Here is 7 Picturesque Hills In Sumba

 

1.Wairinding Hill

Wairinding Hills, as well called Bukit Wairinding by the locals can be found at Pambotanjara, Waingapu City, East Sumba Regency, East Nusa Tenggara. Travelers’ sight will be delighted by its extensive savanna and its hills crossing one to another. During the wet season, the savanna land will be lushly green, and it turns to rustic yellowish brown land during its dry season. It also offers its panoramic sunset view, and sometimes Sumbanese Sandalwood horses can be seen grassing around the vicinity.

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2. Ndapayami Hill

Ndapayami Hill or Bukit Ndapayami is situated at Ndapayami, Kanatang, East Sumba Regency, East Nusa Tenggara. Though the access road to its location is not properly paved and it is quite challenging to reach it, but its visitors will be welcomed by its picturesque lined-up hills next to one another. At late afternoon, this unique landscape of Ndapayami Hill is perfected by the sunset view as its backdrop.

3. Laiwangi Wanggameti National Park

Laiwangi Wanggameti National Park is a conserved area which is extended within Pindu Hurani, Tabundung, East Sumba Regency, East Nusa Tenggara. This national park has its extensive hills with theirs average height at 800 meters above the sea level. Beside its untouched savanna land, this conserved area is the habitat of many protected Sumba endemic animals. Travelers need to properly gear up and it requires decent stamina to explore this national park, since the vast hills are quite challenging to trek. Its iconic endemic animal is the Orange Crest Cockatoo (Kakatua Jambul Oranye), that usually appear in the morning.

4. Tanarara Hill

Most locals call this 60 kilometers expansive hills as Bukit Tanarara. It is stretched out in Katiku Luku, Matawai La Pawu, East Sumba Regency, East Nusa Tenggara. The stretching hills start their point at 68 kilometers away from Wiangapu central town, and the access road to and alongs its location is already smoothly paved. On top of that, travelers will be pampered with beautiful scenery along the way. At glance, it might looks like few of well-known hills in Sumba Island, but the distinctive layers or gradation on the hills surface made its own characteristic stands out among the other hills. Moreover, both sunrise and sunset panoramic view, its aerial beautifully-paved road, and range of raised windmills around its vicinity, all of them can be spotted from the top of its hill.

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5. Marlina Hill

Locals call it Bukit Marlina, which location is in Katiku Luku, Matawai La Pawu, East Sumba Regency, East Nusa Tenggara. It is named after “Marlina”, the actress name starred in an awarded movie, “Marlina’s The Murderer In Four Acts”. It is the internationally well-known movie set, that showed-off the beauty of savanna hills in East Sumba. The winding road is scenically paved on top of the hill, which rewards the wanderers with the unforgettable scenic aerial hills view.

6. Hamba Praing – Puru Kambera Hill

Similar to its name, the highly elevated hill is located in Hamba Praing, Kanatang, East Sumba Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, some locals call it Bukit Puru Kambera as well. Its highest point offers the 360 stunning view of blue Savu Sea ocean view and vast savanna landscape with some cattle and its signature Sumbanese Sandalwood horses roaming around freely. To enjoy its beauty, travelers may slowly strolling on its winding paved road and indulge in its unique natural surrounding.

7. Lendongara Hill

Lendongara Hill or Bukit Lendongara is gracefully lies in Karuni, Loura, Southwest Sumba Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, 20 kilometers away from Tambolaka central town. In early morning, it offers the visitors with serene sunrise scenery, and in late afternoon, it presents the travelers with mesmerizing sunset view. The fascinating view of its hills blend perfectly with its blue sky and ocean view, it bring peace of mind to those that stare at it.