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Bima

Bima

Bima on Sumbawa
Sumbawa doesn’t get the crowds of tourists you come across in Lombok or Bali. It has its own character and some travelers will find it to be an interesting place to visit.
You can take a bus all the way from Jakarta to Bima if you wanted or you could take it in small [...]

Sape - Sumbawa to Flores

Sape – Sumbawa to Flores

Sape – Sumbawa
On the east end of Sumbawa lies the seaport of Sape. You can take the ferry from here to Labuanbajo in Flores. It leaves in the evening and gets to Labuanbajo pretty late in the nite, around 3am.
You can try to get some sleep on the way over if you can get used [...]

Horses of Sumbawa

Horses of Sumbawa

Horse carts of Sumbawa
In Sape on the island of Sumbawa in Indonesia horse carts called dokar and motorbikes are the main forms of transportation.
There is a big traffic jam at the market in the morning with all these horse carts and it is kind of a unique experience.
A ride costs about 50 cents for [...]