West Sumatra, Indonesia
Mentawai Islands
Perfect reef barrels and rainforest clans, a night's ferry from Padang.
$$–$$$$$hard accesshigh adventureBest: Apr–OctBackpacker → Luxury
Why go
Why this island
One of the great surf archipelagos, and one of the last places in Indonesia where inland clan life continues largely intact.
- World-class waves from April to October.
- Surf charters, land camps and homestays all coexist.
- Jungle treks to Mentawai clan houses upriver.
At a glance
- Country
- Indonesia
- Region
- West Sumatra
- Best season
- Apr–Oct
- Access
- hard
- Known for
- Surfing, Surf charters, Jungle, Clan villages