Ngardmau Waterfalls — Attraction in Babeldaob

More challenging and also way more beautiful than I thought. I have experienced different type of trail during the way to the waterfall. Thought it might just a tiny mountain, But don't underestimate the weather hot sun heat stroke even there are few shades during the walk, humid in the air might causing breathing difficulties, potentially easily dehydrated if hiker doesnt drink enough water along the way. Better bring sandles if you want to play under waterfall. One of the best hiking trail i will definitely recommend. I'm also quite lucky lead by a local in this hike. My tour guide shows me two different trail when we go, and another water trail when we back. I try to reach 3 different tour agencies to book this tour, but all canceled because there's no enough people join this tour. My tip is, go talk to nice local people, be friend with them, 3 of local friends i made during the trip are willing take me to the waterfall. Most of them took day off during weekend. Locals are super friendly, and of course don't forget to pay. (Joking aside, i mean, don't forget the polite-ness and manner as a tourist, the host will be hospitality as they could) Tour guide also told me that the reddish mud is actually clay, which is not suitable for fruit and vegetables growing. I guess it somehow explain how come here is tropical but doesn't have too much fruit options. Only coconut, banana, and papaya are easily found on...

Depending on the kind of person you are, this could be either a 1 or 5 star experience.

You'll need to be both physically and mentally prepared for a tough hike both up and downhill (insert Asian parent meme when they went to school as kids) and then awarded a waterfall that's loud enough to wash away your concerns. I'm not trying to discourage you from coming, there's also a good food stand at the parking lot.

If you visit on a rainy day, it's going to be extremely muddy but way less crowded. I left Koror at 11am, ate lunch here and entered at 1:15pm. It was a time slot where the early birds were exiting and the lunch munchers weren't here yet.

This place is an hour's drive from Koror (2 if you drive from the east coast which is more beautiful imo and stop for pictures), you'll spend $10/person on entry and the walk down and back up varies depending on your physique. If you are a healthy young person it would take 15-20 minutes, and for the outgoing elders I have mad respect for they might need a break or two. I do recommend getting walking sticks.

The waterfall is great. I got lucky and had it all to myself for half an hour until more folks showed up. It's wet everywhere so slow and steady steps are the best. I haven't encountered wildlife besides fish.

I also took some pictures captioned with more...

Simply Nature

We had a good experience at the waterfall.

Drive in:

The roads leading to the waterfall are good, smooth and free of potholes.

Location:

It would be fairly easy to miss the site, as sign posting is very limited. From what we noted, just one sign right on the entrance.

Admission:

$10USD per person.

Trek: Now it seems to take approximately 25 mins to get down to the waterfall and around 30 to get back up. The ground is often wet and slippery, I did part with flip flops but did have to change my footwear at the riverbed/ waterbed, as it was just far too slippery for lose foot ware.

I tracked the walked and it seemed to be around 1.22km, going down Is clearly a lot easier than coming up. There are a lot of steps to manipulate and on the up they can be fairly steep. The water bed crossing is slippery so please take care. There is also a nice little bridge to cross, which seems sturdy enough.

Waterfall:

Once at the waterfall it’s simply nature at its best. The views are lovely. The water is shallow and easy to get in under the waterfall. The water is found very refreshing, especially after the hot and sweaty hike in.

We were fortunate to be the only ones at the site, which was great for picture taking and relaxing.

You will need some basic provisions such as, sunscreen and ample...