Waterfalls in Bali: Ubud, North Bali and Quad-Bike Days Compared
80 tours from under 30 to more than 120 EUR, in four formats, from Ubud falls 25 minutes away to the 2.5-hour drive to Sekumpul.
Waterfalls in Bali come with a tour price of typically 30 to 60 EUR, and the waterfall is rarely the whole day. The 80 tours here run from under 30 to more than 120 EUR in four formats: Ubud falls, waterfall-first days, quad bikes with a fall on the route, and north-coast treks. The falls are drops of 10 to 40 m on volcanic rivers, so there is no single great fall to rank, and nothing to be disappointed by if you miss one: the choice is a cluster, a driver and a day. We read 473 Bali products to build the list. Only 39 are built around a waterfall, 215 pair one with a temple, a swing or a quad bike, 19 cover a wider area, and 200 name a fall only on the itinerary of a general Ubud day, so we left those out. For Bali against Java, see the Indonesia page.
The four formats each have a page of their own, which reads the 20 tours one at a time: Ubud waterfalls, Bali waterfall tours, ATV and waterfall tours and North Bali. This page is the map to them: it says which one to open, and what the island does to the water, the roads and the price of a day. If you only read one thing, read the table of road times: the difference between a 25-minute and a 150-minute drive decides more of a Bali day than the choice of waterfall does.
Choose a destination in Bali
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Ubud Waterfalls
Ubud waterfall tours read on what they include: 20 listings from under 30 to more than 60 EUR, most of them under 30, with the falls, entry tickets and extras…
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Bali Waterfall Tours
Bali waterfall tours compared: 16 day trips of 6 to 10 hours and 4 ritual baths, from under 30 to more than 60 EUR.
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Bali ATV & Waterfall Tours
Bali ATV and waterfall tours compared: 20 listings, from under 30 to more than 60 EUR, mostly 90-minute rides.
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North Bali Waterfalls (Sekumpul & Gitgit)
North Bali waterfall tours compared: 20 listings of 3 to 10.5 hours, from under 30 to more than 120 EUR.
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Waterfalls Travel Experiences in Bali
Aling Aling Cliff Jumping and Sliding: Three Hours from the Sambangan Meeting Point
Three hours of cliff jumping and sliding at Aling Aling with a local guide, life jacket, snacks and coconut water. Meet at Sambangan; transport is not included.
Aling-Aling Four-Waterfall Jump and Slide Day with Lunch and Handara Gate
Jump and slide down four waterfalls around Aling-Aling in North Bali, with drops from 5 to 35 meters, then stop for lunch and a photo at Handara Gate.
Aling Canyon Advanced Canyoning: 12 Rappels, 50 Meter Drop and Bat Cave
Five hours of advanced canyoning in Aling Canyon: 12 rappels, a 50-meter drop beside the waterfall and the Bat Cave, with pickup, lunch and GoPro footage.
Bali 350cc Quad Bike Ride with Sangeh Monkey Forest, Waterfall and Buffet Lunch
A two-hour quad ride on a purpose-built ATV track, then an Indonesian buffet lunch, Sangeh Monkey Forest and a waterfall, with an English-speaking driver.
Bali Day Tour to Four Waterfalls: Tegenungan, Tukad Cepung, Kanto Lampo, Tibumana
An English-speaking driver, a private air-conditioned car with Wi-Fi, water and insurance cover this eight-hour run to four Ubud waterfalls. Meals are extra.
Bali Hidden Waterfalls Day: Kanto Lampo, Goa Raja and Tembuku Falls With Tickets
An early start beats the crowds on this six-hour day of Kanto Lampo, Goa Raja and two hidden Tembuku falls, with tickets, donation and water included.
Bali Quad Bike Day with Gorilla Cave, Monkey Forest and Tegenungan Waterfall
A two-hour quad ride, a set-menu lunch, Ubud Sacred Monkey Forest and Tegenungan Waterfall in one day, with a private driver and hotel pick-up and drop-off.
Bali Tarantula ATV Quad Ride in Bongkasa with Waterfall, Cave and Rice Fields
Bali Tarantula ATV leads quad riders from Bongkasa through jungle and rice paddies, with lunch, insurance, a shower and an optional air-conditioned transfer.
Bali Waterfalls and Temples Tour: Temesi, Goa Raja, Kehen and Besakih
Temesi and Goa Raja waterfalls, Kehen Temple and Besakih share one day in the east, with a buffet lunch at Lereng Agung facing the valleys below Mount Agung.
