Place · Yaren (airport and south tip)
Moqua caves and well
A short cave-and-well stop near Yaren: 30 minutes on rock steps, best in the morning; go with your driver or a local, as the path is not signed.
goadmission: unknownNot field-verified
Map & directions
Directions
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Rules in force · 5
- Nauru ↗Most visitors need a visa arranged before travel, often with a hotel booking or sponsor: check with the Nauru government or a Nauru mission for your passport, and do not book flights until it is approved.
- Nauru ↗Do not photograph the regional processing centre or government facilities.
- Coastal ring (Yaren and Anibare) ↗There are no taxis or apps: your hotel or a hire firm arranges every ride, so book the airport pickup and the return before you fly.
- Yaren ↗There is no public transport, ride-hailing or metered taxi: the hotel or a hire firm arranges every ride, so agree the airport pickup and the return car before you fly.
- Yaren ↗Do not photograph the regional processing centre, port or government facilities.
Key facts
- Time on site
- 30–45 min
- p95 60 min
- Price
- Free
- Hours
- unknown
- Best time
- unknown
- 28″ bags
- Painful
- Yaren (airport and south tip): painful
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Time on site (minutes)
20
min
30
worthwhile
45
typical
60
p95
Opening hours not printed until verified.
Getting in
- Stop
- Driver or hire car to the caves car park, Yaren (field-verify the access track)
- Exit
- —
- Ticket
- free · official site
- Stairs
- unknown
- Shoes
- Shoes on; the rock is sharp.
Crowds and switching
- Crowd clock
- Rarely busy; mornings are cooler.
- Sensory load
- 2/5
- Exposure
- medium
Bailouts
- heat: Shaded veranda or hotel dining room
- rain: Hotel dining room
Nearest rescue anchor: A — Airport terminal forecourt (shade, field-verify)
Combine in the same cluster
Red lines
- Ask the landowner or your driver before entering; do not take anything from the caves.
- Wet coral rock is slippery: wear shoes with grip.
Nearby
Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.
- ClusterYaren (airport and south tip)180 m · 3 min walk
- ClusterAiwo (harbour and north-west ring road)2.0 km · 32 min walk
- Sleep areaAiwo (north-west hotel)2.2 km · 36 min walk
- ClusterMeneng (east-coast hotels)2.6 km · 42 min walk
- Sleep areaMeneng (east-coast hotel)2.8 km · 46 min walk
- ClusterAnibare Bay3.8 km · ride, not a walk
Sources2 sources
Sources
- Government of Nauru (official)
- Wikivoyage — Nauru (secondary)