Mentawai (also known as Mentawei and Mentawi) people are the native people of the Mentawai Islands (principally Siberut, Sipura, North Pagai and South Pagai) about 100 miles from West Sumatra province, Indonesia. They live a semi-nomadic hunter-gatherer lifestyle in the coastal and rainforest environments of the islands and are also one of the oldest tribes in Indonesia.

Join us on this incredible cultural immersion journey full of adventure in the heart of the Mentawai tribe, taken off the beaten track will bring you to a real-world experience where you’ll learn what it means to be truly free and have your own time and space. Living alongside the Mentawai tribe and getting up close with The Mentawai Shaman means you’ll off-grid learn how they live and see how they make a living, and learn the art of simplicity and self-sustainable from their practices in every aspect of the Mentawai lifestyle is harmoniously intertwined with the surrounding environment.