ALOITA RESORT



The Experience

Aloita Resort & Spa is the most refined, classy and comfortable resort ever built in Indonesia's Mentawai Islands. Aloita Resort offers a variety of aquatic activities in crystal blue water right at your front door. The surf shuttle will zip you twice daily to breaks right in your backyard, or if scuba diving is your interest you can explore the sites in and around "Setan Island" or at more than a dozen recently discovered world class sites all within a short ride from the resort.



To help you unwind back on land, relax in one of the comfortable lounges at the beachside bar, or choose from a full menu of treatments at the Mentawai’s only day spa (under construction).  Aloita Resort caters to a range of guests, including couples who may wish for a slower pace of relaxing in the sun and snorkeling just off of Aloita’s private beach, or families who may wish to go sightseeing on neighboring islands and witness the lifestyles and traditions of Mentawai natives.

ACCOMMODATIONS

Private Bungalows:

7 'Private Double Bungalows' and 1 family (or group) bungalow.

• All Bungalows have A/C, hot water, bar fridge and safe.
• Additional outdoor shower and private rear courtyard with private back entrance.
• Front terrace with outdoor furnishings and easy access to one kilometer of private pristine beach - ideal for that morning snorkel!

Dining:

Buffet restaurant specializing in a range of seafood & Western dishes using fresh ingredients from the local waters.



A-Bar on the beach with front deck projecting over the water at high tide complete with chillout lounges, cool tunes, big flat screen TV and a wide range of beverages and bar snacks available.
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THE SURF | THE DIVING



THE SURF

More than 70% of the waves in the Mentawais are accessible within an hour by speedboat from Aloita Resort. Right in your backyard only 10 minutes away are five well known consistent spots.  Mellower waves are also close by including a fun learners’ wave right at the end of Aloita Beach. There are still a few secret spots that you might just find yourself surfing when conditions are right! Your western surf guide will ensure you are always in the right place at the right time.

Telescopes- This 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.  Even when Teles is breaking at just head high it is a super fun wave and also a great beginners wave as the reef is quite deep. And the best thing about Teles is that it is the closest wave to Aloita Resort- less than 10 minutes by speedboat.

Icelands- When everywhere in the chain is flat you can still pull up to this left 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. A 5 meter deep ledge out the back of the normal take off zone causes the swell to lift in a way that it doesn't do on smaller days. This is where you get on. The drop preceeds a horshoe section where the wave bends on itself and throws out a big thick barrel section which spits nearly every time. Most of the time Icelands is a mellow, easy wave.

Scarecrows- Another small swell left that holds size, 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 they call 'The Curry Bowl'. The Curry Bowl on its day will deliver you into a barrel as good as anywhere else in the Ments or it will give you a beating that might find you taking 5 in the channel for a few minutes. The bonus of surfing at the Crow is that the gutters at the end of the reef contain some well stocked Golden Trevally holes. Throw out a lure after your surf and you might just catch dinner!

Jaraiks- On the rare occasions when the Ments goes dead flat this fun little left is a 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!

THE DIVING

Exclusive Dive Resort in the Mentawai - THE ONLY PROFESSIONAL DIVING OPERATION IN THE MENTAWAI ISLANDS
Over the past few years, the owners of Aloita Resort have been quietly exploring and charting the underwater environment of the island chain. In the resort area alone they have discovered and named 12 world class sites.  One of the highlights is The Cathedral, a site which is a prairie of Fan Corals. There is also Tongga Timur which is the spot with schools of fish in abundance including passing pelagics like Baracuda, Mackerel, etc.



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. Mentawai is a land filled with rich biodiversity, and a huge range of different natural features. It is the home of Angles fish, huge sea fan, big Tuna and Baracuda.  If you wish to dive unspoiled areas, absolutely no crowd, see many different and abundant marine life - then Mentawai is a destination for you.

Mondublu Diving Centre Manager and Chief Instructor, Sebastiano Gulinello has been exploring the potential of diving in and around West Sumatra and the Mentawais since 1997. No other person based in the area has acquired the same amount of dive knowledge. 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.

In every course, students are given personal attention to ensure that instruction is not only effective, but students have a great time learning too.   The courses go from the most basic, the Open Water Diver, to the Dive Master.  Full equipment is provided for every student.  If you're not a diver yet, but wish to know how it feels in the fascinating world below the surface, get your dive baptism at Aloita.  You will safely dive with one of the expert instructors.

ALOITA RESORT PRICING
The following table shows Resort Package Prices for Season 2008

Surfing children pay same rate as non-surfing adults
Minimum 2 adults and 2 children (ages 5-12) for Family Cottage

PACKAGE PRICES INCLUDE:

• Up to 2 surf sessions a day in Tua Pejat area (this covers Telescopes, Iceland and Scarecrows, Tikus, Muka Ikan, Ombak Tidur and a few more breaks). Or one surf session a 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)
• Seafood/Italian/Chinese/Indonesian cuisine
• Experienced English speaking surf/dive guide
• US$ 3 per surfer/diver a day Mentawai Government tax

PRICES DO NOT 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 (under constraction)
• Diving courses
• Fishing
• Siberut island jungle trekking
• Surfboard rental
• Snorkeling equipment rental

EXCLUSIVE RESORT BOOKING

Perhaps you would like to book Aloita Resort & Spa exclusively for your next business convention, surf/dive school or yoga workshop?  Contact us for rates.

DIVE PRICES
DIVERS: US$ 180 per person

PRICE  INCLUDES:

• Aloita Resort & Spa (inclusions as noted above)
• 2 dives a day in the Aloita Resort area
• Scuba tanks
• Weights and weight belt
• Experienced dive guides
• Dive shuttle to sites

PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE:

• Dive equipment rental (at Mondoblu diving center)
• Wetsuit $4 per day
• Regulator $8 per day
• BC (Jacket) $8 per day
• Torch $ 5per day
• Computer $8 per day
• Diving courses
• Open Water Diver $ 350 (5 days)
• Advance Open Water Diver $ 300 (6 days)
• Specialties $ 150 each (2 days)
• Snorkeling equipment rental
• Suit $4 per day
• Mask, snorkel and fins $6 per day
• Dive Master $ 800 (2 weeks)
• Speed boat to spots out of Aloita Area
• Night Dive

ADDITIONAL COSTS FOR ALL TRIPS:

• Transfers
• Airport/Port/Airport: $ 40 per person return
  A car and a truck will be at the airport waiting for you.

SMA Padang/Mentawai/Padang (one way Padang-Rokot or Rokot-Padang):                                               $ 65, with surfboards $130