ALIOTA RESORT - Surf Travel(Mentawai Islands)
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From $US 150 pps per night |
        
Key information explained
Aloita Resort offers a smorgasbord of aquatic activities in crystal blue water right at your front door. The surf shuttle will zip you twice daily to breaks right in their backyard such as the famous; Telescopes lefthander and also up and down the coast to other waves such as HT's, Rifles and Nokandui's.
Accommodation/ Restaurants and bar
7 double cottages and 1 family (or group) cottage all fully air-conditioned. Outside shower and private rear courtyard. Front terrace with easy access to one kilometer of private beach.
Gift shop stocking a range of Mentawai handicrafts, souvenirs, surfing equipment, toiletries, medicines, snacks, and other basic guest needs.
Buffet restaurant Lounge area located alongside restaurant.
A-Bar on the beach with front deck projecting over the water at high tide complete with chill out lounges, cool tunes, big screen TV and a wide range of beverages and bar snack menu.
More than 70% of the waves in the Mentawais are accessible within an hour by speedboat from Aloita Resort.
Mellower waves are also close by including a fun learner's wave right at the end of Aloita Beach. There are still a few secret spots they keep to themselves though you might just find yourself surfing them when conditions are right! Their Western surf guide will ensure you are always in the right place at the right time.
ALIOTA RESORT - activities
Diving: There are still many areas in Indonesia, including the Mentawai Islands in which no one has ever dived before, opening up the possibilities of new discoveries of pristine diving conditions and the sighting of unique marine species.
Mondublu Dive Centre Manager and Chief Instructor, Sebastiano Gulinello
has been exploring the potential of diving in and around West Sumatra and
the Mentawais since 1997. He is the representative for SSI in
West Sumatra and is nearly always on the ground to guide and instruct you
through your dive experiences at Aloita Resort.
Dive courses: In every course we take care of every student personally, because we want you to learn, but we also want you to have a great deal of fun. Our courses go from the most basic, the Open Water Diver, to the Dive Master.
Fishing: Fishing as a sport in the Mentawais is still in its infancy though indications of its potential can be seen in the types of fish caught by surf charter operators over the last few years. These fish include the common pelagics such as Spanish Mackerel, Tuna, Wahoo and Barracuda. More exotic species including Sailfish and Marlin have been caught recently trolling in the Sipora channel adjacent to Aloita Resort. Other fish commonly caught close by include Golden Trevally and Coral Trout. Aloita Resort has available some trolling rigs for guests use. Of course you are more than welcome to bring your own gear.
ALIOTA RESORT - packages
     
CHeapest Airfares from SA, speak to True Blue.
We can organise everything or if you are flying in from anywhere else, we can assist with you local flights, and all the packages at the resort.
2009 SPECIAL DEALS!
Prices from:
US$ 150 per person per night (all inclusive)
Price includes:
Up to 2 surf sessions a day in Tua Pejat area which covers Telescopes, Islands and Scarecrows, the famous one. Plus Tikus, Muka Ikan, Ombak Tidur and a few more breaks. Two of them are just Right in our backyard. Or one surf sessions (full day) in Playground or Ht's Lances left.
Fully air conditioned bungalows
All meals, drinking water, hot drinks (sodas, beers, wines & spirits at extra cost resort prices)
Seafood/Italian/Chinese/Indonesian cuisine
Experienced english speaking surf/dive guide
US$ 3 per surfer/diver a day Mentawai Government ta
Price doesn't include:
air ticket
personal spending money
travel insurance (strongly recommended including medical evacuation)
Transport from/to Padang - Mentawai (Tuapejat Harbour)
all drinks (sodas, beers, wine and spirits)
Aloita Spa facilities
Diving
Fishing
Siberut island jungle trekking
Email facilities
Surfboard rental
Snorkeling equipment rental
(we do not accept American express)
ALIOTA RESORT - info
Some of the waves in the Aloita zone:
Telescopes- one of the jewels in the Mentawai crown and a definite fave of the Aloita crew. Telescopes left needs a decent sized West swell to start doing its thing. Teles get natural footers just as amped as goofys because it is so straight, clean and readable riding it backside. The take off gives you just enough time to draw a line and get under the curtain. The barrel is dead straight and when you are two board lengths deep in it and have lost hope of getting out it will eject you onto the face where you can do some speed hooks before reaching a second bonus barrel section at the end of the reef. And the best thing about Teles is that it is the closest wave to Aloita Resort- less than 10 minutes by speedboat.
Icelands- Icelands as with most of the other waves in the zone is a left and is possibly the most 'jekyll and hyde' like wave in the Ments. When everywhere in the chain is flat you can still pull up to Icelands and get a headhigh wave with a lazy but whackable wall. With a big west swell when everyone is getting excited about Telescopes the Ice turns into a monster with barrels big enough to drive the speedboat through.
Scarecrows- Another small swell left that holds size and another of fave of the Aloita crew. Scarecrows or Frankos or Diablos as its sometimes referred to (!) has the ability to spread out a crowd with its several different take off spots. It is not a picture perfect indo reef break but shifts around depending on swell direction, size and currents. The wave stands up only slightly before takeoff providing a mellow drop and a long workable wall where you need to get a bit of speed up before heading down into the section of the reef we call 'The Curry Bowl'. The Curry Bowl on its day will deliver you into a barrel as good as anywhere else in the Ments
Jaraiks- On the rare occasions when the Ments goes dead flat this fun little left is our saving grace. It is nothing more than a bend in the reef and hard to spot until you pull up right in front of it. Surfable on all tides and East - South East winds, Jaraiks actually stops working the moment there is any swell!
No doubt, we have the best and functional surfing and diving speed boats
Michael: the fastest and strongest speed boat in the Mentawai equipped with GPS, sounder, VHF radio and 10 life jackets. Aluminum body with 2 x 200 hp new Yamaha.
Si Taksi: Rescue and diving boat. Aluminum body with 2 x 70 hp four stroke Suzuki. Equipped with sounder, VHF radio and 10 life jacket
Si Kayu: wooden boat with 3 x 40 hp Yamaha. a spare boat for transport to tuapejat or airport.
Si Naga Bonar: it is a wooden pom-pom. Very good as a small cargo boat.
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