Ua Huka

83 km² • 719 residents • 855 m (Mount Hitikau)

Drier in parts than its neighbouring islands, Ua Huka is known for its wild horses roaming freely across its plateaus. Its Papuakeikaha Arboretum is home to an impressive collection of citrus trees, while its small museums preserve the Marquesas Islands’ cultural and historical heritage.

Access

Approx 4-hour flight from Tahiti

Good to know

The only island in the Marquesas with an arboretum, and one of the few places in the world where horses still roam freely in herds

Ideal for

Handicrafts, birdwatching, horseback riding, cruising

Not to be missed 

• Papuakeikaha Arboretum
• The municipal museum in Vaipaee
• Motu Teuaua and its tern colony
• The wild horses on the plateau
• The Meiaute site and its red tuff tikis, in Hane
• The stone museum in Hokatu
• Hane Bay

Images credits
1, 2, 4, 5, 6 – ©TAHITI TOURISME/Grégoire Le Bacon
3 – ©TAHITI TOURISME/Vikura Tahiti Tuihei