'''Sumatra''' (also ''Sumatera'') is a region of Indonesia and the 6th largest island in the world. Wild and rugged, it has a great natural wealth.

Regions

Sumatra is divided into ten provinces.

  • Aceh
  • Bangka-Belitung
  • Bengkulu
  • Jambi
  • Lampung
  • North Sumatra (''Sumatera Utara'')
  • Riau province
  • Riau Islands (''Kepulauan Riau'')
  • South Sumatra (''Sumatera Selatan'')
  • West Sumatra (''Sumatera Barat'')
  • Cities

  • Banda Aceh
  • Bandar Lampung
  • Bengkulu
  • Kota Jambi
  • Medan
  • Padang
  • Palembang
  • Pekanbaru
  • Other destinations

  • Berastagi
  • Bukittinggi - a pleasant mountain town
  • Gunung Leuser National Park
  • Kerinci Seblat National Park - site of Mt. Kerinci, Sumatra's highest peak
  • Lake Maninjau
  • Lake Toba
  • Puleu Wei
  • Harau Valley - a nature area which is located halfway between PekanBaru and BukitTinggi. Rice fields are dwarfed by cliffs.
  • Way Kambas National Park - Lampung Timur
  • Understand

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    Get in

    By plane

    Medan, as the largest city on the island, has the most flights including many international services to Singapore and Malaysia. Palembang, Pekanbaru, and Padang also have domestic and some international services.

    By boat

    There are numerous ferry services connecting Sumatra to Malaysia as well as other Indonesian islands. The main port is Dumai in Riau, which is a visa on arrival point and has direct links to Port Klang (3 hrs), Port Dickson and Malacca (2 hrs) in Malaysia, as well as to the Indonesian island of Batam near Singapore.

    Get around

    See

    Drink

    Stay safe

    Look out for Tropical and natural disasters, look out for malaria. Get a vaccination! Drink bottled water, use that also when you bush your teeth