An hour’s flight from Bali will deposit you 400 kilometres south-east on Sumba, an island twice its size, but with just 15 per cent of its population. As recently as the 1960s, head-hunting was practised in Sumba and today this little-visited Indonesian…
Jet Set to Indonesia’s Sumba Island for the enthralling Pasola War Festival 2017
Perched in the branches of a tree, these boys have a bird’s eye view of the Pasola, a ritualistic battle in which hundreds of men on horseback hurl spears in a bid to draw blood. They live on Sumba, a…
Nihiwatu Sumba, unveiled New Tree House Villas
Nihiwatu Resort, a remote abode on eastern Indonesia’s Sumba Island, has unveiled the latest addition to the property following recent renovation efforts: a three-bedroom tree house complex inspired by Sumba’s very own traditional tree houses, mamole. Designed by German architect Walter Wagner, with…
Sumba, Indonesia: An adventure to different world
If you need to get away — far, far away — to a magical place completely different from anything you’re used to, visit Sumba. Sumba is a remote island in Eastern Indonesia, part of the Lesser Sunda Islands group in…
Bonus nights offer from Nihi Resort Sumba, Indonesia
Immerse yourself in splendid isolation in the most unspoiled region of the Indonesian Archipelago at Nihiwatu, a small and exclusive retreat on Sumba Island. Lose yourself in the peace and solitude of Nihiwatu, an exquisite sanctuary in the midst of…
Chris & Charly’s Chocolate Factory Opens at Nihiwatu Sumba
Just another reason to stay at Nihiwatu in Sumba, Indonesia – unless you don’t love chocolate (which is impossible) It’s probably the closest you’ll ever get to visiting Charlie’s Chocolate Factory, except it’s called Chris and Charly’s Chocolate Factory and it’s part…