by Villa Onu | Feb 8, 2024 | Getting to Mentawai
Yep, you can get to Mentawai without a 3-4 hour ferry ride, and it won’t even cost you your spare kidney anymore. But there is one big problem for surfers looking to fly to Mentawai. The new 1500 metre runway, constructed as part of the New Mentawai Airport...
by Villa Onu | Feb 8, 2024 | General, Getting to Mentawai, Mentawai
It was not that long ago that you could only reach the Mentawais by enduring a rickety overnight ferry from Padang. When they introduced the now very well-established Mentawai Fast Ferry that operates 7 days a week to different parts of the Mentawai islands, it...
by Villa Onu | Oct 16, 2023 | Getting to Mentawai
NEWS: The Monday ferry crossing is running again. After a longer-than-expected break. The Monday crossing is back up and running. [Last Update 19:15 pm April 30th 2024] Most journeys to Mentawai involve the Mentawai Fast Ferry. So here is the most up-to-date...
by Villa Onu | Aug 23, 2023 | Getting to Mentawai
Got a trip to Mentawai coming up? Maybe you want to book that trip but the information out there on how to get here is a little confusing. Most of the information available online is a bit vague or out of date, so in this article, we are getting into detail on every...
