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Tumon and Hagåtña
Sleep in Tumon and do Hagåtña and the south as one hire-car day.
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Rules in force · 3
- 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.
Guam is one hotel strip and a set of day trips. Tumon Bay has the beach, the snorkelling and the hotels; Hagåtña, the capital, and the Chamorro villages and viewpoints of the south are a drive away. Keep the Tumon bed, hire a car for one day, and come back to the same room.
Where to sleep
Tumonsleep base
Bay, hotels, snorkelling and the cliff at sunset.
Hagåtñaday trip
Capital; Spanish-era plaza and the Wednesday night market by car.
Umatac and the southday trip
Chamorro villages and viewpoints; 1 h each way by car.
Night sequences
- 3 nights
- Tumon 3, one hire-car day south
- 5 nights
- Tumon 5, one dive or snorkel day and one south drive
- In typhoon season (mainly Jul–Nov) keep the car day flexible; roads and viewpoints close in storms.
Day-trips door to door
| To | From | Door-to-door p50 | Last return | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hagåtña | Tumon | 30 min | unknown | About 15 km by car; the Wednesday night market runs into the evening, so book the ride back. |
| Umatac and the south | Tumon | 60 min | unknown | A full day by hire car; fill the tank before you leave the strip. |
Bags between cities
No luggage forwarding culture: keep the big bag at the Tumon hotel and take a day pack.