Tambolaka

The gateway town of Southwest Sumba, near the turquoise Weekuri Lagoon and the famous Nihiwatu surf coast.

Tambolaka, in Southwest Sumba, has the island's main airport and is the closest base to some of Sumba's headline sights: the vivid turquoise Weekuri Lagoon, the long empty beaches of the southwest coast, and the world-class waves at Nihiwatu.