Mentawai Tribe Siberut Jungle 5 Days 4 Night Tour Package

D1. Greeting at Hotel or Airport – Take Ferry in the afternoon Meet and Greet at the Hotel or Airport, transfer to Padang Possibility to buy gifts for the Mentawai people. Departure of the ferry between at 05.00 / 06.00 pm from the hotel to Muara Port / Bungus Port, We will spend over night on the ferry, arriving at Muara Siberut on Day 2 early morning.

D2. Muara Siberut – Departure to Mentawai Clan Village (Incl Breakfast and Lunch)

Arrive in the morning at Muara SIberut, prepare some stuff to departure by speedboat. The river’s water draught is quite limited. When the water level is very low, we may ask our guests to get off and walk up the riverbed. About noon, we arrive at the departure point of the trek, where we meet our porters. According the time of arrival,we may take a rather easy path, but usually very muddy, for a 4 to 6 -hour walk.

D3. Stay at Mentawai Clan at the Village (Incl. Breakfast and Lunch)

Wake up for a bath in the river. Breakfast Indonesian tea and coffee, bread, sago, jam, eggs. Daily activities: fishing, sago processing, making the sago (the staple food of the Mentawaians), and baking it; manufacturing a bow and arrows, and making the poison for the arrows, bark cloth processing. And if we are lucky, we will witness a shaman ceremony. We can explore at leisure the surroundings and visit other clans.

D4. Village – Muara Siberut – Padang (Incl. Breakfast and Lunch)

After breakfast, We prepare to hike back, with speedboat ride to MuaraSiberut in 4 to 6 hours. Arrive in Malepet in MuaraSiberut, waiting to catch Ferry to Padang, Overnight on Ferry.

D5. Padang Arrival

Arrival in the morning the car will standby to pick you up in Port and transfer to Hotel or Airport for Next Destination

• Accommodation at guest house/local house based on twin sharing room include
• 3 (three) Breakfast and Lunch as listed in the itinerary
• Transfer return Airport – Boat Port by Car
• Return Padang – Siberut by Reguler Ferry
• Transfer Return Siberut – Village through river by canoe Motor
• Tours and entrance fees for all of the sites the group attends together, as listed in the Itinerary
• Transportation by private car, air-conditioned and fully licensed driver required for the whole journey as indicated in itinerary
• Services of a professional and licensed English and Mentawai Tourist Guide throughout the tour
• 2 Mineral water / person / day (bottled)
• Tour production by PT Lintang Buana Wisata Nusantara

• Airfare, airport tax and travel insurance
• Extra baggage surcharge
• Meals during the tour as listed on the itinerary (Dinner)
• Accommodation and Meals in Padang
• The cost caused by delays or cancellation of Ferry
• Using speedboat transfer from Padang to Siberut will cost extra in USD 990 /boat/group/one way maximum 6 people
• Personal expenses (table drinks, laundry, international phone calls), optional tours or additional meals
• Peak season/weekend/public holiday surcharge by hotel or local travel agent/operator
• Tipping or gratitudes for driver and guide (USD3/day/pax is appreciated)

Ferry Schedule :

Overnight ferry : Wednesday – Sunday

Using these schedule, the clients flight should be arrive in Padang before 15.00 and departure after 12.00 am

Fast ferry : 1. Tuesday – Saturday 2. Saturday – Tuesday

Using these schedule, the clients flight shouled be arrive 1 day before in Padang and departure 1 day after

Overnight Ferry + fast Ferry : Friday – Tuesday

Using these schedule, the clients should be arrive arrive before 15.00 and departure 1 day after

Highlight Activities:

Discover the Mentawai culture and the tropical forest. The journey starts at the airport of Padang. We will reach Siberut Island by a local ferry. The next day, will take us up a large river to Mentawai clan. We will share the life of the clan, return by ferry to Padang.