WAVE PARK RESORT - Surf Travel(Mentawai Islands)
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From $US 150 pps per night |
        
Key information explained
Located in northern Mentawai near the Playgrounds anchorage, the wave park offers 21 different waves to choose from that we have designated beginner, intermediate and advanced. We are proud of our extensive knowledge of secret Mentawai waves as well as Mentawai weather conditions; built up from our combined 20 years of experience hunting waves in the wave park area. With unrivaled speed and comfort between lineups you will get better surf, more often with less crowds.
One of the most important goals at WPM is creating a Mentawai resort accommodation experience for our guests that exceeds their expectations. The photographs of our resort accommodation don't do justice to the location; the sounds of waves lapping on the shoreline 20 meters away or the sounds of birds in the jungle or palm fronds swaying in the breeze. We're working on a video to give you more of an idea of what it feels like. All of the buildings are made to feel like tropical resort accommodation, instead of feeling like a hotel anywhere else in the world. In our minds, it would be better for our guests to stay home than to travel all this way and feel like a busy business traveller staying in a hotel.
Our Mentawai resort accommodation consists of three main buildings.
The "hotel" is 2 stories high with a spectacular view of Hideaways from the top balcony. Each of the 3 bedrooms in the hotel have their own en suite with toilet and sink. The bedrooms are able to sleep two singles or a couple, with the beds joining to become california king size. The rooms are comfortably furnished to provide reading and relaxing areas both in the rooms privately, and on the front verandah which is the common area for the 6 guests sleeping in the hotel.
In 2008 we completed construction of 2 new bungalows, each of which can sleep 4 guests. The bungalows are made completely out of wood, except for a concrete water tank underneath the bedroom, which catches all the fresh water necessary for showers, toilet and sinks. These resort accommodations have spectacular views of Hideaways, and are only 20 meters from the beach, with chaise lounge chairs for relaxing.
All of the materials used for our Mentawai resort are from the Mentawai islands except the screws, bolts, nails and concrete used for the foundations and joining. All labor to build our facilities was from our partners and their families, helping to keep the expenditures and revenue streams as local as possible.
The "Park" in WavePark is just what it means. Our island is 66 acres total, 9 of which we have cleared and landscaped using plants from the islands around us. We hope that you will come and enjoy our locally designed, built and constructed Mentawai resort.
WAVE PARK RESORT - activities
Wavepark - an experience and memories of a lifetime
Being a surfer who has a thousand responsibilities and as many reasons why I should be content with my home break in NZ, I had always wanted to go on a full on surf trip, but I never had been able to. When a friend suggested I have a look at Wavepark in the Mentawai Islands, I googled the website and poured over it for many hours. My son and I were both impressed, and booked our Mentawai holiday. Keeping in touch with Alice certainly made it easy, with copious emails back and forth detailing every step for us.
It was a first time experience for us both, travelling to an unknown destination, with plenty of expectations mixed with intrepidation and excitement. But what an easy journey it was! Each airport (four of them) taking us closer to our dream. Then on the final leg in the long boat, as we headed out to sea in the middle of the Indian Ocean with no land in sight, it seemed like we were a million miles from nowhere. As Manuik appeared on the horizon, we knew our destination was close by. Rounding the corner, past Hideaways, Wavepark appeared like a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Stepping ashore, time stood still as a special reality set in. A week on a tropical island, awesome waves in warm water, being looked after ever so well, making new friends and just being in one of the most beautiful places on the earth was a privilege I will treasure for ever.
Wavepark more than lived up to our expectation. A week there provided us with a lifetime memory of the perfect surf trip. So much so, I look forward to returning, and living the dream again.
Neil Walker
realwalker.com
WAVE PARK RESORT - packages
     
DISCOUNT VALID UNTIL MARCH 3RD, 2009!
Pay balance of trip cost before March 3rd, 2009 and pay 2008 rates for a 2009 trip! Savings of $330 US for an 11 day trip, $360 for a 12 day trip and $660 US for a 22 day trip!
Return clients get 20% off 2008 prices + 10% for every new guest they bring on their 2009 holiday.
2009 RATES
$215-245 USD/DAY
What is included in your daily price:
Our all inclusive price includes airport - hotel transfers, flights from Padang - Mentawai return, speedboat transfers from airport - WavePark Mentawai surf camp, guided surfing and fishing speedboat service, 3 meals a day, drinks, snacks and resort accommodation. In 2008 and 2009 the Mentawai Government's $3/surfer/day use levy, and 10% goods and services surf resort tax is included in your daily price. With a maximum capacity of 14 surfers, the WavePark Mentawai surf camp guests have the entire island for their exclusive use.
What is not included in your daily price:
International flights to and from Padang, visa on arrival, airport departure tax, transport aside from airport - hotel - harbor transfers, alcoholic drinks, food in Padang and hotels in Padang.
DISCOUNT Deals for 2009
Book 10 surfers, get the 11th guest free, OR 10% off the entire group's balance for the 11!
Book 5 guests, get the 6th guest 50% off the entire cost of the trip!
For All flights and arrangements from RSA chat to True Blue Surf Travel. We have the best deals and will beat any price.
WAVE PARK RESORT - info
The WavePark contains 21 named waves, and some that we won't talk about on this site because they are secret. The WavePark is special within the Mentawais for these reasons:
-- We have the highest density of good waves in the Mentawais. Every wave is within a 30 minute speedboat ride from the resort.
-- Every wind is offshore somewhere. This means that you will always be surfing clean waves if you want to.
-- Our swell window is huge, from 240 SW through to 165 SE, our area rakes in the swell from the southern indian ocean.
-- Our proximity to the mainland port of Padang - on Sumatra - means less travel time for you between your home and our perfect waves.
-- We have waves that cater for every skill level, from beginner and novice clear through to professional surfers going after the cover shot. We have hosted hundreds of surfers and know which waves are best for which skill levels.
-- Every difficult wave has an alternate and easier wave nearby. This mean if we have to split our group up for different abilities, then we can find an easier or more challenging wave within a 5 minute speedboat ride at each destination.
-- You won't believe the swell refraction around the islands of the WavePark until you've been here. In some places we surf waves where the swell is breaking 180 degrees from where it came from. Basically the swell is doing a huge U-turn and ending up groomed on a reef for your enjoyment. This is handy especially when we have a south swell running with a south wind. We can always get offshore and clean waves.
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