Here you can find some of the best (and most expensive) resorts in this part of Indonesia. In the last decade Telos have developed separately from the rest of Nias, as a number of high end surf resorts have been established on the islands. For a long time the only way to stay there was on-board surf charter boats. Telo Islands was ‘discovered’ and explored by adventurous surfers from Nias. As Nias is slowly being discovered by travellers other than surfers, many of them come to Sorake to use it as a base for exploring the culture and natural sights of South Nias. Today most of Sorake has been rebuilt and the roads to the south are better than they ever been. 2004 -2005 was a big setback for the Lagundri area as many guesthouses were destroyed during the Boxing Day Tsunami and the subsequent earthquake a few months later.
Due to the difficulty in getting to South Nias it never developed into a mass tourism destination. By the mid-eighties there was a thriving surf and backpacker scene here with many guesthouses along the bay. Soon Lagundri was a ‘must-see’ place for Indonesia bound surfers and also for many travellers along the ‘banana-pancake trail’ across Southeast Asia. Tourists started coming to Nias after the wave in Lagundri Bay was discovered by three Australian surfers in 1975. Early morning surf at “The Point” in front of Sorake in Lagundri Bay.
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