Farmstay in the Ecovillage Silimalombu

Private room in farm stay in Onan Runggu, Indonesia

  1. 16+ guests
  2. 7 bedrooms
  3. 9 beds
  4. 2 shared baths
Hosted by Ratnauli
  1. Superhost
  2. 11 years hosting

Listing highlights

On the lake

This home is right on Danau Toba.

Self check-in

You can check in with the building staff.

Beautiful area

Guests love this home’s scenic location.
My grandfather, the king of Silimalombu, founded this village in a 500 year old mango forest on the beach of Lake Toba. I switched to sustainable permaculture. Now every day we have fresh fruits and vegetables from the garden, from which we also cook the food for you. We also have water buffalo, pigs, chickens, ducks, dogs and cats. You are invited to participate in all our activities. We strive for a sustainable lifestyle and are largely self-sufficient. Also we offer each day Yoga practice.

The space
We have 9 rooms in our guest house - a closed loft, a large room in the common area, rooms in the older house and some rooms with lake view. And two rooms that can be connected. Especially for families. These also have a small private toilet. Our simple, clean rooms have double beds, and all have windows overlooking the garden or the lake. Common areas include a beautiful large terrace with lake views, dining areas, a cozy private beach and the mango forest.

EAT
We have an organic plantation that offers a wide variety of food. We prepare delicious and healthy meals and drinks for you (a mix of Western and Indonesian / Batak, tea, coffee and fruit / juices). We cook together and teach guests about traditional local methods and ingredients. We are very proud of our fusion pizza with Andaliman pepper, which has become popular around Lake Toba.
Breakfast is included in the room rate and lunch / dinner (and all-day snacks) cost 85,000 IDR / person (170,000 IDR for lunch and dinner). Also juices, coffee, tea, spring water throughout the day are included.

PARTICIPATION / ACTIVITIES
If you wish, we would like to involve you in the daily life on the farm (depending on the duration of your stay, the season, the garden and other factors):

-Production of mango, vinegar and jam (some products grow all year round, others are harvested 1-2 times a year in January and July)
- Harvest and roast coffee and cocoa (at least 2-3 days)
- Processing of Kui Kui (candlenut) oil
- We have the first pizza sauna in the world. We have built a sauna cabin on our wood stove. Every Friday we have a PizzaSauna night.
graviola leaf tea production
- Plant or maintain a cocoa, mango or coffee tree
- Help us in the kitchen to learn how to cook, share recipes
- Swim in the lake, visit the buffalo, hike, take a canoe, go fishing
- Rent a boat to circle around Samosir (you can sleep on the boat), rent a scooter to explore the island (traditional Batak villages, stone carvings, waterfalls, breathtaking views) or hire a guide for an island tour or a hike
- We can organize a fish barbecue and you can attend a traditional party nearby

WHAT YOU CAN EXPERIENCE IN OUR GARDEN
In addition to mango, we grow cocoa, coffee, coconut, avocado, durian, sour soup, jackfruit, guava, passion fruit, strawberries, tapioca, onions, eggplant, zucchini, lettuce, sweet potatoes, mushrooms, lemongrass, citronella, cinnamon, ginger. Thallas, cloves and other herbs. We also have water buffalo, pigs, ducks, chickens, dogs, cats and we fish lobster, tilapia and catfish.

PROJECTS / VOLUNTARY
If you would like to get involved for a work stay of 2 weeks or more, we offer volunteer programs. If you are interested, please send us a message. We look forward to receiving suggestions for contributing to our community.
Project ideas:
Construction of a bamboo tree house in the mango forest
Creating a Hiking trail
Marking our Botanical Garden


Our place is remote and not reachable with a public transport. We are reachable with a small road and can pick you up with a car or also with one of our boats.

Guest access
-All public spaces and
- Canoe
- Kitchen
-All our fruits
-Internet Wifi With a 200 Mbit Starlink connection
-Big Samosir Boat for up to 50 people around 2 million IDR / day including driver without petrol
- Small wooden boat for up to 15 people For around 1,500,000 IDR + petrol
- Lunch, dinner, tea, coffee, fruit juice, water all day for 170,000 IDR / day / person

Other things to note
--Our place is more of a holistic farm experience than a hotel pension; some ways of life here may be new to you, but we believe it adds to the adventure
-We use water instead of toilet paper (as part of our sustainability practice; if you need it, please bring it with you). We are also happy to show you how to do much better without it. ,-)
- There are USB chargers and lamps in the rooms. We have a 12 volt solar system in the rooms. Power outlets are located in the public areas
-WIFI: We have a Starlink Internet connection of 200 Mbit, which we provide to you free of charge.
- We have dogs and pigs. Pork is also used in our kitchen. We always offer vegan and vegetarian dishes on our buffet.
- Please do not bring packaged food and drinks to us. There is no sensible waste disposal for the packaging. We won't let the big corporations that produce this rubbish fill us with rubbish! Your health and that of your children will thank you!

Where you’ll sleep

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What this place offers

Bay view
Lake view
Beach access
Kitchen
Wifi
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Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars for communication

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars for location

Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars for value

Where you’ll be

Onan Runggu, Sumatera Utara, Indonesia
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Neighborhood highlights

Our property is located directly on the beach. Behind it is the Mangoforst. The one road that ends in Silimalombu leads to Tomok (12 km), where you can walk well, ride a bike or ride a motorcycle. You can enjoy a walk through the rice fields and sit down somewhere to have a coffee or a tuak (palm wine directly from the tree) in the afternoon.

You can only buy soft drinks and cigarettes in the neighborhood. The nearest shop is then 2 km away.

It is a small Batak village at the beach of Lake Toba. It is quiet here. It is a place to relax or to take place in our aktivities. We can make excursions around Lake Toba and especially to the hot springs in Pangururan.

The village Silimalombu was founded by Ratnas Grandfather, the king of Silimalombu 150 years ago. He settled down here, because there where a lot of strong old Mango trees. Nobody planted them. They are nature. A lot of the trees will be now 300 to 500 years old. We create a permaculture food forest out of it, where you can enjoy.

Meet your host

Superhost
380 reviews
4.8 out of 5 average rating
11 years of hosting
Born in the 60s
My work: Farmer and Fisher
I am born in our old house in Silimalombu. I grown up here and I started 2008 to create a Ecovillage here. My dream is, that the world is getting a paradise again. We want to start with this Exaple in Silimalombu, than it can spread to whole Samosir, Lake Toba area, Indonesia and the rest of the world. We want, that everything what grows, everybody can eat. We started planting......

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Things to know

Cancellation policy
House rules
Check-in: 12:00 PM - 12:00 AM
Checkout before 12:00 PM
Pets allowed
Safety & property
No smoke alarm
Nearby lake, river, other body of water
Heights without rails or protection