Sumba is also known as the Land of Marapu, a place shaped by megalithic traditions and by cultural practices centred on the veneration of ancestral spirits and the natural world.

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Ten days across East and West Sumba for travellers who prefer savannahs, villages and road trips over spa menus and sunset bars.