Sumba (sOOm'ba) is one of the most fascinating island of Nusa Tenggara. The island is roughly oval in shape. The greatest concentration of those who worship spirits (ancestral and those of the land) is found in West Sumba where two – thirds of the population hold on to their traditional belief. It is here where incredible rituals take place, o.a. the “Pasola” where hundreds of horseman fling spears at each other. The government allows the ritual to take place, but the spears must be blunt. The island is famous for its art and handicrafts, particularly the best textile “ikat” weaving, and famous with Hingi Ikat. The thread stretched on a frame and tied with dyed resistant fibers to create the pattern before immersed in dye and sun – dried. Bold animals or human figures are its originated design. The second stage is the process of re-binding and re-dyning to a final design. The island is also known for its beautiful white sandy beach, rituals tribal life and ancient culture, high peaked thatch roof houses and giant megalithic tombs. In the front of many traditional houses, one decorated with huge water buffalo horns and boar’s tusk from the animals sacrificed during rituals of years gone by. Flores is one of the Lesser Sunda Islands, a group of islands in the eastern half of Indonesia. Flores is part of the East Nusa Tenggara province. The name Flores is derived from the Portuguese for "flowers". Explore Flores Island: magnificent view of Kelimutu - the Three Color Lakes, traditional houses, "ikat" weaving and diving - where we have our own dive resort). The Portuguese who reached this island in the 15th Century gave the name Flores. 'Flores' means flowers, not by the Flowers grow on the land, but beneath the sea: coral, fishes and other marine lifes. The most beautiful coral reefs occur on the northern coast and western of the Island. Flores is 1.5 hours from Bali by Air. The Island’s attractions are: the three Colored Lakes KELIMUTU, mountains, rivers, valleys, traditional villages, hand weavings, marine lifes and Komodo Dragons. You may fly to BALI for it's beaches, festivals, temples, dances etc. Or you may onto Sulawesi for the land of hanging grave, class 4 white water rafting, the Makasar and Torajan traditional houses, funerals and other festivals. Are you divers?................ then go diving in Manado - North Sulawesi. Another combination is to fly on to Irian Jaya (known as Papua) where you will experience the Dani People in Baliem Valley or Agats - Asmat in the South. Or to the South East is the Lesser Sunda Islands consist of Flores, Komodo, Sumba, Timor, Alor, Lembata, Lombok and Sumbawa for its colorful textile mostly by tie and dye metod (Ikat).

Sumba (sOOm'ba) is one of the most fascinating island of Nusa Tenggara. The island is roughly oval in shape. The greatest concentration of those who worship spirits (ancestral and those of the land) is found in West Sumba where two – thirds of the population hold on to their traditional belief. It is here where incredible rituals take place, o.a. the “Pasola” where hundreds of horseman fling spears at each other. The government allows the ritual to take place, but the spears must be blunt. The island is famous for its art and handicrafts, particularly the best textile “ikat” weaving, and famous with Hingi Ikat. The thread stretched on a frame and tied with dyed resistant fibers to create the pattern before immersed in dye and sun – dried. Bold animals or human figures are its originated design. The second stage is the process of re-binding and re-dyning to a final design. The island is also known for its beautiful white sandy beach, rituals tribal life and ancient culture, high peaked thatch roof houses and giant megalithic tombs. In the front of many traditional houses, one decorated with huge water buffalo horns and boar’s tusk from the animals sacrificed during rituals of years gone by. Flores is one of the Lesser Sunda Islands, a group of islands in the eastern half of Indonesia. Flores is part of the East Nusa Tenggara province. The name Flores is derived from the Portuguese for "flowers". Explore Flores Island: magnificent view of Kelimutu - the Three Color Lakes, traditional houses, "ikat" weaving and diving - where we have our own dive resort). The Portuguese who reached this island in the 15th Century gave the name Flores. 'Flores' means flowers, not by the Flowers grow on the land, but beneath the sea: coral, fishes and other marine lifes. The most beautiful coral reefs occur on the northern coast and western of the Island. Flores is 1.5 hours from Bali by Air. The Island’s attractions are: the three Colored Lakes KELIMUTU, mountains, rivers, valleys, traditional villages, hand weavings, marine lifes and Komodo Dragons. You may fly to BALI for it's beaches, festivals, temples, dances etc. Or you may onto Sulawesi for the land of hanging grave, class 4 white water rafting, the Makasar and Torajan traditional houses, funerals and other festivals. Are you divers?................ then go diving in Manado - North Sulawesi. Another combination is to fly on to Irian Jaya (known as Papua) where you will experience the Dani People in Baliem Valley or Agats - Asmat in the South. Or to the South East is the Lesser Sunda Islands consist of Flores, Komodo, Sumba, Timor, Alor, Lembata, Lombok and Sumbawa for its colorful textile mostly by tie and dye metod (Ikat).

