Berastagi is a small tourist town in the beautiful Karo highlands, surrounded by some of North Sumatra’s most spectacular scenery. The town lies only 70 km from the large provincial capital of Medan and serves as a popular overnight stop for travellers making their way to stunning Lake Toba. Visitors can look forward to exploring an array of colourful markets, sampling the famous local "Marquisa" passion fruit, and visiting the nearby Lingga Village, a unique settlement of the indigenous Batak Karo people where traditional houses remain preserved and inhabited today. Whether climbing the area’s two towering volcanoes, trekking through the lush jungle-clad hills, or visiting the renowned Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre, you are sure to find plenty to keep you blissfully engaged in and around this charming little highland town.