Not
included:
laundry, satellite internet and phone, soft drinks and
beer, Visa fees, Airport Taxes.
Trips depart every Monday, Tuesday and
Saturday at 14:00 (latest) from Padang Airport and come
back to Padang Airport Monday and Thursday at 12:00.(soonest)
for your flight back home.
Day
1 - Arrival in Padang (Monday, Tuesday, Saturday)
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 , 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 our prices.
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
travelers 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.
Day 3 to Day ... Stay
at Siloinak Island
Enjoy your stay on your private island: the water in the
lagoon is 28° Celsius, sometimes 32°! You can chose to
do strictly nothing, or participate to the following activities,
once a week each ( Minimum 4 participants).
Visit
of the tropical forest on Siberut island
Departure on a speed boat at 7 am. Beautiful mangrove
crossing... Meal on a beach. Return to Siloinak in the
afternoon.
Visit
of a Mentawai village
Departure at 8 am; arrival in the village after 1 hour
crossing.
Activities of the day; sharing the Mentawai life : fishing
with women, making sagou, a kind of flour which is extracted
from saw dust; making of rotang baskets, fabrication of
Sagou, making a bow and poisoned arrows. You can buy authentic
bow and arrows, several kind of baskets, sometimes traditional
collars.
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Surf » day
You will join a surfers' group on the waves.
After 1 to 2 hours in the speed boat watching the surfers,
you will be abandoned with your lunch and water on a small
islet! The speed boat will pick you up at the end of the
afternoon. A splendid solitude experience!
Last
day at Siloinak Resort
After lunch, transfer to Muara Siberut/Tupajat harbour.
The ferry leaves between 15:00 and 19:00.
Last
day of the trip
Breakfast in Padang and transfer to the airport for travelers
departing the same day. 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 Padang. 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.
