Nihiwatu Resort Sumba Island: Sea Activities

WORLD CLASS FISHING

Exceptional fishing grounds are only minutes away in our fully equipped deep-sea fishing boat. Here you have the best chance in Indonesia of catching all kinds of big fish.

The sea around Nihiwatu provides anglers with a great range of big game and reef fish for sport or table. Large Marlin, weighing more than 300 pounds and Yellowfin Tuna over 150 pounds migrate close to the coast during the months of August though January, but there are masses of sizeable Sailfish, Spanish Mackerel, Wahoo and Trevally in the area throughout the year just waiting to be caught.

We practice catch; photo and release billfishing; Wahoo and Spanish Mackerel are brought home for the BBQ.

EXCEPTIONAL DIVING

We are fortunate to have a choice of diverse dive sites that are right in front of the resort. Further afield, heart-pounding adventure diving on undersea mountains is available under the guidance of our experienced dive guides. The excitement is guaranteed.

Masses of large pelagic fish congregate on the seamounts and divers have even experienced close encounters with large Marlin, Sailfish and even Blue Whales. Our PADI dive center is fully equipped and our instructors are ready to offer easy introductory dives and full dive certification courses.

The visibility can be affected by large surf that generally occurs on the full and new moons, therefore the best dive conditions are usually the periods before or after the full and new moon cycles.

BOATING EXPEDITIONS

The West Sumba coastline is absolutely stunning! Imagine perfect beaches and massive cliffs adorned with jungle and palms, all backed by distant mountains. We can take you to spectacular areas that are so remote that they can only be accessed by boat.

Cruising along a scenic coastline is an exhilarating experience and one should consider taking the opportunity whenever or were ever it arises. Our full day excursions can include fishing, snorkeling and delicious luncheon buffets under the trees on the beach.

For nature lovers we can take you on a walking tour through lowland tropical forest just behind the beach. There you will definitely see hundreds of birds and with luck you just might see wild buffalo and groups of monkeys.