Looking to get off the beaten track but keep all the luxuries of home?
With thirty-plus world-class waves within easy reach, the private island luxury surf resort of Tana Mympi is something else. Gourmet food, premium villas, expert surf guides and tropical perfection.
This is the most complete surf resort experience in Southeast Asia.
Tanah Mympi translates to “Land of Dreams” — and for anyone who’s spent years dreaming of uncrowded world-class surf, private island luxury and the kind of service that genuinely anticipates every need before you’ve thought of it, that name couldn’t be more fitting.
Situated in the Telo Islands of North Sumatra — a remote island chain an hour’s flight from Padang — Tanah Mympi sits at the intersection of two things that rarely go together: world class lineups and an accommodation standard you’d associate with the finest resorts in the Maldives. It’s the Mentawais without the crowds, the Maldives with better waves, and something entirely its own beyond both comparisons.
The team behind Tanah Mympi have spent decades surfing and guiding in these islands. They know every break in the Telo chain and have had a hand in naming a good few too — over thirty spots covering everything from mellow, beginner-friendly beach breaks to consequence-heavy barrels that have sent experienced professionals back to the boat bloodied and buzzing.
And they’ve built the resort and marine operation around the single goal of giving guests the most complete and well-serviced surf experience available anywhere in Southeast Asia, in fact we’d argue anywhere on the planet!
Premium villa accommodation on a private island — open to the sea, designed with the tropical environment in mind, and finished to a standard that makes it hard to leave the property on rest days.
The pool is phenomenal. The staff are outstanding. The food is gourmet and the waves are everything you’ve ever dreamed of.
The Telo Islands host one of the most varied and least-surfed collections of breaks in the world. Thirty-plus named spots accessible from the resort, ranging from cruisey rollers to freight train barrels. Something for everyone and every swell. But here are four of our favourites…
The undisputed jewel in the Telo crown. Take off on a two-foot bubble and a moment later you’re locked in the first of several overhead chambers. Three distinct tube sections, a whispered-about fourth. Relentless, unforgettable, and the wave most guests talk about on the flight home.
One of the region’s most loved. Short, intense and tubular — drawing comparisons to Lance’s Right in the Mentawais for its barrel reliability. Use a small board, take off late, get tubed. Each ride is a fairly short-lived, intense affair that leaves you paddling back out wide-eyed.
A long, lovely-paced left that brings out the best in recreational surfers and makes them feel like they’re ripping. Goofy-footer’s paradise, and rightfully one of the focal points of the Telos. Many guests’ favourite wave of the trip.
Consequence-free, rolling right-hander with a forgiving take-off, lovely pace, attackable lip line and a bonus inside wrap. If Monkeys was a band it’d be the Beatles — because everyone loves the Beatles. A wave that suits a wide range of levels and never gets old no matter how many times you decide to come back.
Getting surfers to the right wave at the right time is where Tanah Mympi sets the standard for the entire region.
A 53-foot power yacht with four 325 horsepower engines. Tanah Mympi’s flagship vessel and the key to unlocking the full Telo archipelago. Want to overnight at a certain break? Run a multi-day exploration charter with scuba diving in the mix? Heidi is fully decked out and available for guests wanting to take their trip to the next level. Speak to us when enquiring for more detail.
38 feet of purpose-built surf transfer boat — six feet longer than any other transfer boat in the Telo Islands, with onboard shower and toilet facilities, and a back deck spacious enough, in one guest’s memorable words, to host a small dance party. Supremely fast, supremely comfortable, and wearing the Tanah Mympi Sea Eagle livery that makes it easy to spot from the lineup. Every break in the island chain within easy reach every day.
Multiple jet skis for big-wave sessions where ski assist is essential. Additional transfer boats, sea kayaks, fishing kayaks and a classic Hobie catamaran round out the fleet. Rigorous maintenance and double-redundancy backups throughout — the marine operation is built for seamless, uninterrupted surf access across the whole trip.
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