The exotic and mystical waterfall of Sumba

Sumba is a small paradise in Indonesia. Natural beauty that is still very natural and rarely touched by tourists, even a special attraction. If you claim to be adventurous, then the 4 heavenly waterfalls of Sumba below you must visit. Get ready for a challenging journey with the best lifetime gifts.

• Lapopu Waterfall, Beautiful Toska Color

One of the beauty of Sumba that must be witnessed directly is Lapopu Waterfall in South Katikutana, Central Sumba Regency. In addition to the highest, the waterfall was terraced. The water is very clear and blue toska. Although it looks big and swift, the depth of the bath under it is only 2 meters, so it is safe to swim.

• The colorful Tanggedu Falls

Tanggedu Waterfall is a waterfall located in Tanggedu Village, Kanatang District, East Sumba Regency, East Nusa Tenggara. This waterfall is known as the "Grand Canyon" of East Sumba. This waterfall is one of the natural attractions which is about 46 kilometers to the north of Waingapu City.
This waterfall can be achieved by using two-wheeled vehicles and four wheels through the village of Mondu and Kampung Adat Prainatang. Tanggedu Waterfall has the characteristic of a unique rock relief.

• Matayangu Waterfall, Stopover of the Souls

Matayangu Waterfall is inside the Manupe Tana daru National Park. The height of this waterfall is about 50 m that comes out of the cave.

Waterfall located at the top of the cliff with 2 caves in the middle and a bit down. During the rainy season there are 3 amazing free waterfall streams. The first flow is the flow from the top of the cliff that flows water when the rainy season of river water discharge is large. Then the second stream is a cave in the middle that pours water running through the cliff. the third is the bottom of Goa which spits water from the flow of the middle cave. When the three streams combine to form a stunning waterfall

• Waimarang, The Beauty of the Inland

Blue water under Waimarang Waterfall is very beautiful and anesthetized, inviting anyone to swim for long. Prepare extra energy, because to reach this hidden location will be very tiring. The location is in Umalulu, East Sumba and challenging with steep roads and treking in the middle of the forest.

Surf place in sumba island

• Nihi Sumba Island is host to one of the world’s most coveted private waves. Known as “God’s Left,” or often “Occy’s Left” (after Australian surfer Mark Occhilupo), the wave is popular for its character. Even for the most experienced surfer it presents a challenge because it is so sensitive to different conditions: tides, size, strength, and direction. Catching a good ride isn’t as easy as it looks, but once you make the right pick, the reward is a 200m to 300m long and often thrilling ride down the line through sections of ripple walls and heaving barrels. We reserve the amount of surfers to 10 per day, adding to the special experience. The wave has been a popular one for avid, recreational, and professional surfers for decades.Novice and first-time surfers can still get their feet wet with lessons on Occy’s, depending on the swell. Calmer waters can often be found at nearby Coconut Cove, where surfers can spend half a day with breakfast or lunch and do some light surfing, then be driven back to the resort.

is an all time left-hander located in front of an exclusive Eco-Resort by the same name.

• .Millers Right is a quality right-hand point that wraps around flat reef in front of a headland. Its a great option suitable intermediates and above. It throws out everything from nice little cover up to long rippable walls.

Only 3h drive from Waingapu, Miller’s Rights in Tarimbang are probably Sumba’s most ridden wave and the line-up is sometimes crowded from May to Sept. Fortunately, the wave is so long it could soak up a big crowd, and fast, hollow sectionssplit the pack into clusters between the softer shoulders that are quite accessible to improver/intermediates. Waves can be a bit funky with SE trades, but they break year-round and are usually clean early morning and during the wet season. It takes a bit of effort to get to the beautiful horseshoe bay and a further 15min walk or 20min paddle from the beach

