Take a trip into the wild & immerse
yourself in ancestral practices and traditions. Discover heavy spiritual
semi-nomadic hunter-gatherer people who have chose to continue living
their traditional tribal lifestyle.
Culture
Culture
The Mentawai lifestyle should be of
interest to almost every society for it contains elements of
hunter-gatherer, animal husbandry and subsistence level settled farming
traditions; all of these forms of existence are at the roots of every
contemporary scociety. However traditional Mentawai communities can not
be reduced only to a lens on the yesterday of our modern technological
societies, they are also an example a sophisticated socialization that
balances subsistence with a unique pattern of family well being, in
essence a window on a potential tomorrow. Dr Philip Cook, University of
Victoria, BC. Canada
If you can move beyond the perception of
the Mentawai as only «primitive», then you may be able to appreciate a
culture whose veneration of the child, centrality of healing, and the
emphasis placed on a rich web of connectivity linking the individual to
his or her clan and community, ancestors of the past and future, as well
as the spirit of creation manifest in the natural cycle of daily life
in the rainforest, makes our own lives seem narrow & disconnected.
Dr Philip Cook, University of Victoria, BC. Canada
The Mentawai People have lived for
centuries on their unique Archipelago of Islands, now reduced to a few
settlements on the southern tip of Siberut Island, they still have a
strong traditional lifestyle though their future is threatened by
external forces such as logging, introduced diseases, and large scale
settlement of Non Mentawai due to economic and population pressures in
other parts of Indonesia.
Is giving money a mere means of easing
our western conscience? Money is an inevitable part of modern life, even
for these tribes. We give them money for experiencing their life, but
our aim is to help them use this money to preserve their culture. Have
some chats with your guide along that week, as you will be staying in
his family & friends’ houses, he will help you to understand the
situation more deeply. He is the son of tribes’ people.
Mentawai, one of Indonesian
islands, with its millions of beauty, inhabited by one ethnic people,
Mentawai, having tattoes all over their bodies. Its exotism and the
existence of endangered primate, called pigtail monkey, dwarf siamang
and beruk that live wildly and freely side to side with the people in a
traditional house inhabited by group of people. Prepare yourself for for
the unlimited experiences. You will definitely enjoy
( Option 1 )
The price includes:
The price not includes:
– flight to Padang
– Tipp
– insurance
– Visa
Things needed to be prepared:
– Daypack and backpack
– Shoes and Sandal for tracking
– Personal medicine
– Camera or handycam for documentation
– Flashlight and back up battery
Important Notes:
Note:
The schedule for speed boat can sometimes be changed without prior notice depending on the weather.
Day 1
we meet airport to homestay from homestay to harbour Padang
Day 2 : Padang – Muara siberut – mentawai clan house ( B. L. D)
The journey will start from Padang at 07:00 am to siberut by local ferry, our journey will take approximately 5 hour directly to mailepet port, when we reached we will transit for couple hours in muntei village. After lunch and preparing some stuff we gona cross river and do some trekking to reach the Shaman house.
Day 3 : Daily activities in jungle
In the morning we would do some trekking and doing local activities with mentawai clan in the jungle, then procced to lunch time and come back again to the jungle to do some more activities.
Day 4 : Siberut – Padang
After breakfast, we will hike back to river, and boat will ride back to Muntei village. After we arrived at Muntei village, we take rest and after lunch going back to Padang.
Day 5 guest house to airport
from harbour padang to guest house then guest house to airport
Mentawai jungle trekking 6 day / 5 night ( trekking 3 night + 2 night in padang ) Thursday until Saturday ( stay in padang,padang airport on Wednesday + stay in padang,padang to airport Sunday )
=>1 person IDR 5,500,000 to 5 day / 4 night ( trekking 2 night + 2 night in padang
=> 2 person IDR 8,400,000 to 5 day / 4 night ( trekking 2 night + 2 night in padang
=> 3 person IDR 11,800,000 to 5 day / 4 night ( trekking 2 night + 2 night in padang
=> 4 person IDR 13.200.000 to 5 day / 4 night ( trekking 2 night + 2 night in padang
The price includes:
– Picking up in airport and return
– transfort from airport to guest house then guest house to harbour then guest house to airport
– Ticket ferry boat return and travel permit in Mentawai
– Accomodation staying at local people’s house
– Meals in staying at local people’s house
-guide + porter trekking
– transfort from harbour mentawai to local people’s house
– transfort from local people’s house to harbour mentawai
-stay guest house in padang return
The price not includes:
– flight to Padang
– Tipp
– insurance
– Visa
Things needed to be prepared:
– Daypack and backpack
– Shoes and Sandal for tracking
– Personal medicine
– Camera or handycam for documentation
– Flashlight and back up battery
Important Notes:
Note:
The schedule for speed boat can sometimes be changed without prior notice depending on the weather.
