A Brief Guide to the island of Sumba Adventure

Here's a brief guide to adventure on the island of Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara.

Towards Sumba

Sumba Island can be reached by air through two airport. Tambolaka airport in West Sumba and Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport in East Sumba. Flights are serviced daily by Merpati, Batavia and TransNusa. From Jakarta aircraft will transit in Denpasar, Bali before continuing the journey to this island. Merpati flight by the end aims to Kupang, the path-Tambolaka-Waingapu Denpasar-Kupang and vice versa. Air travel from Waingapu Tambolaka to take less than 10 minutes, the time to observe from the air Sumba.

This island can also be reached by sea from the port of Sape, Bima, West Nusa Tenggara and Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara.
Here's a brief guide to adventure on the island of Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara.

Stay

There are several options to stay cheap for USD $ 100 thousand to $ 500 thousand, mainly in the capital district. Usually, the hotel also provides transportation to and from the airport. There is also the option of staying at a five-star resort like Nihiwatu in West Sumba.

The best time option

Walkers who visit during the rainy season will see a green Sumba, wet and grateful for the rain. Savannas spread like a green carpet as far as the eye could see.

Sumba visit during the rainy season means must be prepared through the road that turns into a muddy pond. In general, the main street of Sumba is pretty good. But to get to the beach and village custom in the interior, must travel through a dirt road that will muddy when it rains.

No such situation in the dry season. It was a green field to be replaced because the color of brown grass drought. Sumba is famous with hot and dry weather. Taufik Ismail in his poem, entitled Give Me tell Sumba Sumba as a "tropical weather, hundreds of days dry with no rain."

During summer, transportation to remote areas more easily. The sky appears blue with a starry night, allowing the adventure in the outdoors like hiking or camping.

Ceremonies

Besides taking into account the weather, the best time to travel on the island is now a main ceremonies. Ceremony to be missed is Pasola, "war" two horsemen with how to throw a javelin from horseback.

Pasola ceremonies held four times a year at four different places, usually in February and March. Only the traditional leaders who could determine when the exact date Pasola held, because the ceremony is to be done to coincide with the emergence of worms from the sea Nyale.

The ceremony began early morning with Nyale seeking activities on the beach. Thereafter before the rato getting on a horse, bareback. Pasola is a high-risk activities because they involve. Participants Pasola not afraid of blood is spilled. Wounds are considered ordinary and death left no grudges.

As in October or November there is a closing ceremony at the Podu Wula Waikabubak, West Sumba. Wula podu month ban is in force in Kampung Tarung, Prai Klembung and Waitabar. In many villages the inhabitants of the ban prohibited from engaging in various activities - even the family should not mourn the dead. At the end of a party Wula Podu indigenous population is very festive with animal sacrifices and dances.

The funeral also became interesting attractions for tourists. Embraces the belief Marapu believe that the dead need preparation to go into nature. The body will be wrapped with layers of woven cloth, accompanied by the slaughter of the animal sacrifices in large quantities. Dozens of buffaloes, tens and hundreds of chickens pigs can reliably be packed into the spirit of the deceased occupant Marapu.

All these ceremonies are not held regularly according to the calendar BC. To find out when these ceremonies are held, you should contact your travel agent or hotel before planning a trip.