Day 1
Ratenggaro Village
Peaked clan houses and stone tombs a few steps from the surf.
Private trip · 6D5N
Two nights in South West Sumba, three in East Sumba. 18 destinations, crossing the island from Tambolaka to Waingapu on dates you choose.
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Two nights in South West Sumba, three in East Sumba.
Meet at Tambolaka at 11.00 WITA. Prai Ijing Traditional Village at 13.30, Waikelo Rice Fields at 15.30, then a trek to Weekacura Waterfall for sunset.
Weekuri Lagoon and Mandorak Beach from 07.30, Ratenggaro Traditional Village and its beach after lunch, sunset at Pero Beach.
Check out at 06.30 for Matayangu and Lapopu waterfalls, with trekking and lunch on site. Sunset at Warinding Hill at 16.30.
Tanarara Savanna at 07.30, Waimarang Waterfall after lunch, sunset at Walakiri Beach at 17.30.
Purukambera Savanna at 08.30, trekking at Tanggedu Waterfall from 13.00, then sunset at Mondu Hill at 17.00.
Leave at 05.00 for sunrise at Tanau Hill. Check out at 09.30 via a souvenir stop and Persaudaraan Hill to Waingapu airport.
Times are the trip sheet times and can shift with conditions on the ground. Arrive a day early and fly out a day late if you can.
Where you go
The photographed stops on this route. The 6D5N reaches 18 in total.
Day 1
Peaked clan houses and stone tombs a few steps from the surf.
Day 1
A working fishing beach on the south west coast.
Day 2
A saltwater lagoon behind a limestone wall, calm on one side and open ocean on the other.
Day 2
A hillside village above Waikabubak, its thatched peaks visible from the road.
Day 2
Bare grass ridges folding away to the horizon. Best an hour before sunset.
Day 3
Open grassland in East Sumba, gold in the dry season and green after the rains.
Day 3
A short trek down to a blue plunge pool you can swim in.
Day 3
Wide limestone terraces the locals call the Grand Canyon of Sumba.
Day 3
The mangroves that bend like dancers at low tide, and the sunset everyone comes for.
Rates
Net rates in US dollars, per person, updated from our price bank.
| Pax | 4D3N | 5D4N | 6D5N |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 700 | 850 | 1,020 |
| 3 | 550 | 670 | 800 |
| 4 | 440 | 540 | 640 |
| 5 | 530 | 650 | 780 |
| 6 | 470 | 570 | 670 |
| 7 | 440 | 530 | 630 |
| 8 | 390 lowest rate | 490 | 570 |
| 9 | 440 | 550 | 640 |
| 10 | 410 | 500 | 590 |
From six passengers the group travels in two vehicles, which is why the rate steps up at five and nine before falling again as the extra seats fill.
Rooms are twin share as standard. To move up, add the following per room, per night.
The price is net. Everything below is paid for.
Private vehicle, driver and fuel.
An English-speaking tour leader for the whole trip.
Sinar Tambolaka in the west, Padadita in the east, or equivalent.
Nine meals across a four-day trip.
Drone and mirrorless camera. Files are copied to your own drive on day three.
All entrance fees, village donations and mineral water.
Pick-up at Tambolaka and drop-off at Waingapu.
Not included: flights into Tambolaka (TMC) and out of Waingapu (WGP), and personal spending.
Tell us when you can travel and how many of you there are, and we will come back with the exact rate.