Remote, dry, and mostly barren, Sumba is one of the most fascinating islands of the Nusa Tenggara group. It is known as the source of some of the most handsome ikat fabrics in Indonesia, the breeding ground for the country's strongest horses, and its flawlessly built, high-peaked, thatch-roofed houses and mammoth sculpted stone tombs. Here you find an authentic ancient culture with none of the superimposed layers of Hinduism, Islam or Christianity found elsewhere in Indonesia.