Day Boat Hire
MENTAWAI
SURF TOURS
Welcome to Mentawai Surf Tours (MST). We are based out of Katiet
Villas @ HTs and offer a boat charter service to serve guests and
other visitors to Katiet. The following services are available for
charter. Please note that we do have a minimum rate to launch our
craft and should the minimum amount of passengers not be available,
a minimum charter rate applies.
KV/Maccas Return to KV
day tour to Maccas to experience arguably the regions best left.
Trip takes approx 1 hour. Aqua and snacks included.
- Rates: US$75 pp : Min Charter: US$300
KV to Tuapejat One Way
This service transfers guests and other visitors from Katiet
Villas to Tuapejat to meet up with the "Ambu Ambu" or other transit
vessels. Trip takes between 1.5 to 2 hours depending on sea
conditions. Montana 2 for groups up to 6. Montana 1 for groups
greater than 6. Aqua and snacks included.
- Rates: US$65 pp : Min Charter: US$260
Also Available:
- Wake boarding: US$25/half hour
- Fishing: US$45 / hour
NB: Lost lures charged @ US$25 to replace
- Inland Trek with Local guide to Beach Breaks. 2 hours return.
US$10 pp
NB: Sneakers required as will have mud up to the
knees
BOATS:
Montana 1
9m custom built aluminum day
boat with full canopy for sun protection and padded board
racks.
Twin 200hp outboards, colour GPS, Marine Radio and full safety
equipment.
Montana 2
6m custom built aluminumSpeed
boat with full canopy for sun protection and padded board
racks.
Twin 40hp outboards, Marine Radio and full safety equipment.
*Snorkeling and fishing equipment available on board each boats
upon request
SURFING SPOTS
Heading down South 25kms from Katiet (Max range est.
time 1hr):
Macaronis
Simply one of the best
performance waves in the world. Incoming swells are introduced via
a couple of outside indicators. A must-see wave on most trips, its
tight take-off area and mechanical peel can mean the scramble for a
taste of its perfection can get very intense. The wave itself reels
off across a curved lava-coral shelf that has somehow evolved at an
almost perfect angle. Positioning on take-off can set the tone for
most of the wave, with a long hollow wall followed by curves suited
to any turn or tube you'd care to imagine. Best up to 2 metres, it
can still hold shape on a bigger swell.
Heading up North 25kms from Katiet (Max range est. time
1hr):
7 Palm Point
A fun left-hander ideally suited for long boarders. Most boats skip
surfing here but every once in while it will offer up a decent wall
to attack
Suicides
Suicides didn't get its name for nothing. It's a ridiculously fast,
horrendously square barrel capable of extracting extreme
punishment. Goofyfoots have the clear advantage confronting its
ominous, left caverns. Suicides is somewhat hard to score, but if
you're in the area, you like getting pitted, and you're goofyfoot,
scope it out
Arrik
A spectacular left when it's on,
Arik offers a high-speed barrel that momentarily backs off before
it throws square again. It needs a pretty good-sized swell to work
but it's been known to leave a smile on your face. Was named as
KIRRA backwards, so that describes it all !
Telescopes
One of the first and best-known waves in this wave paradise, this
long perfect left-hander has starred in virtually every surf video
made in the Mentawais. Its mechanical set-up tempts you to sit
deeper and deeper, with the possibility of an awesome long backdoor
tube followed by a hollow perfectly formed wall that invites you to
test both your abilities and your imagination again and again. One
good surf here may change what you consider possible
Icelands
The magnet for swell in this area. Icelands is a lefthander that
peaks up on the outside and offers a great step take off. As the
wave gets closer to the inside it gets hollower and offers up an
inside bowl that will get any heart pumping. Holds swell up to 10
foot and over. Needs SW to west swell and se winds, no wind is
ideal. Surfable on all tides.
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