Hoga Island

Hoga Island (Pulau Hoga) is a small island in Wakatobi National Park, southeast of Kaledupa Island in Wakatobi Regency, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia. Part of the Tukangbesi archipelago, it is known for extensive coral reefs, white-sand beaches and clear waters. The island hosts the Operation Wallacea marine research station and a dive resort, and is a popular base for snorkeling and diving within the national park's protected marine area.

Visitors can expect a small, low-lying island with white-sand beaches, clear turquoise water and fringing coral reefs within Wakatobi National Park. The interior is lightly forested with simple resort and research station buildings, a jetty and sandy paths. Activities centre on snorkeling and diving on house reefs and nearby sites, beach walks, photography and guided marine research activities. Accommodation is basic eco-resort style and access is by boat from Kaledupa or Wangi-Wangi.

Hoga Island lies within Wakatobi National Park, established in 1996 as a marine national park in the Tukangbesi archipelago. Since the mid-1990s the island has hosted the Operation Wallacea research programme, which conducts long-term coral reef and marine biodiversity monitoring in collaboration with Indonesian authorities.

The island is within the traditional maritime area of the Bajo (Bajau) sea communities of Wakatobi and is valued for marine conservation and education. Visitor experience is focused on reef conservation awareness and sustainable marine tourism within the national park.