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Trip Overview Trip Overview
Day 1 and 2  - Crossing of Menawai Strait & Siberut National Park Day 1 & 2
Crossing of Menawai Strait & Siberut National Park
Day 3 and 4 - Traditional Life &Trekking to Butui Day 3 & 4
Traditional Life &Trekking to Butui
Day 5 and 6 - Mentawai Cultural Traditions & Waterfall Day 5 & 6
Mentawai Cultural Traditions & Waterfall
Day 7 and 8 - Down River to Coast & Explore Shorelines Day 7 & 8
Down River to Coast & Explore Shorelines
Day 9 and 10 - Mangrove Forest, Departure & Suatran Highlands Day 9 & 10
Mangrove Forest, Departure & Suatran Highlands
Day 6 - Lowland Tropical Forest Day 11 & 12
Minangkabau Kingdom, Rafflesia flower & Depature
What to Bring What to Bring
Day 1 and 2 - Crossing of Menawai Strait & Siberut National Park


DAY 1
Depart Singapore International Airport on Silk Air flight to Padang, Indonesia.

Airport pick-up by mini bus and transfer to Batang Arau Hotel.

Time to explore some of the sights of Padang before dinner and departure by boat.
All night crossing of the Mentawai Strait. (Overnight: sleeping berths in cabins)

DAY 2
Arrive at Malipet pier on Siberut Island at dawn and transfer to Malipet Café for breakfast.

Visit the Siberut National Park interpretive center for an orientation to Siberut's unique flora/fauna.

After customs clearance in Muara Siberut, we board boats for the journey up the Siberut River.

A two-hour run brings us to the Mentawai settlement of Rodogot where we break for lunch.

We have another 3 hours on the river before we disembark in Madobak and do a short hike to Malaguet uma, our home for two nights.

Time to clean up in a pristine jungle creek before dinner with the family. (Overnight: Malaguet traditional uma)


If you are interested in any of the tours above, you must ensure you carefully read, fill and sign the registration, medical and legal forms. These documents must be submitted with your deposit or full payment for any tours you plan to attend. If you have any questions, you can contact Thom Henley by email.

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