New Mentawai Surf Tax - $200 :(

Pinilok started the topic in Thursday, 22 Feb 2024 at 08:37 pm

So the Mentawai Govt in all it wisdom has put the surf tax up to $200. Apparently to keep the place eksklusif?! Is this a good or bad thing?

Supafreak Thursday, 22 Feb 2024 at 10:00 pm new

Shit , on top of $50 per surfboard on flights with some airlines . If we all fly Garuda who don’t charge for surfboards and give you 20 kg included in flight the other airlines may wake up but I doubt it . Edit ……domestic flights I’m talking about .

Roystein Thursday, 22 Feb 2024 at 10:57 pm new

Yep just paid 450 return for Bali to Bimu, without the surfboard tax as yet
Seems steep.
In other news, went through Denpasar a couple days ago and they weren’t checking the new tourism tax, I didn’t pay before boarding and couldn’t sort it before customs but no one asked

Supafreak Thursday, 22 Feb 2024 at 11:04 pm new

Have fun roystein , hope ya score.

Roystein Friday, 23 Feb 2024 at 12:43 pm new

Cheers Supa, few fun ones around in Lombok even with this low swell, hoping the small bump will open up a few options next couple days

mattmac Monday, 17 Jun 2024 at 07:41 am new

Raising the surf tax to $200 is a joke- wouldn’t be such a big deal if was actually going to help the Mentawai people but no doubt just more local government officials with their fingers in the pie

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