Day 1 airport to padang
we meet airport to homestay from homestay to harbour Padang
Day 2: Padang – Siberut
The journey start at 07:00 pm from bungus bay by slow ferry to Siberut, and overnight in boat sleep in the cabin ( with air con shared room ). when we arrived in mailepet port estimated 07:00 am take the motor canoe to cross scenic jungle river before trekking to mentawai clan house, arrived at mentawai clan house take rest and lunch. Then doing activities with the mentawai shaman in the jungle at 05:00 pm back to the “uma” and dinner.
Day 3 daily activities and mentawai tribe
After breakfast, 10:00 pm preparing do mentawai daily activities in the jungle, kind of that activities In the form of daily life about their culture, traditions in the jungle, like how to processing sago as mentawai primer food, finding some materials in the jungle with shaman then processing become mentawai traditional posion for hunting. At 05:00 pm Back to the “uma” take rest and dinner.
Day 4 move to next another clan
Wake up in the morning, after breakfast and prepare our belongings, at 10:00 we will start do trekking back to river then take the canoe straight up to the river, after we reached trekk point, we will do trekking to next another clan ( uma), take rest lunch and prepare next activities. Go to the jungle with shaman with the family and doing mentawai local activities. Back to the uma, making mentawai traditional bracelet and 07:00 pm prepare for dinner. At the night free programs.
Day 5 go back to Padang
After breakfast and packing 09:00 am we will do short trekking to river and boat will pick up then go back to village. after transit in the village we heading back to Padang by fast ferry, estimated arrived in padang at 07:00 pm.
Day 6 guest house to airport
from harbour padang to guest house then guest house to airport
Mentawai jungle trekking 5 day / 4 night ( trekking 2 night + 2
night in padang ) Tuesday until Thursday ( stay in padang,padang
airport on Wednesday + stay in padang,padang to airport Sunday )
=>1 person IDR 5.000.000 to 5 day / 4 night ( trekking 2 night + 2 night in padang
=> 2 person IDR 7.900.000 to 5 day / 4 night ( trekking 2 night + 2 night in padang
=> 3 person IDR 11.300.000 to 5 day / 4 night ( trekking 2 night + 2 night in padang
=>4 person IDR 11.500.000 to 5 day / 4 night ( trekking 2 night + 2 night in padang
=> 2 person IDR 7.900.000 to 5 day / 4 night ( trekking 2 night + 2 night in padang
=> 3 person IDR 11.300.000 to 5 day / 4 night ( trekking 2 night + 2 night in padang
=>4 person IDR 11.500.000 to 5 day / 4 night ( trekking 2 night + 2 night in padang
The price includes:
– Picking up in airport and return
– transfort from airport to guest house then guest house to harbour then guest house to airport
– Ticket ferry boat return and travel permit in Mentawai
– Accomodation staying at local people’s house
– Meals in staying at local people’s house
-guide + porter trekking
– transfort from harbour mentawai to montai
– transfort from local people’s house to harbour mentawai
-stay guest house in padang return
– transfort from airport to guest house then guest house to harbour then guest house to airport
– Ticket ferry boat return and travel permit in Mentawai
– Accomodation staying at local people’s house
– Meals in staying at local people’s house
-guide + porter trekking
– transfort from harbour mentawai to montai
– transfort from local people’s house to harbour mentawai
-stay guest house in padang return
The price not includes:
– flight to Padang
– Tipp
– insurance
– Visa
Things needed to be prepared:
– Daypack and backpack
– Shoes and Sandal for tracking
– Personal medicine
– Camera or handycam for documentation
– Flashlight and back up battery
Important Notes:
Note:
The schedule for speed boat can sometimes be changed without prior notice depending on the weather.
Day 1
we meet airport to homestay from homestay to harbour Padang
Day 2 : Padang – Muara siberut – mentawai clan house ( B. L. D)
The journey will start from Padang at 07:00 am to siberut by local ferry, our journey will take approximately 5 hour directly to mailepet port, when we reached we will transit for couple hours in muntei village. After lunch and preparing some stuff we gona cross river and do some trekking to reach the Shaman house.
Day 3 : Daily activities in jungle
In the morning we would do some trekking and doing local activities with mentawai clan in the jungle, then procced to lunch time and come back again to the jungle to do some more activities.
