Guidebook for Loura
Food Scene
Restaurant Gula Garam is the only restaurant in Waitabula featuring international meals, such as pizza or pasta in addition to their Indonesian cuisine. They also serve amazing fresh juices, which are rarely found on Sumba.
WARUNG GULA GARAM
Jalan SoehartoRestaurant Gula Garam is the only restaurant in Waitabula featuring international meals, such as pizza or pasta in addition to their Indonesian cuisine. They also serve amazing fresh juices, which are rarely found on Sumba.
This cool, bamboo restaurant cooks up wood-fired pizzas, pasta and burgers alongside the usual Indo suspects. If you know what's good for you, you'll eat ayam betutu kampung dan urap, a Balinese-spiced village chicken with plenty of condiments and coconut greens. It's also the only place in town where you'll get a latte fix.
D'Sumba Ate
No 148 A Jl. Ahmad YaniThis cool, bamboo restaurant cooks up wood-fired pizzas, pasta and burgers alongside the usual Indo suspects. If you know what's good for you, you'll eat ayam betutu kampung dan urap, a Balinese-spiced village chicken with plenty of condiments and coconut greens. It's also the only place in town where you'll get a latte fix.
Sightseeing
A country market town, home to both thatched clan houses and rows of concrete shops. It’s a welcoming place and a good base for exploring the traditional villages of West Sumba. There is a big market on Saturday.
Waikabubak
A country market town, home to both thatched clan houses and rows of concrete shops. It’s a welcoming place and a good base for exploring the traditional villages of West Sumba. There is a big market on Saturday.
Parks & Nature
Lapopu Waterfall is one of Sumba’s most breathtaking attractions. After a short riverside walk and bamboo-bridge crossing, visitors arrive to see Lapopu’s massive wall of water. The waterfall is inside a national park and visitors are required to pay an entry fee of Rp. 150.000.
Air Terjun Lapopu
Lapopu Waterfall is one of Sumba’s most breathtaking attractions. After a short riverside walk and bamboo-bridge crossing, visitors arrive to see Lapopu’s massive wall of water. The waterfall is inside a national park and visitors are required to pay an entry fee of Rp. 150.000.
Lokomboro Waterfall has a height of about 62 m and is in a river flow with Ngadulara Waterfall. This waterfall is formed from the meeting of two rivers.
Air Terjun Lokomboro
Lokomboro Waterfall has a height of about 62 m and is in a river flow with Ngadulara Waterfall. This waterfall is formed from the meeting of two rivers.
Matayangu, also called the Blue Waterfall, spills into multiple pools of crisp, blue water. To get to the falls requires a 90 min walk on a path trough the jungle.
Air Terjun Matayangu
Matayangu, also called the Blue Waterfall, spills into multiple pools of crisp, blue water. To get to the falls requires a 90 min walk on a path trough the jungle.
You can snorkel and observe the salt-water lagoon's unique ecosystem or simply float around. Small trails around the lagoon offer a beautiful view of both the lagoon and the ocean beyond its cliffs. Small shops are situated around the lagoon a well
Weekuri Lake
DesaYou can snorkel and observe the salt-water lagoon's unique ecosystem or simply float around. Small trails around the lagoon offer a beautiful view of both the lagoon and the ocean beyond its cliffs. Small shops are situated around the lagoon a well
A 40 min walk or 10 min drive brings you to a beautiful white beach. On the beach there are bamboo parasols to lie in the shade and enjoy the sea breeze.
Mananga Aba Beach
A 40 min walk or 10 min drive brings you to a beautiful white beach. On the beach there are bamboo parasols to lie in the shade and enjoy the sea breeze.
Arts & Culture
A preserved traditional village of Sumbanese people in the town of Waikabubak.
Megalithic Village of Prai Ijing
A preserved traditional village of Sumbanese people in the town of Waikabubak.
Ratenggaro Village is home to some of the tallest Sumbanese style houses on the island. The village is a great place to enjoy genuine Sumbanese culture and people. After visiting, you can refresh yourself with a dip in the ocean on Pantai Rattenggaro.
Kampung Adat Ratenggaro
Ratenggaro Village is home to some of the tallest Sumbanese style houses on the island. The village is a great place to enjoy genuine Sumbanese culture and people. After visiting, you can refresh yourself with a dip in the ocean on Pantai Rattenggaro.
Essentials
Yen Mart is the convenience store located in Tambolaka and has many different products that are local, national and international.
Yen Mart
Yen Mart is the convenience store located in Tambolaka and has many different products that are local, national and international.
Everything Else
A 40 min walk or 10 min drive brings you to a beautiful white beach. On the beach there are bamboo parasols to lie in the shade and enjoy the sea breeze.
Mario Hotel at Pantai Kita
A 40 min walk or 10 min drive brings you to a beautiful white beach. On the beach there are bamboo parasols to lie in the shade and enjoy the sea breeze.
A 40 min walk or 10 min drive brings you to a beautiful white beach. On the beach there are bamboo parasols to lie in the shade and enjoy the sea breeze.
Mario Hotel at Pantai Kita
A 40 min walk or 10 min drive brings you to a beautiful white beach. On the beach there are bamboo parasols to lie in the shade and enjoy the sea breeze.