. Because, every adventure, every trip, have its own moment. ^^ Do you agree?

Okay, that's all, fivers! I hope that this will help you if you want to visit Sipisopiso waterfall. If you have visited it, don't forget to share your moment here ^^

See you again next on the upcoming post at All in One Blog!

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