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Surf with Jim Banks in the Mentawais, Oct - Dec 2008

You've got a rare chance to explore the surf breaks of the Mentawais with Jim Banks when everbody's gone home!

There's still plenty of waves and although it should be consistently a little smaller than mid year, Jim still remembers many years in Indo when often the biggest swell of the year would come through in November so who knows what you're going to get! There'll still be a few boats around, but the Mentawais start to get pretty quiet during October through December and he's visualising plenty of uncrowded waves. You're going to be on the very comfortable 70ft motor launch, the Arimbi taking it easy, getting barreled, eating good food and having a great time.

Jim Banks barreledJim will be available to give you feedback and advice on your surfing and equipment if you're interested and will also be available to share his knowledge of yoga and diet that hes acquired during his last 25 years of seeking out the simplest and most effective ways of keeping the body operating at optimum levels.

Jim will also be available for intuitive training, soul alignment and vision questing work if it interests you. This is all included in the cost of the trips.

Jim Banks surfing 1Mentawais surf trip dates:

28 Oct - 08 Nov
11 Nov - 22 Nov
25 Nov - 06 Dec
09 Dec - 20 Dec

Each trip includes:

  • 11 nights and 12 days on the Arimbi
  • all meals while aboard the Arimbi
  • airport transfer

The cost per trip is A$2990.

You know you don't want to miss out on this one, so don't! Go and join Jim for a great time cruising around the Mentawais!

To make a booking you can email Jim Banks or contact the Surf Travel Company.

Below is some footage as a taster, not from the trip mentioned above, but shows what Jim gets up to.