Bali Waterfall Tours

Staying in the south and short on time: Tegenungan, because it is big, easy to reach and has a real swimming pool. Fit, with a full day available and wanting the most beautiful: Sekumpul. Wanting photos with the least effort: Leke Leke. Travelling with children: Tibumana, thanks to the flat path and calm pool.

It is the hardest popular waterfall in Bali. From the ticket office you take a scooter shuttle or walk 20 minutes, descend a long steep staircase of several hundred steps, then wade a river before the final viewpoint. Round trip is 1.5–2 hours and the climb back up is demanding in the heat. Skip it if you have knee problems or are not confident on uneven ground.

At many of them, yes. Banyumala, Tibumana and Tegenungan all have proper swimming pools. Sekumpul and Nungnung have strong currents and falling water, where swimming is limited to the shallow edges. After heavy rain, swimming may be closed at any of them — please respect the rangers’ decision, as flash floods are a real risk in these gorges.

Two or three. Two if one of them is Sekumpul or Nungnung, since the treks eat time and energy. Three is comfortable if they are all easy southern falls near Ubud. Itineraries promising five waterfalls in a day are selling you car park photos and a lot of driving.

Fees are paid on site per person and range from IDR 20,000 at small local falls to around IDR 125,000 at Sekumpul including the local guide. Budget IDR 100,000–250,000 per person for a full waterfall day. They are not included in our car and driver price, and your driver will tell you the current rate before you buy a ticket.

Not at all — it is arguably the best time, because the falls are at full power. The trade-offs are muddier paths, browner water and a higher chance of the swimming areas being closed. We start earlier in the wet season since the heavy rain usually arrives mid-afternoon.

The managed waterfalls — Tegenungan, Sekumpul, Leke Leke, Nungnung — have toilets, basic changing rooms and paid lockers near the entrance, costing IDR 5,000–20,000. The smaller local falls may only have a toilet at the ticket booth, so change in the car with a sarong, which is what everyone here does.

Easily, if you stay in the south-central area. A classic day is Tegenungan, a jungle swing, the rice terraces and Ubud town. If Sekumpul is on the list, the drive north fills the day, though Ulun Danu Beratan temple and the Wanagiri viewpoints fit on the way back.

Send a WhatsApp message to +62 852 3773 9888 with your date, hotel or villa area, number of passengers and the tour you want. You get a fixed quote back, usually within 15 minutes. No deposit and no credit card are needed — you pay the driver in cash or by bank transfer on the day of the trip.

Yes. Every driver speaks conversational English, and we have drivers who speak Japanese (日本語対応). Japanese-speaking drivers are a smaller team, so please mention it when you book so we can reserve the right person for your date.

Pickup and drop-off are included from Kuta, Legian, Seminyak, Canggu, Jimbaran, Nusa Dua, Sanur, Denpasar and Ubud. Pickups from Uluwatu, Amed, Candidasa, Lovina or Munduk are possible with a small surcharge for the extra distance — just ask when you book.

Bali rain usually passes within an hour, so we simply reorder the stops and wait it out somewhere dry rather than cancel. For airport pickups we track your flight number and wait free of charge if you land late. Cancelling for genuine bad weather or a missed flight carries no fee.