DIVING TRIPS MENTAWAI

The Trip

You must get to the international airport of Padang, where we will pick you up and take you to the Resort to the Boat.

Visa: New Indonesian Visa System has informed that all person whom  loves to travel to Indonesia that from the 01-08-05 visa system  has changed, and now you can obtain your tourist visa for 30 days from the arrival to the country.

Recommendations:
Verify if your nationality requires visa of entrance in Indonesia
The passport must have been issued from at least 6 months prior to the date of arrival

But the important thing to remember in this list, is to be sure that the passport is in rule and has a valid VISA. To some countries the entrance in Indonesia is not allowed  if the date of expiring of the passport is within the next six months from the date of entrance, or if you are from a country  that requires a special VISA to enter. Most of people can manage her VISA from their entrance to Indonesia, including citizens of the United States and Australia, but before of the purchase of the airplane ticket, please  verify with your local authorities to make sure you are covered.

The waves in Mentawai are located west of the islands except some of them. The distances among them are not so long. For example, if you are in the Patio you must surround ten waves to surf (Kanduis, the North of Kanduis, the Midle-island, Johnkendy, etc. ...) ...and if you are in Telescopes you have other waves more to surf (Scarcrews, Arik, Force suicide on, Iceland, etc. ...)

In Mentawai, surf is not the only activity you can do.. There are other on board including activities like diving with breathing tube, fishes, etc....
 
Luggage
The best advice when we make the luggage for a trip of surf is to travel light.. This rule is fundamental for a trip of surf by the Mentawai Islands - when most of your time is spent in the water.
The following list is divided in two categories: In the Water and outside the Water. It was created to give ideas and to help you to have a track of articles to bring in your next adventure of surf in Mentawai.

In the Water
Great waves ties(2)
Bermuda shorts(2)
Key of keels (3)
Games of keels
Helmet (optional)
Ties (4)
Licra of long sleeve and cuts (optional)
Tube of diving (optional)
Tables of surf
Cap (optional)
Solar cream (Factor 40)
Wax of hot water
Comb for wax

Outside the water
Airplane tickets (+ copy)
Prism binocular (optional)
Cash money (new Tickets)
Comb (optional)
Contact lenses (extra)
Box of contact lenses
Cleaner of contact lenses
Credit card (+ copy of I number)
Antiperspirant (optional)
Resin, fiber and Solaris
International permission (+ copy)
Sun glasses
Reading material
Long sleeve t-shirts
Medication against Malaria (Optional but advisable)
Hydrate Cream (Optional but advisable)
Mosquitoes repellent with DHT (Optional but advisable)
Lining of several tables
Small personal medicine kit (optional)
Trousers (1)
Passport (+ copy)
Slippers
Impermeable suitcase
Shaving cream, shampoo
Razors
Shoes
Bermuda (2)
Gel of shower
Socks (3)
Camera (if he is digital - with cable USB/FIREWIRE)
Towels (2)
T-shirts (3-4)
Toothbrush
Toothpaste
Knapsack
Impermeable jacket (optional)