Sumatra Hotels and Travel Guide

Sumatra Travel Information

Sumatra, the largest island of the Indonesia archipelago, lies to the southwest of the Malay Peninsula and the Strait of Melacca. The island remains one of Indonesia’s ‘wilder’ frontiers, blessed with abundant rainforest cover, fertile farmlands and a wealth of flora and fauna.

If Bali is Indonesia’s dream island getaway destination, and Java land of the pioneers, Sumatra is more a rugged heartland with particular appeals to nature explorers and adventurous backpackers. Dense jungles, lakes and volcanoes underscore its landscape, with only a handful of urban developments centering at Medan, Palembang, Padang and Bandarlampung. It is also home to more than 10 national parks, over 700 mammal and bird species, among them the critically endangered Sumatran tigers, Sumatran orangutans and Sumatran rhinos.

Sumatra Hotels - Where to Stay in Sumatra

Urban centres like Medan, Palembang, Padang, Bandarlampung and Jambi are home to a large concentration of modern hotels. The islands of Bangka-Belitung have a well-preserved downtown showcasing Dutch colonial architecture. Smaller towns like Parapat and Pekanbaru cater mostly to transiting and business travellers in the oil industry. Read More...

Bandar Lampung

The translation of Bandar Lampung is Lampung City. The name is appropriate since this city is the capital of Lampung Province in South Sumatra. Read More...

Bangka-Belitung

Bangka-Belitung is a province in Indonesia that is made up of islands. The province is named after its two main islands: Bangka and Belitung. The other islands are smaller and can be found east of the Sumatran mainland and northeast of the province of South Sumatra. Read More...

Medan

The city of Medan is the capital of North Sumatra and the fourth largest city in Indonesia (after Jakarta, Surabaya and Bandung). With a population of two million, it is the largest city outside of Java. Read More...

Palembang

Palembang is the provincial capital and second largest city of South Sumatra. It is also the seventh largest city in Indonesia. Palembang used to be the centre of the Buddhist Sriwijaya Empire, whose dominance reached all the way to the Malay Peninsula. Read More...

Parapat

Parapat is a small inland town located in the northern part of Sumatra, the largest island in Indonesia and the sixth-largest in the world. It sits on the edge of Lake Toba on the peninsula of Uluan, where it creates a narrow eastern link to Samosir Island. Read More...

Pekanbaru

Pekanbaru is the capital of Riau Province in Sumatra, Indonesia. The name of the city translates to ‘new market’. It is located on the Siak River, making the city a natural trading port due to its access to the Strait of Malacca. Read More...

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