Within the resort’s extensive landscaped grounds sits a swimming pool. Surrounding the pool is an extensive sandy -‘pooldeck’ with attractive Balinese-style umbrella, providing a secluded shady place to relax and enjoy sea view . The swimming pool feature of Hotel Sumba Nautil Resort allows very easy access for every one, from baby to senior .
The library offers an extensive collection of foreign language books, others bring to life the visual delights of the Indonesian archipelago and Sumba in particular.
Local villagers from neighboring traditional villages sell unique Sumbanese artifacts in the shop of the hotel.
Hotel Sumba Nautil Resort offers an unrestrained range of activities ranging from sharing task with local people to to wave surfing. Our guides can take you to remote traditional villages that can only be accessed by trekking . Although some of the activities are rather strenuous you can also choose to do nothing except stretch out on the beach, relax by the swimming pool or take leisurly walks along the beach and explore the reefs at low tide among local people. It’s all up to you! The stunning beaches (by some rated one of the best in Indonesia) are a short distance from the hotel : you can walk , rent a motorbike or use our shuttle (available at some definite hours).
Being on Sumba you can experience one of the world’s more challenging surfing waves close to the hotel. Kerewe, Marosi and Dasang are beaches facing south into the Indian Ocean and therefore the surf is very consistent . You will be a forerunner for those spots that still few people have discovered.
Protected unspoiled reefs offer a great opportunity to snorkel at one of the nearby beaches (some known for regular turtle visits).
From soft trekking to trekking for trained people. Sumba landscape offers beautiful waterfalls, fabulous beaches, exciting hillside village routes, caves, coconut plantations, original forest, wide open plains, etc. A local guide will take you where you want to go and help you to find amazing places in keeping with your focus. There are many interesting walks from the resort: reaching villages through coconut plantation , crossing river and ricefield, discovering secluded stunning beaches along the coast.
You cannot visit Sumba and not visit a traditional stone-age village, this remarkable experience will leave an everlasting impression. Through our exceptional relationship with the local surrounding traditional villages , you will experience Sumbanese hospitality at its best.
According to Sumbanese men , chewing betel nuts is a full time activity! If you want to try, Mr. Ali , the Director of Hotel Sumba Nautil Resort , will teach you the right dose of each ingredient to get a nice taste. You need a kind of green asparagus which lives as a parasite creeper on trees, a nut from a special palm tree and lime, all having symbolic meaning. Offering “sirih pinang” when you enter a village will be the key to introduction.
