Sumba Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
island in East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia
About Sumba
Rarely visited by westerners, Sumba has an interior not unlike Texas hill country, only hotter, containing fewer people, bigger hills and more rugged roads. It is a sparsely populated island with just 700,000 people spread across its 11,000 km. Sumba is famous for having one of the most expensive resorts in the world (Nihi Watu Resort, where a night's stay costs about USD 1,000). Aside from a few resorts, tourism infrastructure is very basic and it is not an easy destination for independent travel except for the most hardy of traveler. If you do make the effort, though, you will be rewarded by experiencing a unique culture and some stunning beaches. Sumba is probably ten years (or fifteen) behindFlores(the neighboring Nusa Tenggara island) in tourism maturity. If you haven't visited Flores
Sumba Travel Guide Sections
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