Mentawai, another Surfing Paradise in Indonesia

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Mentawai surfing photo by psychotrini

Mentawai island is popular with the high tube rolling waves, that is the favorite of surfers. By various surfing organizations, waves in Mentawai rated as the third best in the world after Hawaii and Tahiti.

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The waves in Mentawai are big. In the video, you can see that its waves are huge that is very ideal for surfing. We advice, surfers should be skillful to ride the waves otherwise they may choose the smaller waves near the beach.


Mentawai Surfing Video

Mentawai Islands consist about seventy islands. The biggest island is Siberut which is known as Siberut National Park. The other islands like Kandui, Siloinak and Makaroni have very beautiful view where resorts are built.

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An Island in Mentawai photo by charvetcarol

To go to Mentawai, travelers can go by boat from Muara Padang. The trip will last about ten hours.

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