Mentawai

If you want to surf in the Mentawai waves, below is the guide on how to get there. Surf travelers can now access one of the worlds best surfing & diving regions in less than 3 hours from Singapore, which includes your visa/immigration stop! Your first destination is Padang, the West Sumatra capital.

I once met SurfAid International CEO Dr Dave Jenkins in Padang, West Sumatra, a few years ago, when I worked as journalist there. At that time, he asked me to take care a few features of SurfAid’s website. Hopefully, he still remembers me… However, I always remember one thing: he and his organization have a noble mission [...]

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Welcome to the Mentawai travel blog! Yes, you got it right: Mentawai is another Bali for the world-class surfers. According to Wikipedia, the Mentawai Islands are a chain of about 70 islands off the western coast of Sumatra in Indonesia. Siberut (4,030 km²) is the largest of the islands. The other major islands are Sipura, North [...]