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A shoreline worth the journey · Tambolaka, Indonesia
Photo: Bimantara.prawoto · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
A saltwater lagoon refreshed by ocean waves pushing through holes in the rock wall, so the crystal water never stagnates — down an unsignposted rutted track on Sumba's far coast.
Sumba gets a fraction of Bali's visitors, and the lagoon hides at the end of an unmarked dirt road.
It's only worth the detour May–Oct. Turn up outside that window and you're looking at a different place; we'd rather say so than sell you the photo.
Tambolaka, Indonesia · Southwest Sumba. Coordinates from the listing we sourced it from.
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