Day 4 : Siberut – Padang
After breakfast, we will hike back to river, and boat will ride back to Muntei village. After we arrived at Muntei village, we take rest and after lunch going back to Padang.
Day 5 guest house to airport
from harbour padang to guest house then guest house to airport
(Option 2)
Mentawai jungle trekking 6 day / 5 night ( trekking 3 night + 2 night in padang ) Thursday until Saturday ( stay in padang,padang airport on Wednesday + stay in padang,padang to airport Sunday )
=>1 person IDR 5,500,000 to 5 day / 4 night ( trekking 2 night + 2 night in padang
=> 2 person IDR 8,400,000 to 5 day / 4 night ( trekking 2 night + 2 night in padang
=> 3 person IDR 11,800,000 to 5 day / 4 night ( trekking 2 night + 2 night in padang
=> 4 person IDR 13.200.000 to 5 day / 4 night ( trekking 2 night + 2 night in padang
The price includes:
– Picking up in airport and return
– transfort from airport to guest house then guest house to harbour then guest house to airport
– Ticket ferry boat return and travel permit in Mentawai
– Accomodation staying at local people’s house
– Meals in staying at local people’s house
-guide + porter trekking
– transfort from harbour mentawai to local people’s house
– transfort from local people’s house to harbour mentawai
-stay guest house in padang return
The price not includes:
– flight to Padang
– Tipp
– insurance
– Visa
Things needed to be prepared:
– Daypack and backpack
– Shoes and Sandal for tracking
– Personal medicine
– Camera or handycam for documentation
– Flashlight and back up battery
Important Notes:
Note:
The schedule for speed boat can sometimes be changed without prior notice depending on the weather.
Day 1 airport to padang
we meet airport to homestay from homestay to harbour Padang
Day 2: Padang – Siberut
The journey start at 07:00 pm from bungus bay by slow ferry to Siberut, and overnight in boat sleep in the cabin ( with air con shared room ). when we arrived in mailepet port estimated 07:00 am take the motor canoe to cross scenic jungle river before trekking to mentawai clan house, arrived at mentawai clan house take rest and lunch. Then doing activities with the mentawai shaman in the jungle at 05:00 pm back to the “uma” and dinner.
Day 3 daily activities and mentawai tribe
After breakfast, 10:00 pm preparing do mentawai daily activities in the jungle, kind of that activities In the form of daily life about their culture, traditions in the jungle, like how to processing sago as mentawai primer food, finding some materials in the jungle with shaman then processing become mentawai traditional posion for hunting. At 05:00 pm Back to the “uma” take rest and dinner.
Day 4 move to next another clan
Wake up in the morning, after breakfast and prepare our belongings, at 10:00 we will start do trekking back to river then take the canoe straight up to the river, after we reached trekk point, we will do trekking to next another clan ( uma), take rest lunch and prepare next activities. Go to the jungle with shaman with the family and doing mentawai local activities. Back to the uma, making mentawai traditional bracelet and 07:00 pm prepare for dinner. At the night free programs.
Day 5 go back to Padang
After breakfast and packing 09:00 am we will do short trekking to river and boat will pick up then go back to village. after transit in the village we heading back to Padang by fast ferry, estimated arrived in padang at 07:00 pm.
Day 6 guest house to airport
from harbour padang to guest house then guest house to airport
Option 3
Mentawai jungle trekking 7 day / 6 night ( trekking 4 night + 2 night in padang ) Saturday until Tuesdays ( stay in padang,padang airport on friday + stay in padang,padang to airport wednesday )
Mentawai jungle trekking 7 day / 6 night ( trekking 4 night + 2 night in padang ) Saturday until Tuesdays ( stay in padang,padang airport on friday + stay in padang,padang to airport wednesday )
=>1 person IDR 6,000,000 to 5 day / 4 night ( trekking 2 night + 2 night in padang
=>2 person IDR 9,800,000 to 5 day / 4 night ( trekking 2 night + 2 night in padang
=> 3 person IDR 12,800,000 to 5 day / 4 night ( trekking 2 night + 2 night in padang
=> 4 person IDR 14,200,000 to 5 day / 4 night ( trekking 2 night + 2 night in padang
The price includes:
– Picking up in airport and return
– transfort from airport to guest house then guest house to harbour then guest house to airport
– Ticket ferry boat return and travel permit in Mentawai
– Accomodation staying at local people’s house
– Meals in staying at local people’s house
-guide + porter trekking
– transfort from harbour mentawai to local people’s house
– transfort from local people’s house to harbour mentawai
-stay guest house in padang return
The price not includes:
– flight to Padang
– Tipp
– insurance
– Visa
Things needed to be prepared:
– Daypack and backpack
– Shoes and Sandal for tracking
– Personal medicine
– Camera or handycam for documentation
– Flashlight and back up battery
Important Notes:
Note:
The schedule for can sometimes be changed without prior notice depending on the weather.