Sumba (sOOm'ba) is one of the most fascinating island of Nusa Tenggara. The island is roughly oval in shape. The greatest concentration of those who worship spirits (ancestral and those of the land) is found in West Sumba where two – thirds of the population hold on to their traditional belief. It is here where incredible rituals take place, o.a. the “Pasola” where hundreds of horseman fling spears at each other. The government allows the ritual to take place, but the spears must be blunt. The island is famous for its art and handicrafts, particularly the best textile “ikat” weaving, and famous with Hingi Ikat. The thread stretched on a frame and tied with dyed resistant fibers to create the pattern before immersed in dye and sun – dried. Bold animals or human figures are its originated design. The second stage is the process of re-binding and re-dyning to a final design. The island is also known for its beautiful white sandy beach, rituals tribal life and ancient culture, high peaked thatch roof houses and giant megalithic tombs. In the front of many traditional houses, one decorated with huge water buffalo horns and boar’s tusk from the animals sacrificed during rituals of years gone by. Flores is one of the Lesser Sunda Islands, a group of islands in the eastern half of Indonesia. Flores is part of the East Nusa Tenggara province. The name Flores is derived from the Portuguese for "flowers". Explore Flores Island: magnificent view of Kelimutu - the Three Color Lakes, traditional houses, "ikat" weaving and diving - where we have our own dive resort). The Portuguese who reached this island in the 15th Century gave the name Flores. 'Flores' means flowers, not by the Flowers grow on the land, but beneath the sea: coral, fishes and other marine lifes. The most beautiful coral reefs occur on the northern coast and western of the Island. Flores is 1.5 hours from Bali by Air. The Island’s attractions are: the three Colored Lakes KELIMUTU, mountains, rivers, valleys, traditional villages, hand weavings, marine lifes and Komodo Dragons. You may fly to BALI for it's beaches, festivals, temples, dances etc. Or you may onto Sulawesi for the land of hanging grave, class 4 white water rafting, the Makasar and Torajan traditional houses, funerals and other festivals. Are you divers?................ then go diving in Manado - North Sulawesi. Another combination is to fly on to Irian Jaya (known as Papua) where you will experience the Dani People in Baliem Valley or Agats - Asmat in the South. Or to the South East is the Lesser Sunda Islands consist of Flores, Komodo, Sumba, Timor, Alor, Lembata, Lombok and Sumbawa for its colorful textile mostly by tie and dye metod (Ikat).

