Batu Islands

Batu islands are a group of islands off the coast of North Sumatra.

Understand

History

The people of the Batu Islands have had substantial interaction with the populations of Nias, to the north, whose language they share. The islands have occasionally been a destination for slaves who escaped from Nias, and in the past decade have become a destination for surfing boat charters from Padang, on the Sumatran mainland.

Flora and fauna

A population of the Sunda clouded leopard had been recorded here.

Get in

• 1 Lasondre Airport (LSE ^IATA). Susi Air flies from Gunung Sitoli, Padang, and Sibolga. (updated Oct 2024)

See

• 1 Boji Island. (updated Oct 2024)
• 2 Pini Island. (updated Oct 2024)
• 3 Simuk Island. (updated Oct 2024)
• 4 Tanahmasa Island. (updated Oct 2024)
• 5 Tanabala Island. (updated Oct 2024)
• 6 Tello Island. (updated Oct 2024)

Eat

• Köfö-köfö, a fish gulai.

Sleep

Go next

• Go back to Sumatra mainland.
• Go to Nias island.