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Nihi Sumba was Travel + Leisure’s number one hotel in the world in 2016 and 2017. A guide to Sumba’s small luxury hotel sector — Nihi, Cap Karoso, Lelewatu, Maringi — and what it signals for land.

Marapu belief, the Pasola spear-throwing ceremony, ikat weaving and megalithic tombs still being built — and why Sumba’s customary land system is the most important check in any land purchase.

Weekuri Lagoon, Tanggedu Waterfall, Walakiri Beach and the savannah interior — a guide to Sumba’s natural landmarks, when to visit, and what the terrain means for land buyers.

Sumba is twice the size of Bali with a fifth of the population and a tiny fraction of the visitors. Five structural reasons the island stayed undeveloped, and what an early market means for land buyers.

Sustainability on Sumba is a constraint, not a slogan. The Sumba Iconic Island renewable-energy programme, why plots are large, and what off-grid building here actually requires.

Sumba has some of the best surf in Indonesia and almost none of the crowds. A guide to Occy’s Left, Kerewei, Pero, Marosi and Tarimbang, the swell season, and what surf means for coastal land values.