Treat yourself to a relaxing "waterfront" stay on the edge of Mandeh Bay, located about 2 hours' drive south of Padang.

Nicknamed the "Raja Ampat" of Sumatra, the Mandeh region is sublime, between beaches, heavenly islands of white sand framed by the Bukit Barisan mountain range, its rice fields, and its tropical forest where you can still meet gibbons in the wild, red langurs, deer and other species.

Comfortably installed in comfortable rooms in a charming hotel, which offers pretty bungalows o...