Sumbawa, an island east of Bali, is vastly different from its more liberal, populated, and well-known neighbour. Its dry, rugged terrain is marked by vast savannahs, rolling hills, and dramatic ...

#Sumbawa #WorldTour #Overlanding Welcome to the unexplored heart of Indonesia! In this episode of our world tour, we take you on an unforgettable overlanding journey across Sumbawa — the island ...

Sumbawa ponies have been an integral part of the island's culture for hundreds of years. The animals, descended from ancient Chinese and Mongolian horses, are agile and fast, ...

Now the phenomenon is being replicated on the west coast of Sumbawa, the ninth largest of Indonesia’s more than 17,000 islands. Known as the Wild West of Indonesia for its gold and copper mines ...

Child jockeys, between ages 5 to 10, in a professional race on the island of Sumbawa in Indonesia in July.Credit...Adam Dean for The New York Times BIMA, Indonesia — The boy mounted the horse ...

A lot of Indo frequenters don’t even bother with Sumbawa unless they’re gong to Lakey Peak with their family or something. It might have something to do with the waves’ names. Or their lack ...

WEST SUMBAWA, Indonesia — More than a decade ago, Amiruddin would climb aboard a small fishing boat under the cover of night armed with around 10 bombs. Amir, as he is commonly known, and his ...

The forests of eastern Sumbawa in Indonesia produce sublime honey thanks to its native flora and giant bees, but logging, modern farming techniques and mining threaten the island’s ecology ...

WEST SUMBAWA, Indonesia — “Gentlemen present in the room — have you ever eaten turtle eggs?” This was how Musyafirin, the head of West Sumbawa district in Indonesia’s West Nusa Tenggara ...

The powerful and poignant image shows a tiny sea horse holding tightly onto a pink, plastic cotton swab in blue-green waters around Indonesia. California nature photographer Justin Hofman snapped ...

TEMPO.CO, Sumbawa - Rain did not fall on the Angin Laut racetrack in Penyaring village, one day in this past October.That was a good sign for fans of Maen Jaran, the traditional horse racing in ...