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Cluster · Tumon

Ypao Beach & south Tumon Bay

Morning cluster: the sheltered south end of the bay for a calm swim before the sun is high; a park with shade and toilets.

Key facts

28″ bags
painful
Time budget
half
Rescue coverage
100% ≤7′
max p90 5.7′
Places
1
Ypao Beach
Ypao BeachPhoto: Abasaa, Public domain
Rules in force · 9Bags go from the car to the hotel door
  • Oceania ↗Oceania's island states guard their farms and reefs at the border: tick 'yes' on the arrival card for any food, plant, animal product, soil or used outdoor gear, and let the officer decide.
  • Oceania ↗Across the tropical South Pacific, cyclones are possible from November to April: choose insurance that covers weather delays and keep one spare night before a long-haul departure.
  • Micronesia ↗Micronesia runs on a handful of weekly flights, so one cancellation can cost several days: build slack into every connection between islands.
  • Guam ↗US entry rules apply: visitors need a US visa, ESTA under the US Visa Waiver Program, or eligibility for the Guam–CNMI Visa Waiver Program. Check US Customs and Border Protection for your passport; the Guam–CNMI waiver does not allow onward travel to the rest of the US.
  • Guam ↗Guam is outside the US customs territory: complete the Guam customs declaration on arrival and declare food, plants and animal products.
  • Guam ↗Drive on the right, as in the mainland US; a valid foreign licence is accepted for short visits.
  • Tumon and Hagåtña ↗Buses are infrequent and a hire car or a tour is the practical way to the south; book it for the dry months if you can.
  • Tumon ↗Bags go from the car to the hotel door; the strip is flat but hot and the crossings are far apart.
  • Tumon ↗Plan the south and Hagåtña as one hire-car day: the strip has taxis but the sights beyond it do not.
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Directions
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Walking weather, next 5 days

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Plan

How the ground walks, and what is here

Bound and physics

Ypao Beach park and the south end of the Tumon strip (approximate box).

Slope
flat
Stairs
None
Shade
medium
Surface
sand, paved paths
Sleep here or visit
visit

On the ground

Where to rest, how to leave, where to sleep nearby

Rescue anchors

6 places to rest · checked on a 40 m (130 ft) grid

A rescue anchor is a spot where you can stop and recover if the walk goes wrong: a bench, a café, a toilet. Every letter on the map is one anchor, and each has a card below. We check that any point in the cluster is within about 7 minutes’ walk of one, so you are never far from somewhere to sit down.

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Map © OpenStreetMap contributors. Lettered circles: rescue anchors (green works in any conditions, amber only on hot days). Dashed outline: the cluster. Red dots: spots more than 7 min from any anchor (none if you see no red). North is up; not for navigation.

Park pavilion

Place to sit · Shelter from rain · works in any conditions

Beach-side benches

Place to sit · works in any conditions

Snack stand

Place to sit · Food & drink · works in any conditions

Hotel café with AC

Place to sit · Food & drink · ac · works in any conditions

Shaded picnic tables

Place to sit · works in any conditions

Convenience store

Food & drink · ac · works in any conditions

100% of the cluster is within 7 min of an anchor in any conditions (slowest walker, worst cell 5.7 min) · 100% on hot days

Nodes in this cluster

  1. Ypao Beach park

    Go early for the calm south end of the bay and the shaded park; bring your own water and take a car back.

Edges out

directed
ToHowp50Climb
Tumon central: beach, shops & hotelsCar north~6 minflat

Red lines here

  • Swim only inside the reef and heed the flags.
  • Leave nothing in view in parked cars.

Deep dive

Around this cluster

Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.