Pulau Nias Travel Guide

 auta Says:  afia beach is not an official tourist destination. i just found it accidently when my family took me there. o my God, the beach is huge, the sand is white, clean, and so...so...soft. I've never been in such a soft beach. it's so quiet like you have the whole beach only for... 

 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:  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,... 

 dariuszebua Says:  There are several options of transportation and mostly of transportation car you meet in nias is an ilegal transportation. That means you got no insurance or anything if there is accident or else happened.the only choiche you have is travel with safe. There is a legal... 

 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... 

 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... 

 EricLe_Rouge Says:  The waves of Sorake beach on Lagundri bay are well-known as "the most notoriuous right band reef breaks. "This is why Nias holds such incredible allure for surfers the world over. It has been described by aficionados as "The best seven seconds of your life" and the promise... 

 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.