Waitavala Water Slides — Attraction in Northern

I give three stars not because this place isn’t beautiful and fun, but to warn you to take care. When we got there, there was a family and the mother told us she thinks she broke her little toe by hitting it on a rock (who knows if she did, I never saw her again, but she definitely injured it). The local kids go there after school and will show you how and where to slide. It’s very fun and the kids are great. There is a submerged rock on maybe the second or third little drop. Please be careful. I hit my leg on it the first time (just a bruise), and the second time I slammed my big toe against it. Fast forward 10 months and I still have a chronic, complex foot injury involving cartilage fracture and potential plate tear that is severely impacting my life. Beautiful place on an absolutely beautiful island, but the slides here were not...

Really beautiful spot! Free to visit, but take a local if you want to be shown how to slide safely. You can walk also walk there yourself and swim in the pools.

The map location is wrong! Take the first rd on the left after the timber single lane brigde after leaving Somosomo (20min from town) and heading south. Take the right hand fork and after 200m you will see a road to the left opposite the prison. 150m you will see a causeway. Take the path to the right and...

The water slides are fun, but it’s definitely not a place you want to go to without a local to show you where to slide and HOW TO SLIDE SAFELY. As a woman I’m glad I wore a one piece and denim shorts because the slide can be a bit rough on your butt with just a bikini bottom and without any shorts! I was comfortable. Make sure to slide with your hands up! Also, I’m glad we had insect repellant because even though it was a 5 minute walk to and from the slide, mosquitos...