Welcome to Tambolaka! The starting point of our West Sumba Tour.

Upon arrival at the airport of Tambolaka in Waitabula, meet and greet with our guide and we will begin the journey. We will head to Weekuri Lake after lunch, a crystal clear lake that makes it a great place to swim and to relax.

Spend some time in the lake for taking a short (or long) dip. Do not miss to walk around the rocks and reef where you can also see the Oceans from one side. Next to the Weekuri Lake we will find Mandorak Beach, guarded with 2 huge rock ridges pointing to the middle and crystal clear water. We will go back to the hotel área and visit Lendongara Hill for a sunset.

Meals: Lunch

Note: (Please get your bag ready with towel and extra clothes as we might head here directly from the airport).

Breakfast at hotel. The first visit will be museum of Rumah Budaya Sumba (Sumba’s cultural centre). It is built in the style of a traditional Sumbanese house and surrounding grounds are dotted with Marapu stone carvings.

Among other artefacts, the collection includes ikat, stone and wood carvings, traditional jewellery, and a handful of everyday items you can find here. After that to village Ratenggaro in Kodi area.

Here we will see the traditional high rooftops houses (actually the highest rooftops in whole Sumba) made all by hand and traditionally. This village is the only one of a few traditional villages left in the area, and while the village is just a compound of some houses, each house can accommodate up to 50 family members.

On the harvesting season, however, most of the villagers will stay in their field to work and only leave the elders and child in the village. Next we will drive to visit the Watulandong and Bwanna Beach where you can see the beautiful view of both beaches from one point.

Going down on both of the beaches and can enjoy the beauty from a different point of view. The beach of Bwanna is a long clear colorful. Enjoy the day at a quiet beach till the sunset and transfer back to the hotel.

Meals: Breakfast

After breakfast, we will go to West Sumba area. On the way we will make a stop in Waikelo Sawah, where you can enjoy the beautiful view of ricefield and wáter cave. Our trip continues to the village Praijing, a traditional village uphill surrounded by lots of greenery.

This is one of the few villages where we can actually have a beautiful overview of the entire village and draw an idea how the village is conducted. Take some time to walk around the village; the elders occupy most of the houses and kids are always around to share their smiles.

Don’t forget to share candies! Next on our adventure will be the Lapopu Waterfall. After a drive through the endless hilly and green landscape of Sumba, you will arrive nearby the waterfall. To visit the waterfall, you will need to do a little hike of approximately 15 minutes and cross a bamboo bridge to get there.

There is a nice spot to sit down where you can watch the water find its way down the hill. Then we will visit another village in West Sumba after lunch, to Praigoli Village, to see the Kajiwa Stone and Pasola Field. And not far from Praigoli village, we will visit Waigali village where located on top of a hill where we can see a spectacular view. Here we can see the Andung ( Scull Tree ), then check in to your hotel in West Sumba.

Meals: Breakfast

After breakfast, depend on your flight schedule, the driver will pick you up and escort you to Tambolaka airport. Thank you for enjoying this West Sumba tour with Come2Indonesia. Sampai jumpa!

Meals: Breakfast