The Talofofo Falls
The southern falls park - twin cascades on the Ugum river, a cable car descent and the jungle history of the island's interior.
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In the Ugum river's jungle folds, Talofofo Falls steps its twin cascades through southern Guam's green interior - the falls park's small cable car swinging visitors over the canopy to the pools, where swimming under the second fall is the accustomed reward and the river's red-brown tannin does the colouring. The site folds in the interior's stranger history - the cave where a WWII-era holdout famously lived for decades sits along the paths, told as human story rather than spectacle - and the park's modest amusements ride their own retro charm. The south's rains keep everything running year-round.
What you actually see
- The twin cascades - the Ugum stepping through jungle.
- The cable-car descent - canopy swing to the pools.
- The swimming pool - under the second fall's wash.
- The interior history - the holdout cave's human story.
When to go
December to June for drier trails; after rains the falls run fullest and muddiest together. Weekday mornings are quietest.
Honest expectations
The park's amusements are dated-charming - the falls and river carry the visit; paths run slick and the pools' currents rise after storms.
Nearby
Inarajan's pools, Jeff's Pirates Cove coast and the southern loop.
What to pack for The Talofofo Falls
Chosen from what this place is for. Tap a kit for the full checklist.
Opening times, ticket prices and seasonal closures change - check the official source before you go: official site.
