Traveling in Siberut is only for those who are able to endure the hardship of going basics and want to experience traditional village life. The trip to Siberut take 10 hours on the regular ferry departing Padang 4 times a week. Boot charters may be arranged from Padang port.

The luxurious facilities offered by conventional resorts, are presented in more natural ways. Only back-to-nature comforts are offered on some existing home stays. Instead of a swimming pool, the island offers continuous spectacular white sand eaches with shallow shelves jutting out to the sea and fringing coral reefs, excellent for snorkeling and leisure a luxury for most of the islanders. It can only be found a few coastal communities. Telephone service is even more scare. Anyone with discriminating taste will find it hard to find a decent restaurant. Some ‘warung' or sundry stores sell some basic provisions for travelers. Learn to eat ‘sago' with your fingers. The lack of medical facilities, by anyone with health problems. Taking malaria pills is advised before entering and white spending time on the island. The Mentawaians still uses traditional medicine to cure illness is.

Most roads are unpaved, and going up and down the rough trails leading to the national park can be unnerving. The hike sometimes requires crossing ravines and deep galleys on slippery rotting logs covered by moss. Do not be fooled by the serenity of the forest and be observant of wildlife.

If all of the above do not deter you from visiting this enchanted island, then you are the kind of visitor we expect. Nowhere else can you experience a tryst with rugged and unspoiled nature, commune with indigenous cultures right out of the past, then soak and bask in your own private paradise, all in one small tropical island.