Mentawai Tribe

This rare opportunity takes us deep into the Indonesian jungle to visit the elusive native Mentawai tribe. The Mentawai live a semi-nomadic hunter-gatherer lifestyle on the Mentawai Islands. We’ll rely on our local guide to take us to their village complete with umas, the traditional houses of the tribe. We’ll trek through the jungle, learn about cultural diversity and heritage, collect herbs and plants for making poison with the Shaman, hunt and fish, make tools from rotan wood, and enjoy immersing ourselves in their daily activities.