Odyssey Mentawai surf charter offers you an unforgettable surf adventures in the Mentawai, or Telo / Banyak Islands. Catering to max 8 surfers, this spacious vessel features four cabins, each with its own en-suite bathroom, offering both comfort and privacy.
What we love
Fits max 8 surfers – perfect for groups of friends, families, or solo surfers.
Experienced crew with over a decade running charters in Mentawai.
Great value 11-night charters with 4 spacious air-conditioned cabins.
Surfing Highlights
Hollow Trees
One of the world’s greatest right barrels, HT’s has been all over the surf mags and videos over the last decade. The main takeoff spot is up the point where most of the waves start barrelling and peel flawlessly down the reef. On larger swells it can be very shifty and hard to read. It can shift more to the end bowl where it can break, reform, then bowl again into the channel. The inside is very shallow and is often referred to as the “surgeon’s table” due to the many reef-cuts doled out to travelling surfers.
Lance’s Left
This left-hander is a consistent and frequently surfed crowd-pleaser. Lance’s Left has the ability to hold big swells and can offer up rippable walls and some little tube sections. It can also handle an onshore wind and still have fun waves. Facing Southwest makes this spot very consistent however its nature become more serious when there’s a large swell running.
Bintangs
A short and hollow right across the channel from Lance’s Left. As the wave approaches the reef, the bottom drops out before barreling towards the channel. When conditions are prime, Bintangs delivers amazing, round barrels and extremely fun, rippable walls. A major advantage of Bintangs is that on the days when the dreaded North wind blows out most spots in the Mentawais, Bintangs is offshore and pumping.
Cobras
A short distance up the reef from Lance’s Left, you will find this intense left-hander. It gets really shallow on the low tide and prefers a bit more water. Due to the shallowness it is normally relatively uncrowded. On a South swell and East wind it is a non-stop barrel from the takeoff all the way to the channel where the wave spits you out. Therefore appropriately named, The Cobra.
Macaronis
One of the most perfect waves in the world. A very hollow wave with many shallow spots. Lefts start from way up the point, then gradually slow down as it approaches the channel. The further up the point you paddle, the faster it barrels when you take off. After the initial barrel ride, this wave offers one of the most rippable walls for any maneuvers you can think of.
Greenbush
One of the most amazing waves to surf in the southern Mentawai region. Macas may be the most predictable and most fun wave to surf, while Greenbush has become known as one of the most mesmerizing and hair raising. The tube is very open and on the correct swell direction all three sections link up and it is very make-able.
Telescopes
It’s hard to beat this wave for its variations of sections. A long left with mutiple deep barrel opportunities, can hold real size. Made famous by the Young Guns 2 movie with Kelly Slater and Co having a load of fun with Indies Trader 4 and a helicopter!
Icelands
The swell magnet for the area, Icelands is a left with many faces. An easy going west peak look fun but the main part of the wave loves the south swell angle produces a solid drop, barrel section and bowls at the end. Can be very heavy on its day.
Scarecrows
Breaks off of an island called Tugat Nusa just south of Telescopes. Great consistent left as exposed to South as well as SW swell. Best on a dropping high tide with the end section named the Curry bowl the pick of the wave for barrel riders.
What’s Included:
- Return Airport Transfers: From Padang Airport to the hotel, to Odyssey, and back to the airport.
- Accommodation: 11 nights onboard this comfortable power catamaran, with 10 full days of surfing.
- Meals and Beverages: Chef-prepared breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, soda, juice, water, coffee, fruits, and beer (24 beers per guest per trip).
- Wave Access: Easy access to waves with auxiliary dinghies.
- Amenities: Fishing/spearfishing and snorkel equipment.
- Entertainment: Screening of everyone’s waves on TV during or after dinner.
- Starlink Internet Access.
- Surf Guide: A dedicated surf guide to assist you at all times.
- Crew: Skilled local team members onboard to ensure the well-being of all guests.
What’s Not Included:
- Photos and Videos (optional): Ranging from US$300 to $US400, including drone shots, water shots, boat and beach shots, and lifestyle photos/videos.
- Mentawai Tax (mandatory): A tax introduced by the Indonesian government. All guests receive a receipt for this.
The Odyssey is equipped with Starlink hi-speed internet.
Mobile Data – there is patchy 3G mobile in Playgrounds and Tuapejat regions, but little or no signal in most areas especially when down around South Pagai – Macaronis region.
Boat Specifications
- Name: Odyssey Mentawai (Mahalo III)
- Length: 46 feet
- Beam: 23 feet
- Hull: Fibreglass
- Year Built: 2013
- Engine: 2 Twin 180 HP engines
- Generator (Genset): 2 220V generator
- Cruising Speed: 9 – 10 knots
- Maximum Speed: 12 knots
Onboard Amenities:
- Full air conditioning
- TV
- Starlink Internet
- Hard drive with extensive movie library
- Stereo system
- Fridge & freezer
- Radar
- Depth sounder
- GPS
- VHF & HF radios
Safety Equipment:
- Life jackets
- Life raft
- Fire extinguishers
- First aid kit
- EPIRB
- Flares
- VHF & HF Radio
- Tender with outboard motor
The Boat
Accommodation: 2 Deluxe air-conditioned cabins with en-suite bathrooms fitting 2 guests per cabin, and 2 single bed air-conditioned cabins with en-suite bathrooms fitting 2 guests per cabin. Facilities: Spacious saloon with TV, an upstairs hangout area, and a large forward deck for relaxation.
Food
Included in your package is chef-prepared breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, soda, juice, water, coffee, fruits, and 24 beers per person per trip.
Surfing
You'll score some of the best waves in the world. A typical trip is 11 nights long. You will follow the swell — starting north and working your way through central and south Mentawai. Odyssey also offer trips to Telo or Banyak Islands for an extra $1,500, or a combo of Playgrounds + Telo for the same additional cost.
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