Pulau Nias Travel Guide

 auta Says:  bombo aukhu means hot boiling water. but not to worry, the water is just warm. this warm natural source indicates that nias had/has a vulcan. the place is relaxing, the view is nice, quite green, quite clean, but the facility is basic. if you have several days to spend in... 

 auta Says:  the culture in south-nias is sightly different compare to north nias. find the complete collections of nias culture here. look at the north nias traditional house, small zoo, a plenty beach. this museum is run by romo yohanes, a german priest who devote his life to niasan... 

 auta Says:  this is one of the best niasan culture preservation. you can see the unique architecture of south-niassan traditional house, watch the war dance & the stone-jumping, buy any niasan sclupture/handycraft. you will see how the niassans understand their colective or social... 

 auta Says:  the restaurant in gunung sitoli is not romantic, but the juices is really something to taste. you can try the local food like padang cooking. and everything that is made from pork is the nias speciality. and for food, you have to taste the avocado juice, terong-blanda juice,... 

 auta Says:  From Medan: if you can't get a flight to Nias & don't have enough time to wait in medan, it's better to get a shared taxi ('travel' in local language). It's also nice to cut the trip in the middle in Toba Lake/Samosir Island. Medan-Danau Toba (Parapat) takes 4 hours,... 

 auta Says:  if you can't get a flight to nias, you can use a ship. it' s more convinient to take the big ship, belanak or ... (i forget the other one). they are old, but still more convinient. if you need more "privacy", you can buy a class ticket for a dirty room with fan/broken air... 

 auta Says:  in 2006 i went to nias, there are several flights daily to nias from medan. unfortunately they only can be booked once you arrived in medan (airport). what makes the situation is even worse, it's better to book the flight a week in advance because the plane are small, only... 

 auta Says:  the public car in nias is not so different from private one. if you stand beside a street and are looked like waiting for a car, they will stop in front of you. but in airport, some people will surround you and offer a rental car to lagundry. don't worry, they are... 

 auta Says:  unfortunately, there is a taboo for women. they should not touch the fishing boat, because the fisherman will get bad luck if it happened. why? i don't know. and if you don't want to attract unnecessary attention, it better not to wear a bikini. 

 Giorgio_Pocoloco Says:  Don't believe anything anybody tells you about Pelni tickets in the Nias / Sibolga area in North Sumatra. It is possible to buy them on Nias, and so are malaria pills (also a famous scam). I've been there, I've been had, and I've been stupid. Luckily there are also honest... 

 auta Says:  nias serves a little bit more than surfing and beatiful beach. it has a plenty megalitichum haritage which is only few in the world. visit some places related with the culture will kill some time in nias.