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✦ Indonesia's best-kept island
Discover the Sumba few people see
turquoise lagoons
Lagoons, waterfalls, megalithic villages and empty beaches, on one map, with live weather and honest tips. Part of the Sumba network with The Sumba Times.
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★ Secret of the day
Pero Beach
Southwest Sumba · 🏖️ Beaches
A working fishing village on the Kodi coast with wooden boats pulled up on the sand and a reef break that draws a handful of surfers. Few tourists stop here, and the sunsets face straight out to sea.
💡 Come for sunset and buy grilled fish from the village. Surf only if you know reef breaks.
Discover it →★ Secret spot
Secret spots
Places most visitors miss. Go with respect, take your rubbish with you and leave them as you found them.
Why Sumba?
Empty beaches
Bays and lagoons where you are often the only person on the sand.
A living culture
Villages of towering roofs, megalithic tombs and the Marapu belief, still part of daily life.
Wild nature
Golden savanna, wild horses, canyons of turquoise pools and forests full of endemic birds.
Itineraries
Plan your trip in 3 steps
3, 5 or 7 days: we have a route for each.
Tambolaka in the west or Waingapu in the east, via Bali.
The easiest and safest way to reach the secret spots.
3 daysSumba in 3 days: a route for the westThree days around Tambolaka, Kodi and West Sumba: lagoons, megalithic villages and waterfalls.
5 daysSumba in 5 days: west and eastFive days crossing the island from Tambolaka to Waingapu, with the highlights of both sides.
7 daysSumba in 7 days: the complete routeA full week to see Sumba slowly, including the remote south and north coasts.▶ Watch Sumba
Real videos by travellers and locals. Tap to play.
🗺️ Map
Explore the interactive map
Satellite view, regions, routes and every secret spot on one screen.
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Sumba right now
Live conditions and 7-day forecast for Sumba's main towns, updated every hour. 7-day forecast →
Waingapu
Waikabubak
Tambolaka
Waibakul
More guides
Best time to visit Sumba and what the weather is like
Dry season, rainy season and what each means for beaches, waterfalls and roads.
How to get to Sumba and get around the island
Airports, flights from Bali, ferries, distances and why most visitors hire a car with a driver.
Respect and etiquette in Sumba's villages
Marapu, guestbooks, photos and gifts: how to be a welcome visitor.
Surfing in Sumba: where and when
Reef breaks, empty bays and what to know before paddling out in Sumba.
Pasola: Sumba's horseback spear ritual
What the Pasola is, where it happens and how to watch it respectfully.
Sumba ikat: how it is made and how to buy it well
The island's famous hand-woven textiles, and how to support the weavers.