Mapu'a Vaca Blowholes
Houma, Tongatapu
Mapu'a 'a Vaca' means ‘Chief's Whistles’ in Tongan and you realise why when you hear them before you see them. Stretching for three miles along the terraced southern shores of Tongatapu near the village of Houma, there are hundreds of spectacular blowholes snorting and howling along the wild coast. The phenomenon occurs when water bursts through narrow natural tunnels in the limestone rock of the sea wall, sending dense spouts of water into the air, sometimes as high as 100ft. The best time to see them is at high tide in strong winds, when the force of the water is at its strongest. One of Tonga’s major attractions, get to Houma by bus from Nuku'alofa in 30 minutes.
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One in a million, my one and only village, houma (MAPU A VAEA).
MELIAME OFA KI SAIPALESI OPETI, HOUMA TONGATAPU 14/6/2008
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Being in the family of a chief, we found this experience to be very spiritual and enjoyable.
Toofohe, Gladstone 06/10/2007
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