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Eco Bay Surf Lodge
Eco Bay
Nang Nang Island
Mentawai Islands
Indonesia
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3/11/2008
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10/9/2008
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Eco Bay Surf Lodge: Preserving The Stoke
WET SEASON, DRY SEASON - ECO BAY!
Eco Bay Mentawai offers a unique mix of features than will make your vacation exciting, adventurous and, at the same time, comfortable, safe and private. The location is remote and you will feel like you are castaways in paradise .... but we take care of all the details personally.
Eagles Nest look-out perches 60 m above the surf with landscaped stairs climbing up the hillside behind your comfortable villa. There is no location like it......
The resort operation is designed from the ground up to be energy efficient and as a result you enjoy the savings. Compare our rates and features and you will be surprised at the difference this makes. You can stay 2 weeks with us for the price of one week on most charter boats.
Or consider our m e n t a w a i f u s i o n â„¢ packages -
One week in Eco Bay+ One week expedition to the south Mentawai breaks on Lautan Megah. That way you will get to surf all the name breaks during your stay:
Telescopes
Iceland
Scarecrows
HTs & Lances Left
Macas Left
Rags Left
Thunders
The Hole
and many many more. For descriptions of the top 33 waves in Mentawai visit "Top 33 Waves"
Resort Features
*Panoramic views over the break to Siberut. The coconut clad peninsular has been called paradise point in the surf media. Superb swimming beaches both sides of the peninsular.
*12 surfers in four private Loft Rooms and 4 surfers in our two spacious Garden Rooms. There will normally be 10 - 12 surfers at the resort at any given time. We specialize in family groups and there are plenty of activities to keep non-surfers happy.
*Air conditioning and insect screened natural ventilation so you can choose on the day how cool you would like to be. Airy well lit tiled en-suite bathrooms for all rooms.
*Home style cooking, fresh percolated Sumatran coffee, whole-meal bread baked daily, lots of fruit and organic vegetables, a mix of western and spicy local dishes to suit your taste. Eco Bay boasts the finest natural spring water in the Mentawais.
*Two 20 ft unsinkable modern speed boats so some guests can fish or dive while the rest surf. When the winds swing on-shore, we can always find surf somewhere in the vicinity.
*Right and Left surf breaks in front of the resort. E-Bay left has been rated one of the top 100 waves in the world. Pitstop right is one of the most friendly beginner waves anywhere. Many other breaks within a 30 minute speedboat ride.
*Surf coaching is available by arrangement. Intermediate to advanced.
*Transfers aboard an air conditioned Lautan Megah for comfortable overnight crossings direct to and from Eco Bay.
*Mountain bikes for island exploration.
*Dining and lounge pavilion directly in front of E-Bay Left. No other resort dinning room and bar is closer to a world class wave. You are seated less than 100m from the action.
*Transit at a private mountain top bungalow at Villa Air Manis in Padang. (optional - extra charges apply)
*The safest location in the Mentawais. Steps lead up a 60 m high hill to a tsunami safe look-out platform overlooking E-Bay left. Buildings are timber frame and quake resistant.
Surf Breaks
Surf Around Eco Bay© 2008 - Mentawai Sanctuary
The breaks listed below are simply the ones on the island itself, or very close. There other waves in the area we do not want to mention as these are forr our guests and our guests only!
Bank Vaults Right
Bank Vaults© 2008 - William Sharp
The name says it all.. once you are in one of these perfect beasts it is pretty hard to get out! The bigger it gets the better your chances of making the wave and over the years BankVaults has featured in a lot of magazines and videos. Body boarders love the wave.
E-Bay Left
E-Bay shack© 2008 - Kin Kimoto
E-bay is a spectacular fast, barreling left that is best when overhead or bigger. Jack McCoy named this place "Paradise Point" and it features heavily in some of his best known surf movies. Mulitple coverups are common at mid tide and the wave can turn fun and slashable on full tide. A favorite with the pro photographers.
Kandui Left
Kandui Left© 2008 - Modady
Kandui Left ranks as one of the fastest left-hand barrels in the world. Most waves are just too fast to paddle into and some of the biggest bombs can only be ridden with a tow-in from well out the back. In a couple of sections the wave backs off just a little and that is where the brave sit. Epic rides reward those willing to take the drop. Punishment is mandatory and it is a long walk back to the keyhole once you get washed inside.
Kandui Right (Rifles)
Rifles or Kandui Right is all about straight line speed. When the wind goes west and eases off, Rifles starts firing. Dead straight barrels for several hundred meters with clear glassy walls that will leave your head spinning. The take off area is intense and forget about shoulder hopping. The danger here is that someone is already in the barrel and you cant see them when you stroke in so take your medicine and wait your turn out the back. On its day there is probably no wave than generates more speed in the Mentawais yet is still makable and escapable.
Nipussi
Nippussi© 2008 - Mentawai Sanctuary
Nippussi Right picks up all the swell and turns on more consistent performance waves than any location in the north Mentawais. Winds often go north and Nippussi is offshore while everything else gets blown out. Wide wedges hold up to 5m while the reef runners can produce barrels on much very little swell.
Pitstops
Pit Stops© 2008 - Mentawai Sanctuary
Pitstops is a predictable right-hander which breaks a few hundred yards from E-bay. The take off area is about the size of a billiard table on a small swell, it moves out predictably on mid size swells but goes mutant and wide when the swell picks up. Best at mid tide or lower and 3ft, the wave throws a nice cover-up on the take-off, backs off into a bashable lip and then reforms over sand all the way to the beach. A perfect set up for beginners and kids with huge trees shading the white sand amphitheater and a sand bottom blue hole for swimming. Watch the rip on bigger days... it will cycle you back to the lineup in no time but swimmers can find themselves out in deep water pretty fast. Relax and call a boat or someone on a board.
Beng Bengs or KeyHole
Beng Bengs Left is an extremely good left that cranks on a mid size or bigger west swell. A 10 minute boat ride from Eco Bay Lodge. When E-Bay is out of control, Beng Bengs can hold the size. When E-Bay is a bit small or the tide too low, Beng Bengs pumps out mellow speedwalls and the occasional cover-up. A walk along the perfect white sand beach is well worth the effort.
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