Move over Bali, because the swells that erupt from the Indian Ocean along the west coast of Pulau Nias are hailed as some of the best in all of Indonesia – nay, the world. Magnetizing board riders to the shores of this jungle-dressed isle some 90 miles off Sumatra, the left-to-right breaks of Sorake and Lagundri are some of the most popular spots in all Southeast Asia to wax down the fiberglass and hang ten. Nias Island tour guides are experts in this matter: they offer surfing lessons and can even take experts out to reveal the unknown swells at the Hinako Islands, where endangered turtles clamber over the corals below the water. It's not all surfing here though; rustic inland villages such as Bawömataluo are home to traditional houses and famous folk celebrations that see formidable War Dances and curious stone jumping rituals, all unique experiences not to be missed.