Sumba

If you want to experience savanna in tropical island, Sumba is the place to go. The island in the center of Nusa Tenggara Timur offers you unique scenery: green lush that turns into yellow savanna in the summer; beautiful hills; lakes and waterfalls; and white sand beaches from the west to the east part of the island. Sumba is also famous for its traditional fabric, tenun ikat or weave, which takes months to produce and considered as one of the highest quality textiles in Indonesia.

Tenun ikat is made with organic cotton and natural dyes for coloring. It is still used as currency in traditional events such as funeral or wedding. Men wear ikat for clothing while women turn them into tubular sarong or lau. We will take you to explore Sumba’s natural resources and experience the culture in traditional villages such as learning how to weave ikat with local women.