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Hotel Pasir Panjang Permai N/A 30.4 mi 48.9 km 3.5 of 5 stars
Hotel Hangtuah N/A 58.6 mi 94.2 km 3 of 5 stars
Ambacang Hotel €31 59.2 mi 95.3 km 3.5 of 5 stars
Spice Homestay Padang N/A 59.4 mi 95.6 km 4 of 5 stars
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“Goodwill hunting in Sumatra - The fever trail: Surfing in the Mentawais” MSNBC.com / Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel
“Water boys” Sydney Morning Herald
“In Indonesia” Washington Post (free registration required)
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 25 attractions in Sumatra
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Traveler Description: Mentawai Islands The Islands  The Mentawai islands are situated about 150km west of Sumatra in the Indian Ocean. They sit on the edge of a continental more »
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Attraction type: Island
Activities: Surfing
Address: Sumatra
Indonesia

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“gemabl e.g”
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5 of 5 stars
gemabl   2 contributions
bukittinggi
Sep 9, 2008

cause of the Mentawai/siberut beautiful trusworthy people.who love their island and anxious to share with travelers. the w.ll treat you like family and well come you in to the jungle,which the call home. and lot of travelers said it . and I have lot of comments book from them since 1988 tillagust 2008 the write in their own language. and... more

“Mentawai Surf Adventure: just grat holidays”
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4 of 5 stars
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Paris France
Jun 3, 2006
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I just come back from a surfing and trekking trip in Siberut, in the Mentawai . I spent 10 days in the new ( so new, it was not even completely decorated) Mentawai Surf Adventure Resort. Its simply a small paradise, with a beautyfull lagoon and postcards, white-sand, private beaches, and, much more important, situated in the middle of an... more

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