DAY 1 (FRIDAY): PADANG
Arrive in Padang and you will meet our team to transfer you directly to your hotel.
DAY 2 (SATURDAY): PADANG – MUARA SIBERUT – MENTAWAI TRIBE (B,L,D)
Fastboat will depart 07:00 AM from Padang to Muara Siberut (3-4 hours). Upon arrival in Muara Siberut, we will collect our luggage as well as our equipment assisted by our local team.
Prepare for lunch at the local house in the village. After lunch, we will walk to the harbour for about 10 minutes to get to our small motorized wooden boat to reach the Mentawai Island (2-3 hours). After we reach, we will go to our homestay. We will stay at Uma, the Mentawai traditional house. Along the walk, we will pass by a muddy area, slippery logs, sago trees, jungle trek, and so on. Please prepare yourself for this.
DAY 3 (SUNDAY): MENTAWAI (B,L,D)
Exploring the daily activities of Mentawai Tribe such as searching for Sago worm or making sago powder (as the main food of Mentawaian Tribe) and traditional cloths making process. Stay overnight at the local house.
DAY 4 (MONDAY): MENTAWAI (B,L,D)
Exploring the daily activities of Mentawai Tribe, making a traditional tattoo, hunting, fishing and watch traditional dances of Mentawai. Stay overnight at the local house.
DAY 5 (TUESDAY): MENTAWAI – PADANG (B,L,D)
Spend last moment with the Mentawai by visiting another village by short trekking and canoeing to the last Mentawai village. If we are lucky, we can meet more Mentawai Tribe in other villages. After lunch, prepares all your bag to sailing back to Muara Siberut and to Padang using the fast boat at 3 PM – 6 PM. After arriving at Padang, transfer to hotel in Padang.
DAY 6 (WEDNESDAY): PADANG – CUBADAK ISLAND/SINYARU ISLAND (B,L,D)
If stay on Sinyaru Island
After breakfast, check out from hotel and transfer to Padang Jetty by car, about an hour. Boat transfer to Sinyaru Island around 30-45 minutes. Check-in and lunch. Rest for a while and we will go snorkelling around the house reef at an agreed time. Dinner will be served at 6.30 pm.
If stay on Cubadak Island
After breakfast, check out from hotel and transfer to Padang Jetty by car, about 1.5 -2 hours. Boat transfer to Cubadak Island around 15 minutes. Check-in and rest. Lunch will be served at 1.30 pm. We will go snorkelling around the house reef at an agreed time. Dinner will be served at 8 pm.
DAY 7 (THURSDAY): CUBADAK ISLAND/SINYARU ISLAND (B,L,D)
If stay on Sinyaru Island
Breakfast is ready at 7.30 am. We will take the boat out for snorkelling around Sinyaru Island. Return to resort for lunch and another boat out to snorkelling at the surrounding islands. Back to resort for dinner and free programme afterwards.
If stay on Cubadak Island
Breakfast is ready at 7.30 am. If the weather condition is good, we will take the boat out for snorkelling. Otherwise, we will spend time exploring the island – trekking or canoeing. Lunch and dinner will be at the resort at 1.30 pm and 8 pm, respectively.
DAY 8 (FRIDAY): CUBADAK ISLAND/SINYARU ISLAND – PADANG (B)
After breakfast, check out from the resort and transfer to Padang and drop off at the airport.