Dear Valued Customers,
With the many travel restrictions currently in place globally, we have relaxed our Terms and Conditions and Cancellation Policy, also providing special conditions for those already booked in relation to Special Rates currently being advertised (point 6).
These changes are in […]
Hi everyone,
We hope you are all doing fine, and your families are safe. We’re pleased to report our team at Macaronis Resort is safe and remaining positive.
After Indonesia closed its borders to tourist arrivals on Friday, March 20th, we were notified by the Mentawai Government […]
Despite there being no confirmed cases of Coronavirus in West Sumatra as at March 18th, at Macaronis Resort we are taking preventative measures very seriously to minimize the threat of the virus, as the safety of our guests, staff members, and the local community is our main priority.
The secret to scoring uncrowded line-ups is about when and where you visit! Luckily for us, waves like Macaronis and Greenbush are located in the southernmost ends of the Mentawai island chain, sitting right in the firing line of approaching south swells which are common during summer months (December – […]
We are so proud to support the Pagai Foundation in its first year of operation. We will now begin building a website and updating all of our resources as the foundation has been a great success. Thank you to Dr. Eghardt Brand, his wife Hayley, and the 11 International doctors […]
This article in Magic Seaweed about sums up our summer months.
How To Score Perfect Uncrowded Waves in the Mentawais
Macas works on all tides, so 4-5 people surfing at a time, or nobody out at all, is common over Christmas and New Years’. January – March, we […]
What to expect at Intermediate Surf Coaching Clincs held in January and February annually. This is our favorite time of the year with low or no crowds and perfect conditions. It’s an ideal time for intermediate surfers to hone their skills surfing the world’s best waves completely uncrowded with quality […]
Indonesia is blessed with some of the best waves in the world. Surfers usually flock here during the “peak surfing season” from April to October in pursuit of world-class waves, warm tropical waters, in an exotic destination.
What’s relatively unknown is the unique opportunities that exist during the summer months, referred […]
A couple of major upgrades at Macaronis Resort! We’ve just installed new twin Yamaha 250 hp V6 4.2L outboard engines on Surfalot and we’ve also just installed a new Vsat C-band 2Mbps dedicated internet connection. The 1.8m dish is so far working great, soon to be upgraded to 2.4m dish, […]
CLICK FOR MERCY CORPS RELIEF EFFORT UPDATE
Macaronis Resort has donated USD 750.00 toward Mercy Corps & Mercy Corps Indonesia to assist in humanitarian efforts being undertaken in the wake of a tragic earthquake and tsunami which occurred in […]
Here is last years article by Swellnet featuring our January ad February Year 2018 Surf Coaching Clinics. Get in touch if you would like to join us in paradise in Jan or Feb 2019, to enjoy low crowds and perfect waves, while quickly improving your surfing skills, technique and knowledge […]
University of Wollongong Research Trip
Professor Marc in het Panhuis and a team from the University of Wollongong visited Macaronis in May to conduct research and development testing on new designs for surfboard fins. They took 6 surfers and 3 researchers to test a range of new University of Wollongong designed […]
How Much Does it Cost & What are the Transfer Package Inclusions?
Macaronis Resort offers transfers between Padang and Sikakap aboard the 200+ seat Mentawai Fast taking just 4.5 hours.
Here is the cost breakdown of what a regular Round-trip transfer includes (rates as at 5th Feb, 2020):
Airport pick-up + Boards/luggage (return): […]
The Venue
Pasangan Bay, home to Macaronis, is one of the most outstanding locations to host an intermediate surf coaching clinic in the world. Macaronis left is a 200 meter long, skate ramp like setup that breaks with such consistent quality. A surfer can execute 10 to 12 turns on a […]
February had some outstanding highlights. A lot of fun medium surf days with light winds and classic Mentawai glass mixed in with some solid, classic days at Greenbush and Macaronis. The crowd factor is never an issue at this time of year. Here are a couple more shots of February […]
