Medan is the capital of the province of North Sumatra and is the third largest city in Indonesia. The city is dominated by Javanese, Batak, Chinese, Mandailing and Indian ethnicities. This city is often used as a tourist destination for people at home and abroad. As many as 74 tourist objects are scattered in the city of Medan, there are several favorite tourist objects such as the Maimun Palace, which is a tourist spot that shows evidence or facts of past events. This historic place is located on Jalan Brigjen Katamso, Sukaraja Village. In 1891, this palace was completed by the Sultan of Deli, Mahmud Al Rasyid. And of course, in this palace we can see various historical relics of the Deli Sultanate. The Medan Post Office is a building that has a high historical value. This office building looks like a giant birdcage. Interestingly, until now this building is still used for the post office. This office is directly opposite Medan Merdeka Square.
The North Sumatra Museum has various kinds of cultural heritage regarding the history of North Sumatra. There are more than 6,000 collections consisting of prehistoric relics, Hindu-Buddhist relics, Sumatran animals and so on. This museum is located on Jalan H.M. Johnny no. 51, Medan.
Asam Kumbang Crocodile Park, this tour offers an anti-mainstream sensation. Because the Asam Kumbang Crocodile Park is the largest crocodile breeding place in Indonesia. And in captivity there are around 2,500 crocodiles of various types and sizes.
Merdeka walk is a night tour where there are various types of culinary delights such as typical Medan food, Western food and Asian food. The favorite place on this tour is the Center Piece which has land with lots of shady trees. Uniquely, besides we can enjoy various types of food, we can also see various performances such as live music, magic and various other attractions.
The city of Medan provides other tourism support facilities, as many as 177 hotels and inns, 1028 restaurants and restaurants, 69 karaoke, pubs and discotheques as well as 557 travel agents and travel agents that offer tour packages.
If we want to go to these various tours, of course we have to be in Medan first. To go to the city of Medan, there are three accesses that can be passed, namely, air, land and sea.
- By air, we can definitely use a plane from Soekarno-Hatta Airport to Kuala Namu Airport, Silangit Airport or to Gunung Sitoli.
- On the land route, we can take the Jakarta-Medan bus, namely, Medan Jaya, ALS and Lorena. Bus tickets can be found at Rawamangun, Cililitan, Pulo Gadung, Lebak Bulus, Tanjung Priok and Kampung Rambutan terminals.
- By sea, we can take the Pelni ship from Tanjung Priok (Jakarta) to Belawan (Medan).