Sumba (sOOm'ba) is one of the most fascinating island of Nusa Tenggara. The island is roughly oval in shape. The greatest concentration of those who worship spirits (ancestral and those of the land) is found in West Sumba where two – thirds of the population hold on to their traditional belief. It is here where incredible rituals take place, o.a. the “Pasola” where hundreds of horseman fling spears at each other. The government allows the ritual to take place, but the spears must be blunt. The island is famous for its art and handicrafts, particularly the best textile “ikat” weaving, and famous with Hingi Ikat. The thread stretched on a frame and tied with dyed resistant fibers to create the pattern before immersed in dye and sun – dried. Bold animals or human figures are its originated design. The second stage is the process of re-binding and re-dyning to a final design. The island is also known for its beautiful white sandy beach, rituals tribal life and ancient culture, high peaked thatch roof houses and giant megalithic tombs. In the front of many traditional houses, one decorated with huge water buffalo horns and boar’s tusk from the animals sacrificed during rituals of years gone by. Flores is one of the Lesser Sunda Islands, a group of islands in the eastern half of Indonesia. Flores is part of the East Nusa Tenggara province. The name Flores is derived from the Portuguese for "flowers". Explore Flores Island: magnificent view of Kelimutu - the Three Color Lakes, traditional houses, "ikat" weaving and diving - where we have our own dive resort). The Portuguese who reached this island in the 15th Century gave the name Flores. 'Flores' means flowers, not by the Flowers grow on the land, but beneath the sea: coral, fishes and other marine lifes. The most beautiful coral reefs occur on the northern coast and western of the Island. Flores is 1.5 hours from Bali by Air. The Island’s attractions are: the three Colored Lakes KELIMUTU, mountains, rivers, valleys, traditional villages, hand weavings, marine lifes and Komodo Dragons. You may fly to BALI for it's beaches, festivals, temples, dances etc. Or you may onto Sulawesi for the land of hanging grave, class 4 white water rafting, the Makasar and Torajan traditional houses, funerals and other festivals. Are you divers?................ then go diving in Manado - North Sulawesi. Another combination is to fly on to Irian Jaya (known as Papua) where you will experience the Dani People in Baliem Valley or Agats - Asmat in the South. Or to the South East is the Lesser Sunda Islands consist of Flores, Komodo, Sumba, Timor, Alor, Lembata, Lombok and Sumbawa for its colorful textile mostly by tie and dye metod (Ikat).

Sumba (sOOm'ba) is one of the most fascinating island of Nusa Tenggara. The island is roughly oval in shape. The greatest concentration of those who worship spirits (ancestral and those of the land) is found in West Sumba where two – thirds of the population hold on to their traditional belief. It is here where incredible rituals take place, o.a. the “Pasola” where hundreds of horseman fling spears at each other. The government allows the ritual to take place, but the spears must be blunt. The island is famous for its art and handicrafts, particularly the best textile “ikat” weaving, and famous with Hingi Ikat. The thread stretched on a frame and tied with dyed resistant fibers to create the pattern before immersed in dye and sun – dried. Bold animals or human figures are its originated design. The second stage is the process of re-binding and re-dyning to a final design. The island is also known for its beautiful white sandy beach, rituals tribal life and ancient culture, high peaked thatch roof houses and giant megalithic tombs. In the front of many traditional houses, one decorated with huge water buffalo horns and boar’s tusk from the animals sacrificed during rituals of years gone by. Flores is one of the Lesser Sunda Islands, a group of islands in the eastern half of Indonesia. Flores is part of the East Nusa Tenggara province. The name Flores is derived from the Portuguese for "flowers". Explore Flores Island: magnificent view of Kelimutu - the Three Color Lakes, traditional houses, "ikat" weaving and diving - where we have our own dive resort). The Portuguese who reached this island in the 15th Century gave the name Flores. 'Flores' means flowers, not by the Flowers grow on the land, but beneath the sea: coral, fishes and other marine lifes. The most beautiful coral reefs occur on the northern coast and western of the Island. Flores is 1.5 hours from Bali by Air. The Island’s attractions are: the three Colored Lakes KELIMUTU, mountains, rivers, valleys, traditional villages, hand weavings, marine lifes and Komodo Dragons. You may fly to BALI for it's beaches, festivals, temples, dances etc. Or you may onto Sulawesi for the land of hanging grave, class 4 white water rafting, the Makasar and Torajan traditional houses, funerals and other festivals. Are you divers?................ then go diving in Manado - North Sulawesi. Another combination is to fly on to Irian Jaya (known as Papua) where you will experience the Dani People in Baliem Valley or Agats - Asmat in the South. Or to the South East is the Lesser Sunda Islands consist of Flores, Komodo, Sumba, Timor, Alor, Lembata, Lombok and Sumbawa for its colorful textile mostly by tie and dye metod (Ikat).