Post 6: Streets of Tomok


Streets of Tomok :


There are a lot of shops and food stalls along the streets of Tomok. From fishes to local food to clothes and even souvenirs. Bright colour clothing such as Ulos, shawls, tshirts, pants and even head wears can be found here. The locals are also friendly as they will smile at you brightly when you pass by their shops. Almost all the shops have identical items however the prices differ from shop to shop. Best part is??? You can bargain!! Yup, the locals here don’t mind you bargaining the items for a lower price.

There are a lot of tourist visiting Tomok during the weekends. Tourist from all over the world like Germany, Netherland and even Australia! Not only that, they also have domestic tourist such as those from Jakarta and cities around North Sumatra. That is how popular the Lake Toba Tomok Village is. Other than shopping and food, there are other activities that is available on the village such as visiting the cemetery of Tomok Village’s kings to fishing as well as watching a Sigale-gale performance. Sigale-gale used to be a performance for funeral ceremony to entertain the deads however, now it serves as an entertainment for the tourist these days as it has become a part of a tourist attraction. Our team managed to try the Sigale-gale dance and trust me we had so much fun using the Ulos & Sortali and dancing with the lead of the dance instructor.





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