Sumba Travel Guide: Villages, Beaches & More This Sumba travel guide opens the door to one of Indonesia’s last untouched islands — a place of rolling savannahs, ancient stone villages, wild empty beaches and a culture that has barely changed in centuries. Far from the crowds, Sumba rewards travellers who want something raw and real. […]

Pasola Festival: Sumba’s Spectacular Horseback Ritual The Pasola festival is one of Indonesia’s most extraordinary cultural spectacles — a dramatic contest where teams of horsemen charge at each other and hurl wooden spears, watched by thousands. Held in Sumba, it’s a window into an ancient animist world found nowhere else. As a local Indonesian team […]

Best Time to Visit Sumba: A Season-by-Season Guide The best time to visit Sumba is the dry season, roughly April to October, when the roads are easy, the beaches are at their best, and exploring is most comfortable. But timing also depends on what you want to see — the famous Pasola festival falls earlier […]

Sumba’s Traditional Villages: A Guide to Marapu Culture Sumba’s traditional villages are among the most remarkable cultural sights in Indonesia — clusters of soaring peaked-roof houses gathered around ancient megalithic tombs, where an ancestral religion still shapes daily life. Visiting one is like stepping back centuries. As a local Indonesian team that’s run trips since […]