In this specialized tour, you will visit a few of the remaining villages in traditional Sumba that still preserve ancient cultural practices.
Meet the village ladies who can teach you the process of weaving ikat cloths, greet the smiley kids who’re eager to play with you, count how many megalithic tombs you can find scattered around the village, and imagine the tense of tribal war when you visit the field where the blood-spilled Pasola festival usually takes place.
With a little bit of beautiful natural spots on the side, this tour will give you an unforgettable experience!
Upon arrival at the airport of Tambolaka in Waitabula, meet and greet with your guide, and you will begin the journey. But before start, you will first have lunch at the local restaurant.
Then you go to Ratenggaro village in the Kodi area. Here you 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.
During the harvesting season, however, most of the villagers will stay in their fields to work and only leave the elders and children in the village. Then you go to the next village, Wainyapu Village. Here you will visit the Pasola Field, the festival that Sumba has, which is held every year in February / March. Your last visit will be to Pero Beach to watch the spectacular sunset view.
Meals: Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in Wainyapu: Three options across different categories
Wake up in the morning, then have breakfast. After that go to the Toda Village to experience the daily activities of Sumbanese people, such as going to the garden to cut the grass and give it to the pets (horses, cows, and pigs). You can also enjoy the horse ride with them. They will also show you the unique Sumba boxing style.
In the late afternoon, you will continue our trip to West Sumba and visit Lapopu Waterfall after lunch. After a drive through the endless hilly and green landscape of Sumba, you will arrive near the waterfall.
To visit the waterfall, you will need to do a small 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.
Our trip continues to the village of Praijing, a traditional village uphill surrounded by lots of greenery. This is one of the few villages where you can actually have a beautiful overview of the entire village and get an idea of how the village is conducted. Take some time to walk around the village; the elders occupy most of the houses, some of them weaving the ikat (Sumbanese cloth), where you can learn to do it, and kids are always around to share their smiles. Don’t forget to share candies!
Meals: Breakfast – Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in West Sumba: Three options across different categories
After breakfast and check-out, you will visit another village in West Sumba. First to Praigoli Village, to see the Kajiwa Stone and Pasola Field. And not far from Praigoli village, you will visit Waigali village, which is located on top of a hill, where you can enjoy a spectacular view from here.
Here you can see the Andung (Scull Tree). Next, you will go to Galubakul Village, where you can find Sumba’s largest tomb. Our trip continues to East Sumba, on the way you will make a stop at Wairinding Hill to watch the sunset.
Meals: Breakfast – Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in East Sumba: Three options across different categories
After breakfast, you will go to the village, where you can learn about Tenun Ikat, the traditional cloth of Sumba. Ikat is a technique of reserve dyeing. Before weaving, yarn bundles are stretched on a frame, and the pattern is produced by tying into the threads, binding the bundles in the necessary places with dye-resistant fiber.
The pattern of ikat is more about the beauty of their human, animal, and supernatural motif. Before weaving, you have to color the threads, and some of them use natural coloring. You may learn in this village from the locals how the process is from the beginning and try to make it.
When the time is best for sunset, you will go to Walakiri Beach to explore the beach with its beautiful mangroves. Don’t hesitate, and walk towards the small and magical trees that are growing inside the water.
Meals: Breakfast – Lunch
Accommodation: Hotel in East Sumba: Three options across different categories
Breakfast at the hotel and depending on your flight schedule, the driver will pick you up and escort you to Waingapu Airport.
Meals: Breakfast
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