Your
Surf Trip at Siloinak Resort
Departures every Monday, Tuesday,
Saturday
Transfers by ferry
Our
Surf Trip
begins at Padang Airport in Sumatra and end back at Padang
Airport. It includes twin or single accommodation, 3 meals
per day plus snacks, transfer by ferry and speedboat to
the resort, daily transportation to the surf spots and
guiding.
Not
included: laundry, satellite internet and phone,
soft drinks and beers, Visa fees, Airport and Mentawai
Tourism Taxes.
Trips
depart every Monday, Tuesday and Saturday at 14:00 (latest)
from Padang Airport and come back to Padang Airport Monday
at 12:00.(soonest) for your flight back home.
Day
1 - Arrival in Padang (Saturday or Tuesday)
A Siloinak Resort staff welcomes you at the airport.
You are escorted to a comfortable open air bar with
swimming pool until the transfer to the harbor at around
5 / 6 pm. The ferry to the Mentawai Islands leaves at 19:00
for a full night’s crossing.
If you arrive before the surf group’s departure (every
Monday, Tuesday and Saturday) we will also assist you
at the airport and transfer you to a hotel of your choice,
until departure to the Mentawai. Note that the nights
in Padang, if any, are not included in the price.
Day
2 - Arrival on Siloinak Island
The Tuesday and Saturday, the ferry is a modern, comfortable,
reliable and on-time vessel with AC cabins of 2 and 4 bunks, one shared shower, by
far the most comfortable way to travel 130 km (about 8/10
hours) to the Mentawai Archipelago. The Monday, the ferry
is a traditional wooden ferry, uncomfortable and not-so-clean.
For adventure-minded surfers only. The ferry reaches the
harbor of Siberut or Tuapajat on the second day of your journey, at 8:00.
From the Siberut or Tuapajat harbor, our speedboats take
you to Siloinak Resort, a 70/120 -minute boat ride. We
will arrive around 13:00, right on time for lunch. Surf
in the afternoon.
Day 3 to Day ... - Surf
at Siloinak Island
Wake up with the sun, a
good breakfast and your speedboat leaves around 8:00 for a full day of surf. Our speed boats take a maximum
of 8 surfers each with your guide choosing the best spots
according to the prevailing conditions and your ability.
Last day at Siloinak
Resort
After lunch, transfer to Muara Siberut/Tupajat harbour.The
ferry usually leaves between 17:00 and 19:00.
Last day of the Trip
Arrival in Padang (Monday or Thursday)
Breakfast in Padang and transfer to the airport for travelers
departing the same day, or to your hotel. End of our services
at 18:00.
Optional
day
If you whish to stay at Padang one day more, we propose
you a day of discovery of the Minang Kabau culture in
the green hills of Bukittinggi. Your guide and a driver
will introduce you to coffee plantations, wood carving
workshop, silversmiths, and songket workshops. Accommodation
at Bukittinggi or Padang in a 1 or 3 stars Hotel. Lunch
and dinner included.
End of Program - Flying
back home
The next morning, after breakfast, your guide will pick
you up at your hotel. Transfer to the airport for flying
back home. Lunch and Dinner are not included.
| Our
2009/2010 Prices (per person) |
| |
| One
day at the resort: |
| Surfers |
:
Group of 1 to 3 surfers: |
180
USD per day |
| |
:
Group of 4 to 6 surfers: |
160
USD per day |
| |
:
Group of 7 to 12 surfers: |
140 USD per day |
| Non
surfers: |
|
-
50 USD per day |
| Single
room:
|
|
+
30 USD per day |
| Mentawai
Surf Tax |
|
5
USD per day |
|
|
|
Arrival
and departure days at the resort are counted half price.
We usually surf some hours these days.
The prices include twin or single accommodation, 3 meals
per day plus snacks, transfer by ferry and speedboat to
the resort, daily transportation to the surf spots and
guiding.
Not included: laundry, satellite internet and phone, soft
drinks and beers, Visa fees, Airport and Mentawai Tourism
Taxes (5 USD per day) .
| Transfers
Padang Airport to the resort and back (one way): |
| Surfers
and non-surfers |
Group
of 1 to 3 persons: |
180
USD |
| |
Group
of 4 to 6 persons: |
160
USD |
| |
Group
of 7 to 12 persons: |
140
USD |
The prices of the transfers include everything from Padang
Airport to Siloinak Resort, by ferry.
We
do not operate the transfers ourselves, being only the
ticketing agents. Be aware that transfers to the Mentawai
are THE headache of all Resort Manager in the Mentawai.
The ferries are only 85% operational or on-time.
We do not take any responsibility in case of cancellation
or delays of the ferries but will do whatever humanly
possible to transfer you by speedboat, at a very high
cost for us . (The transfer costs are around 1500 USD
one way.) In case of real bad weather, we won`t go, for
security reasons.
Until
further notice we do not fly anymore to the Mentawais,
the transfers by plane having proved too unreliable. Also,
it is more surf-time efficient to arrive at Padang early
afternoon and wake up in the Mentawai the following morning,
than to spend the night in Padang and fly at some point
the following day.