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Mapu’a ‘a Vaea Blowholes

Sunset at the Mapu'a 'a Vaca (Chief's Whistles) Blowholes.

Sunset at the Mapu'a 'a Vaca (Chief's Whistles) Blowholes.

On an especially good day at Mapu’a ‘a Vaea (Chief’s Whistles), hundreds of blowholes spurt skywards at once. Time your visit for a windy day with a strong swell, when the surf, forced up through eroded vents in the coralline limestone, jets 30m into the air. The blowhole-riddled rocks stretch for 5km along the south coast, near the village of Houma.

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