DAY 5
Tracks of primary forest nearby Butui allow us to do a forest study of Siberut's lowland forest, and to learn more of Mentawai ethnobotany, in the cool hours of the day following breakfast.

After lunch and passing the heat of the day in the comfort of a creek pool or a breezy hammock, we set off once again to experience Mentawai cultural traditions first-hand.

Dinner is followed by Mentawai legends shared around the oil lamps in the great uma. (Overnight: Amaloulou's uma - Butui)

DAY 6
Following breakfast we bid farewell to our host family and set off early on a return trek to Ugai.

From Ugai we travel by dug out canoe, paddling down the Siberut River to our next destination - a spectacular waterfall.

It's time for a delicious picnic lunch beside the falls and a delightful afternoon of swimming.

Our final night in a traditional uma will feature a Mentawai feast of pig, chicken, boiled taro and banana rolled in freshly-grated coconut, steamed laipat greens, and sago cooked in bamboo or roasted in palm blades.

Visiting Sikeri and families from the nearby government re-settlement site of Madobak will join us for closing ceremony we will never forget. (Overnight: Baieloy clan uma)