PASOLA FESTIVAL

Pasola is a mounted spear-fighting competition from western Sumba, Indonesia. It is played by throwing wooden spears at the opponent while riding a horse to celebrate the rice-planting season. The word pasola means spear in the local language and derives from the Sanskrit sula. According to legend, pasola originated with a woman from the village of Waiwuang. When her husband – a local leader – left home for an extended period, she believed him to be dead and eloped with a new lover from another village. After her husband returned, the woman still chose to stay with her new lover, and the two were married. To forget their leader's sadness, the people of Waiwuang held the festival of pasola. Originally the participants rode horses and threw spears at each other in an attempt to spill blood to the ground, as a way of thanking the ancestors for a successful harvest and ensuring another prosperous rice harvest. The ritual changed over time into more of a mock battle. The spear tips are now blunt and their metal tips removed. Whereas it was once considered an honour to die during pasola, only accidental deaths occasionally occur today. The human and horse blood which used to drench the field is now solely from sacrificed pigs, dogs, and chickens. Armed police are kept on guard to prevent fights from breaking out. Beginning in the 2010s, pasola has been promoted as a "game" for visiting spectators. The event traditionally begins when a certain kind of sea worm swims to shore, signifying the end of the wet season and the beginning of crop-planting. Today, the elders decide on the date in advance for the sake of tourists. Pasola is always held for four weeks in February and March
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Pasola has now been crowned as one of the most popular cultural attractions of the award of Pesona Indonesia 2106. The date is not easy to determine because it has to go through a customary calculation process by the RATO (Elders) Adat (traditional lore). "The schedule is certain and has been disseminated to the public. There are two activities in February and March so that tourists can choose and determine the schedule to the island of Sumba

Traditonal sumba village

Sumba traditional village, the population here still adheres to the beliefs of the ancestors.
Kampung Adat Praijing is located in Tebara Village, Waikabubak Subdistrict, West Sumba District, Nusa Tenggara Tmur Province. In this village there are 38 traditional houses typical of Sumba. Before the fire in 2000 ago, which spent 20 homes, traditional houses in this village amounted to 42 houses.

Traditional house Sumba commonly called Uma Bokulu or Uma Mbatangu. Uma Bokulu means big house, and Uma Mbatangu means tower house. The traditional house here is in the form of a house on stilts and has a towering roof like a tower, but there are some houses that do not have a roof tower.

"The traditional house here is divided into three parts: the lower part for raising livestock, the middle for its inhabitants, and the top or tower for storing groceries"

About SUMBA island

Sumba, Dutch Soemba, also called Sandalwood, island, one of the Lesser Sunda Islands, southern Nusa Tenggara Timur provinsi (East Nusa Tenggara province), southern Indonesia, in the Indian Ocean across the Sumba Strait from Flores and west of Timor across the Savu Sea. Sumba has an area of 4,306 square miles (11,153 square km) and mountains up to 4,000 feet (1,220 metres) high but no volcanoes; its rivers are largely unnavigable. The annual rainfall of about 64 inches (1,625 mm) results in light forestation and much grassland, which feeds the fine Sandalwood breed of horse and the Ongole cattle, both more common in the east. Sumba’s woven cloth is famous for its design. Corn (maize) is the main crop, but rice, coffee, fruit, tobacco, coconuts, and vegetables are grown, and copra is exported; paddy rice is more common in the western half of the island. Most inhabitants are animists, though some are Muslims and Christians. Polygamy is fairly common among the upper classes.

Forests of sandalwood, now mostly depleted, attracted attention to the island in the 17th century. Treaties with the Dutch were concluded in 1756 and again between 1845 (when the first Dutch official came to reside on the island) and 1874, but difficulties persisted with the inhabitants because of piracy and slave raids. The chief town is Waingapu, located on the northern coast; it has a good anchorage and an airport. Waikabubak is the administrative centre for the western part of the island, and Waikelo, in the northwest, is the chief port for that area.

Tracing the Heavenly Trees Lay Out in the Wairinding Hills

Sumba land is endowed with a different natural charm with other beauty in Indonesia. The condition of its natural tophography dominated by mountain ranges and limestone hills, making nature in East Sumba unique and exotic is different from other districts in NTT. Visiting the land of East Sumba you will find a piece of heaven lying among the hills. The creeping Wairinding! Located in Pambota Jara Village, Pandawai District or about 30 minutes drive from downtown East Sumba, this hill looks amazing with its vast meadow vegetation.

Wairinding Hill's landscape is so elegant and very fascinating, making the eyes of the visitors like do not want to blink. The wide expanse of savanna fields will be yellow during the dry season and vice versa green in the rainy season. Visiting Wairinding Hill in both seasons will certainly give a different impression. If visitors come in the dry season, ie between July to October then the natural atmosphere there will feel like being in Africa, complete with exotic savanna. Another case if visitors come in the rainy season, the atmosphere as in the hills of New Zealand you will feel upon arrival in this hill. Wairinding Hill is a great place for visitors who want to enjoy the silence, silence and beauty that is still very natural.

In addition to the exotic landscape of the hills, the beauty of this hill feels complete with the presence of a group of local children in Wairinding almost every day seen playing around the hills. They will always accompany every visitor who comes to this hill with enthusiasm. Obviously they do sincerely without expecting any reward from the visitors. The smiles on their very typical faces will leave a deep impression on the minds of the visitors, and will certainly be hard to forget.