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Savanna & hills · every route

Sumba Savanna Hills Warinding, Tanarara, Tanau and more

A traveller standing on the savanna hills of Tanarara Savanna & hills

Every trip crosses the savanna: Tanarara in the morning, sunset on Warinding Hill, and Tanau and Persaudaraan hills on the last morning. The 5D4N adds Purukambera Savanna; the 6D5N also adds a sunset on Mondu Hill.

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Places
6 on the 2026 routes
Every trip
Warinding, Tanarara, Tanau, Persaudaraan
Sunset
Warinding · Mondu (6D5N)
Sunrise
Tanau (5D4N, 6D5N)
Green
December – March
Yellow
June – November

In the hills

Six stops on the savanna.

Each card shows the day each trip gets there; a dash means that route skips it.

Rider and horse on the green hills of Warinding Hill

Warinding Hill

Rolling hills where every route stops for sunset.

Open & 4D3N
Day 2
5D4N
Day 4
6D5N
Day 3
Road through the yellow Tanarara savanna Savanna

Tanarara Savanna

Savanna hills crossed by a winding road; a morning stop on every route.

Open & 4D3N
Day 3
5D4N
Day 3
6D5N
Day 4
Aerial view of the green hills of Tanau Hill, Sumba Hill

Tanau Hill

Hills visited early on the last morning; a sunrise stop on the 5D4N and 6D5N.

Open & 4D3N
Day 4
5D4N
Day 5
6D5N
Day 6
Aerial view of the green ridges of Persaudaraan Hill Hill

Persaudaraan Hill

Green ridges, the last stop before Waingapu Airport on every route.

Open & 4D3N
Day 4
5D4N
Day 5
6D5N
Day 6
The open savanna of Purukambera Savanna

Purukambera Savanna

Open savanna and a morning photo stop on the way to Tanggedu Waterfall.

Open & 4D3N
Not on this route
5D4N
Day 4
6D5N
Day 5

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Hill

Mondu Hill

A hill for the sunset at the end of the Purukambera and Tanggedu day.

Open & 4D3N
Not on this route
5D4N
Not on this route
6D5N
Day 5
Sunset over the green hills of Warinding, Sumba

Green, then yellow

The hills change with the season.

December to March is the green season, April to May the green turns yellow, and June to November is the yellow season. Trips run all year.

The hills are sunrise and sunset stops, so some days start early: on the 5D4N and 6D5N the last morning leaves for Tanau Hill at 05:00.

  • Sunblock SPF 30–50, sunglasses and a hat
  • A power bank for the sunrise and sunset stops
  • Drone and mirrorless documentation is included
  • Files are copied on day 3: bring a hard disk, usually over 32 GB

Trips

Every trip crosses the hills.

Each card lists the hills on that route and the day.

Open trip · 4D3N

Sumba Open Trip 4D3N

  • Warinding Hill Day 2
  • Tanarara Savanna Day 3
  • Tanau Hill Day 4
  • Persaudaraan Hill Day 4

USD 459 per person, twin share

Private trip · 4D3N

4-Day Sumba Island Tour (4D3N)

  • Warinding Hill Day 2
  • Tanarara Savanna Day 3
  • Tanau Hill Day 4
  • Persaudaraan Hill Day 4

From USD 390 per person

Private trip · 5D4N

5-Day Sumba Island Tour (5D4N)

  • Warinding Hill Day 4
  • Tanarara Savanna Day 3
  • Tanau Hill Day 5
  • Persaudaraan Hill Day 5
  • Purukambera Savanna Day 4

From USD 490 per person

Private trip · 6D5N

6-Day Sumba Island Tour (6D5N)

  • Warinding Hill Day 3
  • Tanarara Savanna Day 4
  • Tanau Hill Day 6
  • Persaudaraan Hill Day 6
  • Purukambera Savanna Day 5
  • Mondu Hill Day 5

From USD 570 per person

Savanna questions

Before you go.

Hills on your trip

Catch a sunset on Warinding Hill.

Every route stops there. Send your dates and how many are travelling.

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