Contrary to its name, most of the area of Taopo Swamp traversed is not in the swamp itself, but rather inside a series of caves and caverns underneath, including caves full of lava and hot steam vents. Strangely, it appears that no monsters can be encountered in the actual swamp section. Taopo Swamp is optional, but should be traversed if only to obtain the Venus Djinni inside. The area also contains many forgeable items.