Valley of the Latte Adventure Park — Attraction in Guam

Absolutely fantastic adventure natural and cultural adventure.

My traveling partner kept saying that the whole adventure reminded her of the ride at Disneyland. But it's better than Disneyland.

You start in a riverboat. It motors upriver, past dense Nypa palms and overhanging bamboo. Along the way, guides Captain Brian and Pineapple Ben stop to point out land crabs, catfish, maybe the occasional monitor lizard. You'll pass a farm veiled by jungle. You pass a thatched hut raised on latte stones.

After exploring both branches of the river, the boat returns to the hut for the land portion of the tour. Pineapple Ben and another land guide explain the historical significance of various latte stones, identify native plants, and demonstrate traditional weaving. Later on, Pineapple Ben leads an entertainment portion that involves coconut harvesting and fire-starting. Next comes lunch, which was delicious, and then caribao rides.

The highlight of the trip is Ben himself. He's a quick smile, always has a joke at hand, and a masterful entertainer. A total delight. 10/10 for Ben. Everyone else is also excellent (captain, land guide, caribao man), but Ben is the one you'll remember.

Lunch was terrific and is included in the cost of the ticket. My only complaint is that if you book last-minute like we did, like within the 24-hr window, you risk not having a lunch reserved. I didn't see anything on the website that warned about this, nor were they able to return a portion of the ticket fee in case they couldn't feed us. I think the owners need to update their website to make this more clear before purchase.

Luckily, we arrived early and their front desk kid got it straightened out before we boarded, but not without fielding many phone calls.

I absolutely loved learning about and seeing indigenous CHamoru culture. It's great to see locals celebrating this, preserving culture and finding a way to sustainability...

This was such an amazing experience! Do not pass up this opportunity! We had a 9am appointment which began with a drizzly start but that changed and I was so thankful!

The captain of the boat, the first mate and the deck hand were all amazing! They were so entertaining and knowledgeable about the river flora and fauna!

On the trip we coursed through two separate rivers, the Talofofo and the Ugum rivers. Unfortunately we weren’t able to traverse them too far because the river levels were elevated from the recent rainfall… but we still had the best time.

Once we docked for the botanical tour we were invited by local callings via conch shell—- or some kind of big shell!! Our guide was amazing, he was very entertaining and enthusiastic! He took us around his land and pointed out the local flora which was quite interesting!

After the botanical tour we had the pleasure of watching a live demonstration on fire making and basket weaving!! This was truly phenomenal!

After the demonstration we went to visit the animal sanctuary! We saw Guam deer, pigs, piglets, goats, chickens and carabao!!

After the carabao rides we were invited for a very delicious lunch which included BBQ chicken, red rice and a spinach salad. I may be incorrect on the meal items but all that’s important is that it was DELICIOUS!

When lunch concluded we boarded the boat and headed back to the dock for the conclusion of the tour.

There are bathroom facilities, at the boat dock and also at the latte village!

The land was inundated with water so crocs or water shoes may be advisable, depending on the season.

Overall, do not miss this opportunity!...

Having been here for a few weeks in Guam, this place had been on our list to go and visit and we finally did. It was well worth the trip down to this area in Talofo’fo and it was a great experience. It had a vibe of a small Polynesian cultural center (back home in Hawai’i) where they take you on a tour on a boat, different villages had a small lunch and teach you about the culture and people of Guam and Micronesia. For locals it’s $55/person and visited I believe $100/person. The captain of the boat had his few shares of cheesy and funny jokes he’d share over the boat intercom and was very personable and friendly. The staff there also invited visitors to participate in activities such as fire making on a stick, feeding the animals there with banana leaves, teaching you about how to husk a coconut and the many variety of plants, flowers and trees there on the land here in Guam & it’s uses to native CHamoru. The lunch was included in the admission and they also had water and ice tea to drink as well. Red rice qs good and the haupia pie was tasty along with its bbq and coleslaw. There is a membership pass you can purchase for $200+ a person but not sure if it’s worth it with the limited number of things you can do every time you come visit. Maybe if you had family or friends visiting you in Guam and you take them here then it’ll be worth it for the membership. I enjoyed my experience here in learning more of Guam and the CHamoru legacy that lives on here on this island. A must for any local or visitor to experience. Another cool thing is you can also...