WATERFALLS

Waterfalls

White curtains of water, raised by the island of rain.

Rain becomes river.

River becomes falls.

Pohnpei is one of the rainiest islands on Earth. Rain pouring onto its mountains gathers into countless rivers, tumbling into white waterfalls throughout the deep rainforest. Among them, two falls could hardly be more different — Kepirohi, a wide curtain of white silk, and Pahn Takai, a single thread dropping past a vast rock shelter. Visit both, and the island's story of water comes into view.

01 — KEPIROHI FALLS

Kepirohi Waterfall

Pohnpei's best-loved curtain of white silk.

White water slides thirty meters wide down a face of basalt. Kepirohi is Pohnpei's most famous and most photographed waterfall — stand close, and the spray and wind wrap around you.

The rock that shapes the falls is the same basalt as the stonework of Nan Madol. Visiting Kepirohi as the 'second wonder' on the way home from the World Heritage site is the classic Pohnpei itinerary.

The pool at its base is popular for a swim. We read the water and conditions on the day, and guide you to the best way to enjoy it.

Racing along the green tunnel path that leads to Kepirohi Falls — Through banana groves and palms, toward the sound of falling water — the walk to Kepirohi is part of the journey.

Close view of white water sliding down the basalt face of Kepirohi Falls — A thirty-meter-wide curtain of silk. The closer you stand, the more the spray and wind wrap around you.

Aerial view of Kepirohi Falls and its plunge pool — The plunge pool is a natural swimming hole — you can slip in right beside the pavilion.

An entrance fee applies. Usually visited together with Nan Madol.

02 — PAHN TAKAI FALLS

Pahn Takai Waterfall

A single thread of water, falling from a roof of stone.

Pahn Takai Falls from the air — a single thread of water dropping into a rock shelter in the jungle

From the air, the jungle opens its mouth — and from the pale lip of rock, a single thread of water drops straight down. The name means 'beneath the rock', and true to it, a vast hollowed rock shelter hides behind the falls.

Step under the overhanging stone ceiling and you enter a dry other-world, hard to believe on the island of rain. Far overhead, water unravels into white threads off the rim of the rock.

One of Pohnpei's most extraordinary sights, reserved for those who walk the jungle to reach it. We guide you on foot into a landscape once seen only from the sky.

A person walking beneath the huge rock shelter of Pahn Takai — Walking beneath the great rock shelter — the human figure tells you how vast the cliff is.

Pahn Takai Falls streaming down a moss-covered cliff — Water unravels into white threads down the moss-covered rock.

Pahn Takai Falls and its cliff seen from afar, tucked into deep forest — From a little distance, in the air — the falls' hiding place opens in the deep forest.

Includes light trekking. Please wear comfortable walking shoes.

MORE FALLS

And the Falls Go On

Walk with a guide and meet these falls too.

NETT

Liduduhniap Falls

A two-tiered waterfall just minutes by car from Kolonia, no hiking required — the island's most accessible swimming hole, loved by local families.

KAYAK

Nan Lohlo Waterfall

The falls waiting at the end of a mangrove kayak route. With no engine noise, you set down your paddle and listen to nothing but the water.

See the mangrove kayak tour

Come feel the spray.

The roar, the cool air, the mist — none of it can be carried home in a photograph.

Your guide knows the trails and the water levels, and will take you to the most beautiful falls of the day.

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