Guam sights
Talofofo Falls
A two-tier jungle waterfall in southern Guam, reached through a hilltop park with a cable car, lookout tower, and the cave where a WWII Japanese holdout soldier hid for decades. The falls plunge into a pool ringed by green forest.
About
Talofofo Falls is the best-known waterfall on Guam, a two-tiered cascade tucked into the green river valley of the island's southeast. It sits within a privately run hilltop park, Talofofo Falls Resort Park, which has become an attraction in its own right: visitors descend toward the falls by a small cable car (gondola) over the jungle, and the park also includes a lookout tower with views over southern Guam, a museum, and replicas and exhibits around an unusual piece of history — this is the area where Shoichi Yokoi, a Japanese soldier who refused to surrender, hid in the jungle for 28 years after World War II before being discovered in 1972, and a recreation of his cave can be visited. The falls themselves, while not enormous, are a pretty sight dropping into a pool ringed by forest. The somewhat dated, kitschy park around them is part of the experience; combined with the southern drive, it makes an easy and characterful half-day.
Good to know
Opening hours and entry fees vary by season — check before you visit.