The historical city of Medan, Indonesia is the capital city of North Sumatra Province and being the largest city (265 km²) and most crowded city on Sumatra Island (around 5 million population surroundings).
Therefore the metropolitan city of Medan is the ideal tourism gateway to start the journey to explore and discover Sumatra. It is located about 45-60 minutes drive from Kuala Namu International Airport. 4 hours from Lake Toba Samosir Island. 3 hours from Berastagi, another 4 hours from Bukit Lawang. Furthermore 5 hours from Tangkahan.
Moreover Medan itself has got so many tourist attractions to offer due to the old time influences of colonial occupation, especially the building architectures found around Kesawan Square. Therefore the historical colonial buildings is one of the popular attractions in Medan City itself.
Most importantly the surroundings multicultural city of Medan offers many interesting places to see during your holidays in Sumatra, Indonesia. Such as:
Medan Great Mosque (Masjid Raya Al-Mashun).
Maimun Palace (Istana Maimun).
Anai Maria Velangkanni Church (Gereja Maria Anai Velangkani).
Crocodile Conservation Asam Kumbang (Penangkaran Buaya Asam Kumbang).
Tjong A Fie Mansion.
The Grand Mosque of Masjid Raya Al-Mashun Medan City Medan Great Mosque (Masjid Raya Al Mashun) is the icon of Medan tourism as well as the highlight of interesting places to see around Medan – North Sumatra which is perfectly situated in Medan downtown, about 200m away from Maimun Palace. The mosque…
The historical heritage of Maimun Palace – The Deli Sultanate The Maimun Palace (Istana Maimun) is an old royal palace f the Deli Sultanate located in the heart of Medan city, about 200m away from Medan Grand Mosque (Masjid Raya Al Mashun). The distinctive characteristics architectural style of the Deli Sultanate’royal house…
Graha Maria Annai Velangkanni Medan The unique Catholic church of Graha Maria Annai Velangkanni is located on the outskirts of Medan city, North Sumatra Indonesia which is about 15 km away from Maimun Palace and Medan Grand Mosque. The distinctive characteristics church was built by Father James Bharataputra in 2001…
The heritage of historical Tjong A Fie Mansion The cultural heritage building of Tjong A Fie Mansion is one of the most impressive interesting places to visit around Medan, located around 2 km away from Maimun Palace and Medan Grand Mosque. Tjong A Fie was born in 1860 as Tjong…
Asam Kumbang Crodile Conservations Another famous tourist attraction around Medan is Asam Kumbang Crocodile Conservation park, located on the outskirt of Medan, about 15 km away from Maimun Palace and Medan Grand Mosque. The 2 acres Asam Kumbang Park is one of the biggest crocodile conservation in Sumatra – Indonesia,…
