MENTAWAI ISLAND SURFER PARADISE

Mentawai Islands are part of the province of West Sumatra which since 1999 is set to be a district. The position of the Mentawai Islands in the middle of the Indian Ocean makes it a marvelous sea surrounded by nature and perfect for marine tourism. Mentawai has become one of the famous tourist destination of adventure, cultural tourism and marine tourism, especially surfers surfing interest at home and abroad.

Mentawai Islands itself is a series of non-volcanic island where a cluster of islands is the culmination of an underwater ridge. There are four islands that make up the island of Siberut Mentawai Islands, the island of Sipora, North Pagai and South Pagai Island. Location islands located off the coast of West Sumatra province that extends and surrounded by the Indian Ocean.
Siberut Island is the largest island of the archipelago and the only one that has a regular cruise to the city of Padang in West Sumatra. District administrative center itself is in Tuapejat, namely the northern island of Sipora.

Surfing or Surfing has become a tourist icon Mentawai Islands, even less international surfing competitions held here. At least 400 point spread surfing in the Mentawai Islands. Beraggam waves and challenging, even some waves rolls are included in the category of extreme is sought surfers from all over the world.
Mentawai Islands also offers inland attractions of trekking cover pristine tropical forest, enjoying the lifestyle of the indigenous peoples who live peacefully in it. Mentawai is an area unspoiled by human hands and a lot of modern infrastructure.
When you visit Mentawai then be treated to the feel of the ancient civilization of the Neolithic era in which the tribes in these islands are not familiar with metalworking and farming, not even weave technique. So, you'll see the difference with the Minangkabau culture in the land of West Sumatra.
The majority of the inhabitants of these islands is the Mentawai tribe originating from the island of Siberut with a number of around 30,000 inhabitants. Each family in the Mentawai Islands consist of 5-15 people who live in the village and in the fields near the forest they till. Mentawai own traditional houses known as uma.
Mentawai Islands has been there since five hundred thousand years ago, but there are no clues or evidence when the first people arrived in these islands. Most of the inhabitants are still adheres to animism and the rest Christians and Muslims. Initially the locals believe Sabulungan understand that understood that believing everything from humans to apes, rock and weather that have a separate spirit and roam at will. Sikerei or traditional ceremonies by shamans usually performed during weddings and when entering a new home with the intention to expel evil spirits.
Mentawai tribe that became the original inhabitants of this beautiful archipelago. If observed no resemblance to Nias tribe or tribes Enggano the Proto-Malay culture. The tribe known as gatherers and when it was first studied anthropologists they do not yet know how to grow crops.
Mentawai tribe has a distinctive tradition tattooed all over his body where the related role and its social status. The tattoos made of sugarcane and coconut charcoal dye described by using nails and needles as well as two pieces of wood as a pad and hammer. Mentawai traditional tattoos process known very