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14 days trip
Minangkabau International Airport, Simarasok & 2 more
Accommodation
Other
Transportation
Car, Boat
Minangkabau International Airport
Day 1
ARRIVAL IN WEST SUMATRA & JOURNEY TO SIMARASOK Your Simarasok journey begins upon arrival at Minangkabau International Airport (PDG), West Sumatra. Our local team will welcome you at the airport and introduce you to the people who will accompany you throughout your volunteer experience. After a short welcome and briefing, we will begin our approximately 3-hour scenic journey to Simarasok Culture Village, traveling through the beautiful landscapes of West Sumatra.
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Simarasok
Day 1-10
From Day 1 to Day 11, volunteers will immerse themselves in the authentic life of Simarasok Culture Village, beginning with a warm community welcome and village orientation, followed by cultural exploration, traditional stories, local food, farming, nature, and meaningful interaction with local families. Volunteers will then share their skills through workshops in digital marketing, photography, videography, social media, English, tourism, hospitality, graphic design, and storytelling, while creating authentic digital content to introduce Simarasok to the world. The program continues with community-based tourism development, designing meaningful local experiences, building an international digital promotion campaign, and working together with the community to create lasting digital and tourism assets. Each day combines living like a local, learning from the community, sharing knowledge, creating stories, and making a real impact, transforming the volunteer journey from a simple visit into a meaningful cultural exchange and long-term community development experience.
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Mentawai Islands Regency
Day 10-12
3 DAYS 2 NIGHTS — MENTAWAI CULTURAL IMMERSION & VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE A transformative 3-day, 2-night journey to the Mentawai Islands, where volunteers step deeper into one of Indonesia's unique indigenous cultures while learning, sharing skills, and creating meaningful stories with the local community. The experience combines cultural immersion, community interaction, traditional knowledge, nature, and responsible storytelling. Volunteers will have opportunities to meet local families, learn about traditional Mentawai life and heritage, document authentic stories through photography and video, exchange knowledge in areas such as English, digital communication, tourism, and storytelling, and help create respectful digital content that can introduce the community and its culture to a wider audience. More than an excursion, this journey is designed as a cultural exchange — volunteers share their knowledge while learning from the community's traditions, relationship with nature, and way of life, creating memories and meaningful content that can contribute to responsible community-based tourism. Highlights: Mentawai cultural immersion • Community interaction • Traditional lifestyle • Indigenous knowledge & storytelling • Nature exploration • Photography & videography • Digital storytelling • Skill exchange • Community-based tourism • Responsible travel • Authentic local experience. Experience: Travel deeper. Learn from the community. Respect the culture. Tell the story. Create the impact.
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Ricky's Beach House
Day 12-14
After the Mentawai volunteer experience, volunteers will enjoy 3 days and 2 nights at Ricky Beach House, a relaxing coastal retreat designed to slow down, reconnect with nature, and reflect on the journey before returning home. Activities include beach walks, swimming and ocean time, sunset and sunrise moments, local food experiences, informal conversations with the host community, photography and storytelling, personal reflection, and a final sharing session where volunteers can reflect on the people they met, the culture they experienced, and the impact they helped create. This final chapter offers a balance of rest, connection, nature, and reflection, giving volunteers time to celebrate the journey together before preparing for their departure to their home countries. Experience: Slow down. Breathe. Reflect. Celebrate the journey. Take the memories home.

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