Wakatobi National Park – Hoga Island, Indonesia Day 8

Saturday 4th October 2025

A rather strange experience today as we went ashore at Hoga Island and explored a deserted tropical resort. It was almost completely finished when it was destroyed by a weather event and has now been slowly deteriorating.

We took the opportunity to go snorkeling again.

Back on board for lunch, a spot of whale watching as a pod of Sperm Whales surfaced on the port side only fifty metres from Heritage Adventurer. Then it was into the lounge for a lecture from our guest presenter, Ian Burnett, who introduced us to one of the key biogeographic concepts that governs life in this area, the Wallace Line.

the deserted island

the old jetty

snorkeling time

back to the ship