Package Tour to Pasola War Festival – Sumba island – East Nusa Tenggara

The Pasola Festival is an original war ritual for giving thanks to the ancestral spirits in the region of West Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara. Therefore two groups of 25 men each, mostly from the upper and the lower village, are fighting each other while riding horses and throwing their wooden spears toward the opponent. The festival is held every year in february or march in Kodi or Lamboya, unfortuneatly the exact date s not predictable, because it is decided by the Rato and announced only one or two weeks before.

Itinerary:
DAY.01. DENPASAR-TAMBULAKA-WAIKABUBAK (West Sumba)
–   Flight arrival
–   On arrival at Airport of Tambulaka  Airport
–   Guide meet you and transfer to the hotel
–   Tour visit; traditional market and villages nearby the city of Waikabubak such as: TARUNG , WAI TABAR and Prai Ijing (see stone graves and traditional houses Of Sumbanese)
–   Return to hotel for dinner and overnight

DAY.02. WAIKABUBAK- LAMBOYA  FULL DAY PASOLA TOUR
–   Breakfast  at hotel
–   Drive to lamboya about 45 minutes
–   Drive to attend  the  PASOLA, Direct to  the beach (see ceremony of catching sea worm by the RATO)
–   Back to the field (attending the Pasola During the Day)
–   Lunch
–   Return to hotel and overnight at Hotel

DAY.03. WAIKABUBAK- FULL DAY PASOLA KODI Bondo Kawango
–   Breakfast at hotel
–   Drive to Kodi about 2,5 hours for witness the another  PASOLA
–   Lunch
–   Visit some traditional houses in Kodi (Ratenggaro Village, etc)
–   Return to hotel

DAY.04. HOTEL – TAMBULAKA-DENPASAR
–   Breakfast at  your hotel
–   Transfer to Tambulaka /Waingapu Airport to catch flight  for your next destination.

Price includes:
•   Accommodation with meals
•   English speaking guide
•   AC coach Transfers
•   Entrance fee, and Donation
•   Water

Price does not include:
•   Flight from and back to Denpasar
•   Airport tax
•   Insurance, Drinks, personal expenses and Tipping

For more info:
eastnusatenggara@indonesia-tourism.com