Resources for Travel & Event Professionals. All you need to know to sound like a NIHI expert.
NIHI® takes you back to the Edge of Wildness™. It’s the serenity, culture, and undeveloped landscape that most people envisioned Bali to be. NIHI® Sumba is a 31-villa-only property on Sumba Island in East Indonesia and was awarded the best hotel in the world for two consecutive years.
This page aims to provide a quick access to key contacts, resources, and the latest information from NIHI Sumba.
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All you need to know about Sumba, The resort, and our most iconic Experiences
DISCOVER NIHI SUMBA: KEY FACTS, UNIQUE EXPERIENCES, AND ESSENTIAL DETAILS
Our Price list for all our Experiences
Here’s our resort map with the latest Resort updates.
Follow one of our curated five-day paths and uncover what makes NIHI a feeling that stays with you.
Here’s a recap about the Edge of Wildness
NIHI is committed to supporting the communities around our resort.
How to Get to NIHI Sumba
DENPASAR, BALI (DPS) – SUMBA (TMC)
The team can organize the transfer to the resort from Bali (Denpasar) for your convenience.
For flight schedules and more information please visit
- Multigen
- Honeymoons & Couples
- Destination celebrations
- Family vacations Groups of friends
Bali || Seminyak, Canggu, Ubud, Uluwatu
Partner Bali Hotels || Capella Ubud & Legian Bali
Cultural Indonesia || Borobudur, an Unesco Heritage site
City Pairing || Singapore is an ideal hub for long-haul flights.
- Three daily meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner) and all non-alcoholic drinks
- Unlimited Wi-Fi
- In-villa mini bar (1 full restock per day)
- Happiest Hour, daily from 5:30pm to 6:30pm with free-flow domestic beers and house wine
- Complimentary tour of projects by The Sumba Foundation
- Water Activities: Stand-up paddle boarding and snorkeling around Nihiwatu Beach (when weather conditions permit)
- Guests can also participate in our scheduled group yoga & meditation classes.
Deposit Policy and Payment Details
- 25% nonrefundable deposit is required at the time of booking
- The balance of 75% is required 3 months prior to arrival
Cancellation Policy
- 90 – 61 days before arrival = 50% of total booking
- 60 – 31 days before arrival = 75% of total booking
- 30 days or less = 100% of the total booking
- No refund will be given for any cancellations 30 days prior to arrival including no-shows or days not used resulting from early check-out.
- Any reservation canceled 91+ days before arrival will adhere to the nonrefundable 25% deposit taken at the time of booking. In the event of a late arrival, the resort will be pleased to extend a stay, provided there is availability, however, the resort cannot be held accountable for any flight delays or cancellations.
Please see this link to NIHI’s activities and experiences, including surfing, yoga, spa, excursions, and more. Should you have additional questions, we are happy to further discuss and send you additional information and photos about our activities, dining experiences, and special packages.
We appreciate that some of our guests would like to use drones in order to capture special images, memories, and/or footage of their time at NIHI® Sumba but we also need to guarantee that all of our guests are afforded the highest levels of safety and privacy during their stay with us.
We do permit our guests to bring a personal drone to the island for photography or videography purposes but please note that it must be declared to the NIHI® Sumba team on arrival, who will then advise on safety and security, including details around approved fly zones and flying times. Download the full policy here.
Contacts
Reservations
BALI
+62 361 757 149
+62 811 3821 2910 (WhatsApp)
[email protected]
Fidelia Widadi
Head of Travel Designer
+62 812 3823 660 (WhatsApp)
[email protected]
UNITED STATES
Galit Schwarz
+1 646 761 2761
[email protected]
Shanty Niez
+1 332 877 9568 (WhatsApp)
[email protected]
Jon Makhmaltchi
+1 310 907 6082
[email protected]
EUROPE
Alfonso Martinez Fischer
+34 639 135 808
[email protected]
UNITED KINGDOM
Nick Wilson
+44 20 7078 0295
[email protected]
JAPAN
Chiaki Funaoka
+81 80 3410 1789
[email protected]
GCC
Sabine Renner
+971 56 681 8395
[email protected]
PR Contacts
GLOBAL
Perowne International
+44 20 7078 0295
[email protected]
AUSTRALIA
Betsy Pie
+61 411 886 386
[email protected]
For the Surfers
We are host to one of the world’s best waves, Occy’s left. To maintain a globally unparalleled surfing experience, we limit the wave to fifteen (15) registered surfers per day, so please ensure you get your bookings in to avoid disappointment (max 1 per room subject to availability).