Beji Griya Holy Waterfall Healing Tour With Ceremony Dress and Rice Terrace Lunch
A private car, guide, Balinese ceremony dress, herbal tea and a Tegalalang lunch come with this five-hour melukat tour. Swing and bird nest tickets cost extra.
Beji Griya Melukat Purification With Priest, Sarong, Locker and Transfers
A priest leads the offering and holy water blessing at Taman Beji Griya, with a sarong, towel, locker and transfers included. Guiding is in English or Japanese.
Beji Griya Waterfall Holy Bath Ceremony Near Ubud With Guide and Hotel Pickup
Offerings, incense and a ceremonial sash are provided for a guided melukat purification at a sacred canyon waterfall, with an optional Heaven Swing stop.
Bratan Temple, Handara Gate, Twin Lakes Viewpoint and Banyumala Waterfall Day Tour
Eight-hour North Bali day with a licensed guide: Ulun Danu temple, Handara Gate, a Twin Lakes viewpoint and a swim at Banyumala Waterfall. Groups of up to six.
Door-to-Door Ubud Waterfall Trip With Entrance Fees: Kanto Lampo, Tibumana, Tukad Cepung
Entrance fees, parking and bottled water are covered on this ten-hour private drive to three Ubud waterfalls, with a stop for Balinese food if you ask.
East Bali Private Day Tour: Tukad Cepung, Besakih, Tirta Gangga, Lempuyang
Pickup from hotels across southern Bali, an English-speaking guide and a private car for a 7 to 8 hour loop to Lempuyang's gate, with lunch left optional.
Eastern Bali Waterfalls Private Day Trip: Tukad Cepung, Tibumana and Kanto Lampo
Pickup is at 8 am and the driver stays with the group all day on this private run through three eastern waterfalls, with an optional ticket package.
Edy Smile Tour Sekumpul and Fiji Trek with Motorbike Transfer, Slide and Lunch
Small-group trek from Lemukih with a motorbike ride to the start, Fiji water slide, Fiji and Sekumpul waterfalls, lunch and an English-speaking guide.
Haunted Valley Waterfall Tour by Finn Komodo Buggy and Mountain Bike, Munduk
Five hours in Central Bali by Finn Komodo buggy and mountain bike, with a rice terrace walk, a waterfall swim and a four-course lunch at the base camp.
KeepAll Bali Adventure ATV Ride with Gorilla Cave, Waterfall and Pool Access
A KeepAll Bali Adventure quad ride past a Ganesha statue, a gorilla cave and a waterfall, with hotel transfer, lunch and free swimming pool access included.
Kuber ATV Ubud Quad Ride with 400m Cave, River, Waterfall and Mud Zone
A Kuber Bali Adventure quad ride through a 400 m cave, along a river trail and across a mud zone, with lunch, a welcome drink and an instructor included.
Kuber ATV Ubud Quad Ride with 750m Tunnel, Waterfall and Private Car Option
The Kuber quad ride runs through a 750 m tunnel, a river and rice fields in around 90 minutes. Sold with or without hotel transfer. No refunds on cancellation.
Kuber ATV Ubud Ride with 500m Cave, Waterfall, Plantation and Lunch
A step-by-step Kuber ATV outing with a 1.5-hour ride past a 500 m cave and a waterfall, then a shower and lunch. All sales are final, with no refunds.
Kuber Bali ATV Quad Ride with Waterfall, Tunnel, Rice Fields and Lunch
A 90-minute Kuber quad ride past waterfalls, a tunnel and rice fields, led by an English-speaking guide, with lunch, a locker and a shower all included.
Kuber Bali ATV Ride Through Historic Tunnel and Waterfall near Ubud
Kuber Bali Adventure sends riders through a hidden tunnel and past a waterfall, then adds rafting. Transport, instructor, welcome drink and lunch are included.
Ratings collected by Viator and Tripadvisor
Why Bali has so many small waterfalls
Bali is a volcanic island, with Mount Agung in the east and Mount Batur in the center, and its rivers run from the highlands to the coast across rock ledges. The result is dozens of falls of roughly 10 to 40 m rather than one big one. Tegenungan sits on the Petanu river, which Wikipedia puts at about 47 km. The falls differ more in how you reach them than in how they look: a short walk from a car park at Kanto Lampo, a staircase to the pool at Tibumana, a walk up a river gorge at Tukad Cepung, and about 500 steps back up from Nungnung.