Day 1 airport to padang (friday )
we meet airport to homestay from homestay to harbour Padang
Day 2 : Padang – siberut – muntei village ( L. D )
The journey will start from padang at 07 ;00 am by local ferry, our journey will take approximately 5 hours ( including transit 1 hour at Sikabaluan nort Siberut ) when arrived in south Siberut ( port ) we will go through to muntei village, take a rest. In that village we will to walk around to the beach and meet local people then stay one night in local house.
Day 2 until day 4 daily activities in the jungle with mentawai clan( B.L.D )
After break fast and preparing some stuff, at 10:00 am we will start our journey by boat (wooden boat) to cross scenic jungle river, after we reached trekk point we’ll trekking to reach mentawai clan house. During these days we will stay in mentawai long house in the jungle for daily activities to knowing their culture, tradition and how they life in the jungle. The activities that we do is mentawai local activities with the shamans and also the family member in the jungle.
Day 5 heading back to siberut – padang ( B. L. D )
We will do short trekk to the river and boat will pick up , then we straight away to muntai village for transit, take a rest and lunch. After lunch we will go to harbor catch the ferry and come back to Padang.
Day 6 padang to airport ( wednesday )
from harbour padang to guest house then guest house to airport
How To Get mentawai?
The first step of your journey will be to arrive in Padang which is the capital city of West Sumatra Province (Sumaterra Barat) and the gate to the Mentawai’s archipelago. From Padang you will take a passenger’s ferry to the island of Siberut, the biggest island in the Mentawais. Specifically you have to arrive to Muara Siberut, which is the port located at the South-West corner of the island. There are few companies doing this journey. You can take a fast ferry that will take you there in 3 to 6 hrs depending on the day (check schedule below) or you can take the government cargo and passenger’s ferry that will take you there in 12 hrs or more depending on the load and the amount of people traveling. From Muara Siberut harbor you will take a small motor boat to the island of Masokut (Nyang-Nyang) where our camp is located.
Padang airport only receives international flights from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. If you are outside Indonesia you can check the connecting flights offered by Airasia, a Malaysian carrier which has the best prices in South East Asia. If you are in another area of Indonesia you must likely have to flight through Jakarta to reach Padang as direct flights from other cities in Indonesia are very limited or scarce. For airfares on national flights in Indonesia check: Garuda Air and Lion Air. Padang airport code is: PDG.
A 30-day Indonesian visa is available on arrival to practically everyone for a fee of around $35.00 USD.
Ferries Schedule:
Fast Ferry Schedule (Mentawai Fast):
Padang to Mentawai Islands:
Tuesdays and Saturdays: (1 stop in north Siberut) the fast ferry departures at 7: 00 a.m. from Padang and arrives at Maura Siberut harbor at 1:00 p.m. The journey takes about 6 hours as the boat made a stop in North Siberut before getting to Muara Siberut in the South of the island.
Thursdays: (no stop) the ferry departures at 7: 00 a.m. from Padang and arrives at Maura Siberut harbor at 10:00 a.m. The journey takes about 3 hours as it comes directly from Padang.
Mentawai Islands to Padang:
Tuesdays and Saturdays: the ferry departures at 3:00 p.m. from Maura Siberut in the Mentawai Islands and arrives at Padang’s harbor at 6:00 p.m.
Thursdays: the ferry departures from Maura Siberut- Mentawai Islands at 1:00 p.m. and arrives at Padang’s harbor around 4:00 p.m
Slow Ferry Schedule (Gambolo):
Fridays the ferry departures at 7: 00 p.m. from Padang and arrives at Maura Siberut- Mentawai harbor at 7:00 a.m.
Mentawai Islands to Padang:
Saturdays the ferry departures at 7:00 p.m. from Maura Siberut- Mentawai Islands and arrives at Padang’s harbor at 7:00 a.m.
Note: Slow Ferry departures can be cancel within a short notice period of time.
