by ferncolab | Sep 24, 2025 | Mentawai, Surf
October marks the shift from peak dry season into the shoulder months. For surfers, this means two things: Fewer crowds in the lineups compared to July–September. Still plenty of quality swells rolling in from the Indian Ocean. It’s a month where you might trade a...
by Villa Onu | May 11, 2024 | Mentawai
Villa Onu is the best family surf villa in Mentawai, a luxury beachfront retreat set directly in front of Hollow Trees (Lance’s Right), one of the most iconic waves in Indonesia. With five spacious bedrooms, a pool, cinema room, chef, and endless activities for kids...
by Villa Onu | Feb 22, 2024 | Mentawai
Back when they introduced the Mentawai Surf tax in 2016, it caused mixed emotions around the surfing world. Whether you were on land, on a boat, or had paddled there yourself, you would be tapped for $76 bucks for 15 days of surfing in Mentawai. A fee of...
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...