Seasons
Blue in August, brown in January
The dry season runs from April to October and the rains from November to March. Flow is highest in January to March, and the water turns brown after rain. In August to October there is less of it, but travel blogs say the falls are rarely dry. The photo shows Tegenungan running muddy, which is what a rainy-season visit can look like.
Steps and rocks are slippery when it rains. The light beams people photograph at Tukad Cepung belong to the dry months and roughly 9 to 11 in the morning, according to one blog, and no operator can promise them for your date. If the picture on the listing is blue and your trip is in January, expect a different fall.
The four clusters and the road between them
Blogs and operators sort the falls into four groups. Around Ubud, in Gianyar, sit Tegenungan, Tibumana, Kanto Lampo, Suwat, Leke Leke and Nungnung, with Tukad Cepung a little further east. In the highlands of Bedugul and Munduk are Banyuatis and Banyumala. On the north coast, in Buleleng, are Sekumpul, Gitgit and Aling-aling. The east has Goa Raja and the road to Besakih. Ubud sits in the middle of the first group, which is why it is the base for most listings, and why the Seminyak and Kuta squares on the map matter only as pickup points.
| Waterfall | Km from Ubud | Minutes by road | Entry (IDR, two blogs) | Notes |
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| Tegenungan | 10 | 25 | 20,000 to 30,000 | Among the most crowded |
| Kanto Lampo | 11 | 25 | 10,000 to 25,000 | Stepped fall, short walk down |
| Suwat | 13 | 30 | 15,000 to 40,000 | The two blogs differ most here |
| Tibumana | 15 | 30 | 20,000 to 25,000 | Stairs down to a pool |
| Tukad Cepung | 28 | 50 | 15,000 to 30,000 | Walk in the river, slippery rock |
| Leke Leke | 30 | 50 | 50,000 | Highest entry in this table |
| Nungnung | 35 | 60 | 20,000 | About 500 steps back up |
| Sekumpul | 67 | About 150 | Set locally; sources conflict | A trek, and a long day |
The numbers above are blog estimates, and traffic changes them. North Bali is a different day. Fees at Sekumpul are set by the village, and one blog reports that Buleleng's tourism office closed roadside "registration" stalls in November 2023. Sources disagree on whether a guide is compulsory. The North Bali page reads those 20 tours.
Which of the waterfalls in Bali to book
The format decides the price. North Bali costs a band more than Ubud, a 30 to 60 EUR day against one under 30 EUR, because of the drive, the longer day and, in half the listings, a meal. It is also the widest bar on the chart, roughly 30 to 120 EUR, because it mixes a private waterfall day in the 30 to 60 EUR band with a canyoning trip and the top of the range, both in the 120 to 250 EUR band.
| Format | Tours | Price band | Typical day | What to know |
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| Ubud waterfalls | 20 | Under 30 EUR | 8.8 hours | 85% private; the fall is one stop among terraces, temples and swings |
| Bali waterfall tours | 20 | 30 to 60 EUR | 8 hours | 95% private; the three-fall circuit, with one listing holding 81% of the reviews |
| ATV and waterfall | 20 | 30 to 60 EUR | 2 hours | A quad ride on a jungle route; a meal is listed in 95%, and the fall is a stop |
| North Bali | 20 | 30 to 60 EUR | 8.5 hours | Sekumpul, Gitgit, Banyumala; 30% trekking and 10% canyoning |
One day and no stamina: open Ubud waterfalls. Waterfalls first, with a driver who knows the order: Bali waterfall tours. A few hours and a wish to drive something: ATV and waterfall tours, remembering that the fall is a stop on a ride of about two hours. A full day for bigger scenery: North Bali.
Open the format you want
Each page reads its 20 tours one by one, with a chart of its own.
Ubud Waterfalls
Typically under 30 EUR, 8.8 hours, mostly private cars from the Ubud area.
Bali Waterfall Tours
Typically 30 to 60 EUR, 8 hours, built around the falls themselves.
Bali ATV & Waterfall Tours
Typically 30 to 60 EUR, 2 hours, a quad ride with a fall on the route.
North Bali Waterfalls (Sekumpul & Gitgit)
Typically 30 to 60 EUR, the dearest format, 8.5 hours, the long day north.