=>2 person IDR 9,800,000 to 5 day / 4 night ( trekking 2 night + 2 night in padang
=> 3 person IDR 12,800,000 to 5 day / 4 night ( trekking 2 night + 2 night in padang
=> 4 person IDR 14,200,000 to 5 day / 4 night ( trekking 2 night + 2 night in padang
The price includes:
– Picking up in airport and return
– transfort from airport to guest house then guest house to harbour then guest house to airport
– Ticket ferry boat return and travel permit in Mentawai
– Accomodation staying at local people’s house
– Meals in staying at local people’s house
-guide + porter trekking
– transfort from harbour mentawai to local people’s house
– transfort from local people’s house to harbour mentawai
-stay guest house in padang return
The price not includes:
– flight to Padang
– Tipp
– insurance
– Visa
Things needed to be prepared:
– Daypack and backpack
– Shoes and Sandal for tracking
– Personal medicine
– Camera or handycam for documentation
– Flashlight and back up battery
Important Notes:
Note:
The schedule for can sometimes be changed without prior notice depending on the weather.
Day 1 airport to padang (friday )
we meet airport to homestay from homestay to harbour Padang
Day 2 : Padang – siberut – muntei village ( L. D )
The journey will start from padang at 07 ;00 am by local ferry, our journey will take approximately 5 hours ( including transit 1 hour at Sikabaluan nort Siberut ) when arrived in south Siberut ( port ) we will go through to muntei village, take a rest. In that village we will to walk around to the beach and meet local people then stay one night in local house.
Day 2 until day 4 daily activities in the jungle with mentawai clan( B.L.D )
After break fast and preparing some stuff, at 10:00 am we will start our journey by boat (wooden boat) to cross scenic jungle river, after we reached trekk point we’ll trekking to reach mentawai clan house. During these days we will stay in mentawai long house in the jungle for daily activities to knowing their culture, tradition and how they life in the jungle. The activities that we do is mentawai local activities with the shamans and also the family member in the jungle.
Day 5 heading back to siberut – padang ( B. L. D )
We will do short trekk to the river and boat will pick up , then we straight away to muntai village for transit, take a rest and lunch. After lunch we will go to harbor catch the ferry and come back to Padang.
Day 6 padang to airport ( wednesday )
from harbour padang to guest house then guest house to airport
How To Get mentawai?
The first step of your journey will be to arrive in Padang which is the capital city of West Sumatra Province (Sumaterra Barat) and the gate to the Mentawai’s archipelago. From Padang you will take a passenger’s ferry to the island of Siberut, the biggest island in the Mentawais. Specifically you have to arrive to Muara Siberut, which is the port located at the South-West corner of the island. There are few companies doing this journey. You can take a fast ferry that will take you there in 3 to 6 hrs depending on the day (check schedule below) or you can take the government cargo and passenger’s ferry that will take you there in 12 hrs or more depending on the load and the amount of people traveling. From Muara Siberut harbor you will take a small motor boat to the island of Masokut (Nyang-Nyang) where our camp is located.
Padang airport only receives international flights from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. If you are outside Indonesia you can check the connecting flights offered by Airasia, a Malaysian carrier which has the best prices in South East Asia. If you are in another area of Indonesia you must likely have to flight through Jakarta to reach Padang as direct flights from other cities in Indonesia are very limited or scarce. For airfares on national flights in Indonesia check: Garuda Air and Lion Air. Padang airport code is: PDG.
A 30-day Indonesian visa is available on arrival to practically everyone for a fee of around $35.00 USD.
Ferries Schedule:
Fast Ferry Schedule (Mentawai Fast):
Padang to Mentawai Islands:
Tuesdays and Saturdays: (1 stop in north Siberut) the fast ferry departures at 7: 00 a.m. from Padang and arrives at Maura Siberut harbor at 1:00 p.m. The journey takes about 6 hours as the boat made a stop in North Siberut before getting to Muara Siberut in the South of the island.
Thursdays: (no stop) the ferry departures at 7: 00 a.m. from Padang and arrives at Maura Siberut harbor at 10:00 a.m. The journey takes about 3 hours as it comes directly from Padang.
Mentawai Islands to Padang:
Tuesdays and Saturdays: the ferry departures at 3:00 p.m. from Maura Siberut in the Mentawai Islands and arrives at Padang’s harbor at 6:00 p.m.
Thursdays: the ferry departures from Maura Siberut- Mentawai Islands at 1:00 p.m. and arrives at Padang’s harbor around 4:00 p.m
Slow Ferry Schedule (Gambolo):
(12 hours journey from Padang’s harbor to Mentawai Islands and viceversa).
Padang to Mentawai Islands:Fridays the ferry departures at 7: 00 p.m. from Padang and arrives at Maura Siberut- Mentawai harbor at 7:00 a.m.
Mentawai Islands to Padang:
Saturdays the ferry departures at 7:00 p.m. from Maura Siberut- Mentawai Islands and arrives at Padang’s harbor at 7:00 a.m.
Note: Slow Ferry departures can be cancel within a short notice period of time.
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