SUMBA TRAVEL GUIDES :
Sumba is a small island in East Nusa Tenggara, perhaps best known for its
intricate ikat weavings, tribal war game rituals, horses, and 2000 year old
sculptured megalithic tombs. Sumba weavings utilize a long and tedious method
that can take several months to complete. Using natural dyes Sumba ikat produces
bold images of humans and animals and can be best seen in Praliu Village just
outside of Waingapu.
Megalithic tombs near Waikabubak, Tarung and in the district if Anakalang give
testimony to Sumba Island ancient cultural roots as does an important lunar new
year ceremony every October in nearby Sodan. One of the more interesting
traditional villages, Sodan is where a sacred drum with a playing surface
reputedly of human skin is used. The Pasola however is arguably Sumba most
exciting ritual as a hundred or more men riding bareback on horses dressed in
colorful attire and battle with lances to the point where injuries sometimes
occur.
East Nusa Tenggara is an area that personality Indonesia vast cultural
diversity, where different ethnic groups living only a few kilometers from each
other have different languages and customs as if they were from completely
different worlds. East Nusa Tenggara is well worth trip for the intrepid
travelers with time to explore its various and fascinating possibilities.
How to get to Sumba
There are two airports on the island, located in Waingapu and Waikabubak.
Regular flights from Denpasar,
Bali and Kupang are served by Merpati Nusantara
Airlines, Indonesia Air Transport and Transnusa.
Recommended travel destination in
East Nusa
Tenggara :
• Komodo Island
• Kelimutu Lakes
• Sumba Island
• Kupang
• Maumere
• Ende
• Manggarai
• Indonesia Travel
• Indonesia Adventure Tourism
• Indonesia Nature Reserves
• Indonesia Traditional Arts
Bali Travel Destination with discount Bali Hotels
• Jimbaran Hotels
• Kuta Hotels
• Legian Hotels
• Tuban Hotel
• Nusa Dua Hotel
• Sanur Beach Hotel
• Seminyak Hotels
• Candidasa Hotels
• Singaraja Hotels
• Pemuteran Bali Hotels
• Amed Tulamben Hotels
• Ubud Hotels
• Other Bali Resort
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