KARO traditional house

The original traditional house of KARO tribe is very unique. This traditional house was built more then 100 years ago without single nail with the high around 15 meters and the length around 20 meters.this house inhabit by 8 families and their live very harmony side by side.

This house was constructed of three levels:
first level is using for animals, for the example cow,buffalo,goat and others.
The second level is using by human being,
The third level is using to keep the harvest or fire wood.

The others unique of this house is the door and the window.the size of the door was made lower then size of normal door, so every people who is entering this traditional house must squat and it,s mean you were respect to the peoples who is live in the house,and the window or "pintu perik" was made with the small size around 30 cm X 40 cm."Perik" in karonese language it,s mean small bird, like the bird which live in the church.

You can find traditional house of Karonese in some places in KARO HIGHLAND.( in PECEREN village, LINGGA village, and in the DOKAN village located on the way going to SIPISO-PISO water fall.

How to get KARO highland-BERASTAGI

To get karo higland/berastagi is very easy.the nearest city is MEDAN,you can reach medan by air,sea.and by (land if you live in INDONESI my lovely country).if you come by air you will landing in POLONIA airport and if your come by sea you will be in the BELAWAN seaport.or if you feel confused just call (+61 812 635 7172)

from Polonia airport only around 15 minutes to the public transportation of SINABUNG JAYA, BORNEO OR SUTRA, and from belawan seaport you will drive around 1 hour. all these public transport will carry you out to karo highland.the location of these public transportation lies on Jalan Jamin Ginting, near Simpang Kuala-medan.(on the south of medan)

you can see the picture of public transportation that should carry u to Karo highland-berastagi.