A waterfall is one stop of the day
Reading a listing
Terraces, temples and a swing
The median Ubud listing has five stops and the median Bali listing four, so the fall is rarely the main event. The most-reviewed listing on the island, in the 30 to 60 EUR band, is a private day through a monkey forest, the Tegalalang terraces, a lunch with a jungle swing and the Tirta Empul water temple, ending at Tegenungan. A 10-hour day under 30 EUR visits three falls and the terraces, and the swing costs extra. An East Bali day in the 30 to 60 EUR band lists Tukad Cepung as the first of five stops, followed by Besakih, Tirta Gangga and Lempuyang.
In most of these tours the waterfall is a stop on a longer day. Whether that is a problem depends on why you booked.
Rules, fees and the tourist levy
Every foreign visitor to Bali pays a tourist levy of 150,000 IDR, in force from 14 February 2024 and settled on the Love Bali platform. Tours do not bill it and the falls do not collect it. The entry fee at each fall is separate and is paid in cash. Whether tickets are in the price changes listing by listing: the Ubud waterfalls and Bali waterfall tours pages compare them. Check the included list before you compare two prices.
On the water, rules are local and change. Banyumala allows swimming, with water up to chest height according to a 2026 guide, and has no changing rooms according to one blog. Several tour listings describe a swim at Tibumana too, but no site we found confirms it, so ask your driver on the day. Nungnung, Tukad Cepung and Gitgit are not swimming places, and Gitgit runs fast after rain. The salto and slide activities at Aling-aling are sold as activities, with a risk of their own.
When to go
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Of the 473 products we read, 50 carry a warning about Tegenungan, its crowds and the muddy water after rain, and 38 mention the light beams at Tukad Cepung, which come only in the dry months and around mid-morning. If your dates fall in the rains, ask the operator what happens to the route when a fall is too high or too brown, because a day with no spare stop turns a wet morning into a long drive.
Private driver, group tour or quad bike
Private is the default here: 79% of the 80 tours. Private tours here are priced per person, like the shared ones; only 2 of the 59 on Viator (an Ubud day in the 30 to 60 EUR band and a waterfalls-and-temples day in the 60 to 120 EUR band) quote one price for the whole group, so price the day for your own party. A group listing under 30 EUR exists, and it competes with the private ones. One blog quotes about 700,000 IDR for a day with a hired driver, undated, which is a useful comparison with the typical price of the waterfall-first days. The quad bike is a different purchase: most rides run 1 to 2 hours on a track, from under 30 to 60 EUR.
Questions about waterfall tours in Bali
Which Bali waterfalls are closest to Ubud?
By one blog's August 2026 estimate, Tegenungan is 10 km and 25 minutes from central Ubud, Kanto Lampo 11 km and 25 minutes, Suwat 13 km and 30 minutes, and Tibumana 15 km and 30 minutes. They are the four most often visited in Ubud listings.
Is it safe to swim at Bali's waterfalls?
At some of them, in some conditions. Banyumala allows swimming, with water up to chest height according to a 2026 guide; several listings describe a swim at Tibumana, but no site we found confirms it. Nungnung and Tukad Cepung are not swimming places, and Gitgit has strong currents after rain. Rocks and steps are slippery in the wet season, and operators sell cliff jumping and slides at Aling-aling as risk activities.
What is the best time to visit Bali's waterfalls?
The dry season, April to October, gives clearer water and safer footing. January to March has the highest flow and the brownest water. August to October has less water, but travel blogs say the falls are rarely dry.
How many waterfalls can I see in a day?
Listings show three to four falls in 8 to 10 hours, with a lunch stop and a drive between each. One 8-hour listing names four falls: Tegenungan, Tukad Cepung, Kanto Lampo and Tibumana. Sekumpul is a day on its own.
Are entrance fees included in the tour price?
Sometimes. A full-day listing under 30 EUR says entry tickets are not included, a 10-hour listing in the same band includes the tickets to three falls and a rice terrace, and a private day in the 30 to 60 EUR band names the entrance fee among its inclusions. The tourist levy is never part of it.
Comparing Bali with East Java?
The Indonesia page sets Bali against Tumpak Sewu and Madakaripura on price, days needed and season.
Data verified on . Tour data: 80 Viator and Civitatis listings on 22 Oct 2026. Road times and fees: two August 2026 travel blogs. The levy: Bali's provincial government.