Mentawai Island Expedition Beautiful surfing beach West Sumatra Indonesia

Mentawai Island West coast of Sumatra
The people of Nias off coast West Sumatra home

MENTAWAI ISLAND EXPEDITION

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Day 01 PADANG - SIBERUT (LD)
Arrive at Tebing Airport of Padang, meet and transfer to Muara Hotel for Lunch. Afternoon free until 6pm you will be transferred to Muara Harbor to board the ferry boat for depart to Siberut island (duration 8 hours) Dinner box will be provided on board. Accommodation in small cabin on board.
Day 02 : SIBERUT - MADOBAK (BLD)
Early morning arrive at Muara Siberut and transfer to the local guest house for breakfast. After breakfast, a sightseeing transfer to Rorogot by local motorized dugout canoe and continue to Madobak village on foot/trekking. Picnic lunch is provided en route. Dinner and overnight at the local people's house.
Day 03 MADOBAK - UGAI - MATOTONAN (BLD)
After breakfast, trek to Ugai and Matotonan, en route explore the traditional way of life and cultural such as tattooing arts, making canoes, hunting by arrows taking the sago, catching fish and many other unique activities. Lunch en route. After lunch continue to Matotonan. Dinner and overnight at local people's house.
Day 04 : MATOTONAN (BLD)
After breakfast, continue to explore more of the Siberutese way of life and culture. Picnic lunch en route. Dinner and overnight at the local people's house. Local dance will be a performed after dinner.
Day 05 : MATOTONAN - MADOBAK - SIBERUT (BLD)
After breakfast, return to Muara Siberut with a combination of trekking and motorized dugout canoe. Picnic lunch en route. Dinner and overnight at a lodge.
Day 06 : SIBERUT - MASILO BEACH (BLD)
After breakfast, journey by motorized canoe to Masilo Beach on one of the nearby islands. Lunch, dinner and overnight at a lodge. Rest of the day free at leisure.
Day 07 : MASILO BEACH - SIBERUT - PADANG (BLD)
A half day at leisure at Masilo Beach for swimming and sun bathing. Breakfast and lunch provided at the Guest House. Dinner at the Lodge and transfer to the harbor to boat the ferry for Padang. Overnight onboard the ferry.
Day 08 : PADANG (B)
Early morning arrive at Padang then transfer to your hotel or airport for your next flight leaving for next destination.

Rate Per Person	Minimum Participant	Single Supplement
US$ 1,275.00	2 Persons	Not included
Price includes Accommodation based on twin sharing, 7 x breakfast, 7 x lunch and 7 x dinner, sightseeing transfers and tours with AC minivan, Guide, entrance, parking, donation fees. Price excludes Airline tickets, airport taxes, personal expenses and others are not mentioned above. Accommodation provided Padang - Siberut and Siberut - Padang : On board. Madobak : Local People's House. Matotonan : Local People's House. Siberut : Simple Lodge. Masilo Beach : Simple Lodge

The Mentawai Islands are consist of 4 islands (Siberut, Sipora, North and South Pagai) parallel to and about 100km off sumatra's West Coast. These islands are actually the peaks of a submerged mountain range and become separated from the mainland by a deep submarine trench sometime during the mid-Pleistocene Age, perhaps 500.000 years ago. Throughout the Mentawais dwell many endemic animals and plants of Indo-Malay origin, which have been left to their own distribution and evolution. Mentawai people as well as much of the flora and fauna are unique to these island. The people of Mentawais, whose total population is only around 33.000 actually consist of 3 different ethnic groups; the Pagaiese, the Siporese and the Siberutese. All are of Mongoloid blood with some Veddoid characteristics and are closely related to all belonging to the Ancient people of Indonesia. Travel to and from Siberut and on Siberut is not for those addicted to comfort. Local steamers sail fairly regularly to MuaraSiberut, the island's main town. There's no public transportation, no restaurants, no hotels, motorized riverboat (dugout canoes) are the only transport to get to the island's town/villages or go on foot/trekking. Mingle with the local people, stay overnight in their houses and adjoin with their daily life is the highlight of the tour see more

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The island of Sumatra is the longest island of Indonesia, more then 2000 kms from the north tip to the southern tip. The island is known to have second biggest tropical forest after Kalimantan, and the only habitat of Asian tiger until today. The rain forest is along the slope of bukit Barisan or chain of mountain along the island. The habitat of the tiger is from west Sumatra up to the area of Lampung in south Sumatra, while the habitat of orangutans is on Leuser National park north sumatra, bordering with Aceh Province. Sumatra with some smaller islands on the west and east coasts records some ethnic groups such as the Aceh, the Batak, the Nias, the Mentawai, and the forest people of Kubu. North Sumatra province, as the home of Batak people is one of the most interesting country with the existence of beautiful lake Toba, Orangutans and the culture of Batak themselves who continues their ancestors tradition, although they are now mostly Christian. Lake Toba with Samosir island in it which is as big as Singapore is one of the nature's oddity that on such a narrow land was ever a super volcanic eruption which was happened 70,000 years ago.

West Sumatra, known as the home of Minagkabau people was a Hindu kingdom around 13 to 14th century and have a close relation with Pajajaran kingdom in west Java. It is not clear up to now if Sumatra under Sriwijaya kingdom was controlling Pajajaran or Majapahit of Java controlled Sriwijaya by ordering Pajakaran to supervise Sriwijaya. Proof of Sriwijaya ever control over west Java is presence in the present region of Banten. As a result of ever controlled by Hindu kingdom west Sumatra has unique culture, especially the art and historical places. Although in basic concept of house architecture for example almost the same as Batak, but the Minangkabau house which is called Rumah Gadang has beautiful carving and decoration. The historic monument of king Adidyavarman in Pagaruyung, the museum of art are of traditional interests beside nature beauties such as Ngarai Sianok or Sianok canyon just on the west side of Bukit Tinggi city the capital of Minangkabau land. Bukit Tinggi city itself preserves the heritages from Dutch colonial era, and Japanese occupation such as Gua Jepang or under soil resistance, just on the west side of the city. In the field of social and living art Minangkabau has not much to offer as the people already Moslem.