From May to the end of September expect moderate to high surf. It is consistently in the 4-6+ foot range, with days where it can get into the 6-9+ foot range. It is during this time of year that it is possible to see the largest surf, with waves at Nihiwatu beach reaching a maximum of 12 feet. It is the peak season for surfing, with regard to both consistency and size. The trade winds can pick up in the afternoons, so mornings are usually the best time to surf. May and September typically have the calmest/most favorable winds, and July and August have the largest surf.
Nihigram
Early mornings on Sumba carry a quiet kind of magic. Before the island wakes, the ocean is calm, the surf rolls in slow rhythm.
Surfers paddle out to greet the first light while along the shoreline, @nihi’s beloved horses wander freely, enjoying the cool sand beneath their hooves before breaking into a gallop along the 2.5km stretch of wild coastline.
In these still moments, with only the sound of waves and hooves on sand, the spirit of the Edge of Wildness truly comes alive.
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#nihigram by @mahaloxp @lauraalexandraam
WIN a 3 night stay at NIHI Sumba to celebrate the Year of the Fire Horse.
One lucky winner and their guest will experience life on the Edge of Wildness, where horses roam the shoreline, mornings begin with the ocean, and every day feels a little untamed.
To enter:
• Follow @nihi
• Tag 2 friends in the comments
• Share this post to your story
Each comment counts as an additional entry.
Your escape to Sumba could be closer than you think. Closes 23:59 [GMT+8] on 30th April 2026. Full T&Cs available via the link in our bio.
Nothing can quite explain @nihi’s Spa Safari - a wellness journey like no other.
Five kilometres from the resort, the experience begins long before the first treatment. Travel by trek, horseback, or safari vehicle through villages and rolling hills until the landscape opens to a spa hidden between rice fields and the ocean.
Set across 100 acres of Nihioka, this is wellness shaped by nature. Design your own experience with open-air treatments that unfold across hours, carried by ocean breezes and guided by skilled hands. Open-fire meals, hidden coves, equine connections, and even a private villa stay are all part of the magic awaiting at NIHI Spa.
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Listen to the soothing waves and behold the majesty of our horses run as you reconnect with yourself and the natural world at @nihi. Breathe in the serenity of a place where nature remains untamed with an inspiring yoga session on our oceanfront pavilion. Here you’re not just embracing moments of tranquil beauty, you’re letting your spirit roam wild and free.
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#nihigram by @elinwarn
Feel the ocean breeze as it filters through the palm trees and hoofprints are left along the shoreline. At @nihi, your days unfold with our herd never far from view. Whether they’re wandering past as you’re dining at Nio Beach Club or taking a dip in our infinity pool, you don’t need to go searching for the magic here. It finds you.
Waking up at @nihi in the Year of the Fire Horse and seeing horses wander past your window and into your villa’s large private garden isn’t an everyday occurrence. It`s a sign. A reminder that unexpected moments are always possible, especially here. This is the kind of quiet magic that simply happens at NIHI Sumba and there is no better place to welcome the year ahead than on Sumba where horses are part of the island’s soul.
One of the most rewarding and heartfelt experiences at NIHI Sumba is visiting a local school with the Sumba Foundation tour. Through the tireless work of the @sumbafoundation, supported by @nihi, education, along with access to clean water and dedicated malaria clinics, has transformed daily life across the island.
Sitting in a classroom surrounded by eager students is a powerful reminder of why this work matters, and of the future it helps shape. Through school lunches, essential supplies, health and hygiene programs, English and computer classes, and scholarships, the foundation is opening doors that once felt out of reach.
As communities grow healthier, children are able to dream bigger and smile wider, and Sumba continues to prosper while preserving the traditions that make it so unique.
Golden hour at @nihi isn’t just a beautiful sunset that you watch. It’s an experience that stays with you. Horses move along Nihiwatu’s shoreline, water buffalo stand quietly by the tide, and the culture of Sumba unfolds in its most natural setting. This is how a day comes to a close on the Edge of Wildness.
Experience a one-of-a-kind healing experience at NIHI Spa, where you can unwind under palm trees, lulled by ocean waves, and in the gentle presence of horses.
Retired horses now guide guests on a journey of connection and calm. This soulful equine massage is part of NIHI Spa’s Equine Wellness offering, alongside equine reiki and yoga. You can include this unique massage in your half or full day at NIHI Spa.
In every corner of @nihi, magic unfolds. As morning light spills over the crescent hill and finds our wandering herd, a coffee arrives quietly to the breakfast table. While one gallops along 2.5 kilometres of untouched sand, another pauses and absorbs the calm of the vast Indian Ocean.
On the Edge of Wildness, days begin with adventure and stillness existing side by side.
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