East Sumba
The biggest and driest region: golden savanna, Wairinding hills, Walakiri's dancing trees, ikat villages and the wild south coast. The gateway is Waingapu.
Places in this region (14)
ViewpointsWairinding Hill
East Sumba
Rolling grass hills beside the main road west of Waingapu, green in the rainy season and gold in the dry months.
ViewpointsSecret spotBrotherhood Hill
East Sumba
Bukit Persaudaraan, a ridge of savanna hills just outside Waingapu with wide views over valleys, rice fields and the sea.
VillagesPrailiu Royal Village
East Sumba
A traditional royal village inside Waingapu, known for its hand-woven ikat.
BeachesWalakiri Beach
East Sumba
A shallow beach east of Waingapu where small mangrove trees stand in the water.
BeachesPuru Kambera
East Sumba
Where the savanna of East Sumba runs straight into the sea, north-west of Waingapu.
VillagesSecret spotPraiyawang, Rende
East Sumba
The old royal village of Rende in south-east Sumba, famous for some of the largest carved stone tombs on the island and for fine ikat.
WaterfallsSecret spotWaimarang Waterfall
East Sumba
A waterfall that drops into a round, jade-green pool surrounded by rock walls, in the Rindi area of East Sumba.
BeachesSecret spotTarimbang Bay
East Sumba
A remote bay on the south coast of East Sumba, reached by a long, winding road through the hills.
ViewpointsSecret spotWanggameti
East Sumba
The highlands around Mount Wanggameti, the highest point of Sumba, inside Matalawa National Park.
WaterfallsSecret spotTanggedu Waterfall
East Sumba
A river that has carved a narrow rock canyon in the hills of East Sumba, leaving a staircase of turquoise pools and small falls.
VillagesSecret spotWunga Village
East Sumba
A traditional village on the dry north coast of East Sumba.
BeachesLonda Lima Beach
East Sumba
A long stretch of sand a short drive north-west of Waingapu, where local families come at weekends and in the late afternoon.
BeachesPadadita Beach
East Sumba
Waingapu's town beach, where fishing boats come in and locals gather in the evening.
ViewpointsSecret spotNapu Valley
East Sumba
Wide grassy hills and a green river valley around the village of Napu, in Haharu on the north coast of East Sumba.