December to March
Green season. Hills at their greenest and the waterfalls heavy. Expect rain, and roads that take it badly.
Seasons
Sumba changes colour twice a year
Green from December, gold from June. Neither is the wrong answer - they are two different islands, and the trip runs through both.
Ask on WhatsApp- Green season
- Dec-Mar
- Green turning gold
- Apr-May
- Yellow season
- Jun-Nov
- Departures across all of it
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In short
The trip sheet splits the year into three: green season from December to March, the turn from green to yellow across April and May, and yellow season from June to November.
- Green season is the wet months - hills at their most vivid and the waterfalls at full flow.
- April and May sit between the two, still green and already drying out.
- Yellow season is the dry savanna the island is photographed for, and the waterfalls run lower.
- Open trip departures run every Thursday through all three, 53 of them in 2026.
Choosing
What each season gives you
The route does not change. What you see on it does.
April and May
The turn. Still green, already drying. The quieter middle of the year.
June to November
Yellow season. Dry savanna, clear skies for the drone, and lower water at the falls.
February and March
The Pasola window, which is inside green season. The date is never fixed far ahead.
Getting there
Trips run all year
Pick the season first, then the length.
Open Trip 4D3N
Shared departure every Thursday, USD 459 per person.
Private 4D3N
Your own car and dates, from USD 390.
Private 5D4N
Fourteen destinations, from USD 490.
Private 6D5N
Eighteen destinations, from USD 570.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which month are you thinking?
Tell us and we will say what the island looks like then, honestly.