Guidebook for Padang Timur
Getting Around
Mentawai Fast leaves for Siberut every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 6-7am and returns the same day from 12-15pm.
It take 3 hours to cross the Mentawai Strait.
Mentawai Fast
88 Jl. Batang ArauMentawai Fast leaves for Siberut every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 6-7am and returns the same day from 12-15pm.
It take 3 hours to cross the Mentawai Strait.
Entertainment & Activities
Surf many of the best waves on the planet (Kandui, Rifles, Bank Vaults, Ebay, Hideaways and many more).
Kepulauan Mentawai
Surf many of the best waves on the planet (Kandui, Rifles, Bank Vaults, Ebay, Hideaways and many more).
Parks & Nature
Siberut National Park comprises 1,905 km2 (47%) of the island of Siberut in the Mentawai Islands of West Sumatra, Indonesia. The whole island including the national park is part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves.
The notable aspects of the park are its endemic fauna, flora, and indigenous inhabitants, the Mentawai, who still live according to hunter-gather traditions. The Mentawai Islands are thought to have been isolated from mainland of Sumatra for over 500,000 years, thereby producing unique ecosystems.
Siberut Island
Siberut National Park comprises 1,905 km2 (47%) of the island of Siberut in the Mentawai Islands of West Sumatra, Indonesia. The whole island including the national park is part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves.
The notable aspects of the park are its endemic fauna, flora, and indigenous inhabitants, the Mentawai, who still live according to hunter-gather traditions. The Mentawai Islands are thought to have been isolated from mainland of Sumatra for over 500,000 years, thereby producing unique ecosystems.
Arts & Culture
The Mentawai, islands indigenous inhabitants, who still live according to hunter-gather traditions. The people are characterised by their heavy spirituality, body art and their tendency to sharpen their teeth, a practice they feel makes one beautiful.
Taman Nasional Pulau Siberut
The Mentawai, islands indigenous inhabitants, who still live according to hunter-gather traditions. The people are characterised by their heavy spirituality, body art and their tendency to sharpen their teeth, a practice they feel makes one beautiful.