White sand, big waves are rolling, the sun ...
Finding paradise in West Sumatra Mentawai Islands precisely in the area just did not seem difficult. Nyang-Nyang Island, one of them. A series of islands that meet the desire of foreign and local tourists.
Almost all the islands in the Mentawai Islands is often called a paradise for surfers, including-Nyang Nyang Island. Because, when winter waves, high waves can reach four meters. Usually occurs in mid-year. If the timber ship or boat people are reluctant to go to sea, this is precisely the condition that the waves like a dream for surfers on the beach-Nyang Nyang Island.
Most of the surfers who come are the white people aka Bule. Thus a description of local residents who encountered. This situation also applies in some other islands around-Nyang Nyang Island, such as Sipora Island where the capital of the Mentawai located, Karamajat Island, Island Siloinak, Mainu Island, Isle of North Pagai and South Pagai.
Nyang-Nyang Island is one island in the District of South Siberut. From Muara Siberut, the capital district, travel to-Nyang Nyang Island with a small boat takes more than an hour while the big boat to spend time with one half to two hours. Travel with a large boat takes more under normal circumstances because the water is not too tide.
Large boat containing a maximum of eight people can be hired at a starting price of USD 600000-800000 for a single trip. Therefore, dating in groups is strongly recommended that individuals become more affordable cost. In addition to Muara Siberut, Nyang-Nyang Island can also be reached about two hours drive from Tuapejat, the capital of the Mentawai.
Visitors who come to the island is usually spent about a week. They stayed in homes with certain rates which is much cheaper when you stay at a resort built on the island. If staying at home resident who still made of wood with a specific form, of course, interactions with the natives, became an additional impression of the visitors tour.
Besides surfing and traveling by foot or by using the boat, visitors can see first hand the daily life of local residents, such as search activity and making sago as a staple food or catch fish in the sea.
In the afternoon, visitors can spend time with young coconut sipping while enjoying the sunset on the western horizon. Do not forget to also buy some residents from the sea catches for dinner. Asks for help to the owners of lodging houses to burn the catch is legitimate.
Of course with adequate benefits. In this island, residents are relying on seafood as their daily food. Therefore, if you do not really like the catch from the sea, bring your special food supplies when he arrived in the Mentawai Islands.
Nyang Nyang Island-waves are usually crowded on the season. Besides bustling with tourists and surfers, the island is also filled with people from across the islands to peddle a variety of souvenirs, like T-shirts or shirts, bracelets, carvings and distinctive shape of the Mentawai people who are paddling the canoe.
Nyang-Nyang Island Keeksotisan indeed impressive. Kemayu with waving palm trees with the background of the clear blue sky and the sound of waves makes want to go back to Nyang-Nyang Island that need to be remembered. But need to be vigilant, the Mentawai Islands in general famous for animals like mosquitoes are called gnats. Bites were very itchy. Therefore, it is advisable to bring anti-mosquito lotion or the like.
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