Ubud · Gianyar, Bali
A wide jungle waterfall on the Petanu River, 10 km south of Ubud. Walk down to its spray-soaked pool, swim when the staff allow it, then ride on to monkeys, rice terraces and a water temple.
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Tours
In the centre, the private Ubud tour with more reviews than any other here. Either side, a day of three waterfalls with every fee paid, and the Ubud highlights with the jungle swing included. Every card opens a full tour page.
Waterfall hopping
★ 5.08 hoursFree cancellationThree waterfalls in one private day: the light shafts of Tukad Cepung, the jungle pool at Tibumana, then the big drop at Tegenungan. Entry fees and lunch are in the price.
Most booked
★ 5.08 to 10 hoursFree cancellationYour own car and driver-guide for the classic Ubud loop, with an hour at Tegenungan. The $38 is the Transport Only end; All-Inclusive adds entry fees, lunch and a jungle swing.
Jungle swing
★ 5.010 hoursFree cancellationThe full Ubud highlight reel with the jungle swing ticket and every entry fee included, plus 45 minutes at Tegenungan. Pricier, but nothing to pay at the gates on the day.
Low base price
★ 5.08 to 10 hours
Private
★ 5.08 to 10 hours
Lowest price
★ 5.08 to 10 hours
Ridge walk
★ 4.98 to 10 hours
Four waterfalls
★ 4.98 to 10 hours
Adventure
★ 4.98 hours
Your route
★ 5.09 to 10 hoursCompare
Three questions sort it out. Do you want waterfalls or the Ubud sights? Do you want the gate fees paid in advance or in cash on the day? And how much time do you want at Tegenungan itself?
| Tour | Where | At Tegenungan | Best for | Length | From | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubud Private Tour: Rice Terraces, Temples & Waterfalls | Ubud loop: Monkey Forest, Tegallalang, Tirta Empul | 60 min; fees on All-Inclusive | First Bali day, most reviewed | 8 to 10 hours | $38 | Book |
| Bali Waterfalls: Tibumana, Tukad Cepung & Tegenungan | Tukad Cepung, Tibumana, Tegenungan | 60 min; fees included | Waterfall lovers with fit legs | 8 hours | $53 | Book |
| Best of Ubud Day Tour with Jungle Swing | Ubud loop with the swing and Tirta Empul | 45 min; fees included | No cash at the gates, swing included | 10 hours | $59 | Book |
| Monkey Forest, Jungle Swing & Water Temple | Monkey Forest, Tegallalang, Happy Swing, Tirta Empul | 60 min; fees on inclusive options | Families who want the swing too | 8 to 10 hours | $27 | Book |
| Private Ubud Highlights Tour | Celuk, Batuan, Tegenungan, Tegallalang, Monkey Forest | 60 min; fees optional | Crafts and temples with the classics | 8 to 10 hours | $28 | Book |
| Ubud Day Tour: Monkey Forest & Tegenungan | Monkey Forest, Tegenungan, Goa Gajah, Tegallalang | 60 min; ticket optional | Lowest price, Goa Gajah added | 8 to 10 hours | $24 | Book |
| Ubud Tour: Monkey Forest, Ridge Walk & Rice Terrace | Monkey Forest, Campuhan Ridge, Tegallalang, Tegenungan | 60 min; ticket optional | A walk and a coffee farm | 8 to 10 hours | $25 | Book |
| Four Waterfalls: Tegenungan to Tibumana | Tegenungan, Tukad Cepung, Kanto Lampo, Tibumana | 60 min; ticket optional | Four waterfalls on a budget | 8 to 10 hours | $25 | Book |
| ATV Quad Bike + Tegenungan Waterfall | Quad track, Tegenungan, Sangeh Monkey Forest | 60 min; with the Ubud tour option | Mud first, waterfall after | 8 hours | $41 | Book |
| Private Ubud Custom Day Trip | Your pick of Ubud sights, Tegenungan included | 30 min; you pay entry | Choosing your own stops | 9 to 10 hours | $40 | Book |
All ten are private, with hotel pickup in Ubud and most of south Bali, and free cancellation up to 24 hours before. Prices are per person for the largest group size, so two travellers pay more per head. The gate fee at Tegenungan is IDR 30,000 (about $2) if your option does not cover it.
Before you book
Tegenungan is a single broad drop of roughly 15 metres on the Petanu River, in Kemenuh village south of Ubud. You pay at the top, pass the cafés and the photo swings, and walk down about 170 to 200 concrete steps to a wide pool full of spray. It is one of the busiest waterfalls in Bali because it is one of the easiest to reach: low down, close to Ubud, open from 6:30 in the morning.
The part that varies between tours is what the price covers. The cheapest options are transport only, and you pay each gate in cash. Others include every ticket, lunch and a jungle swing. And a swim is never certain: the staff open or close the water on the day, and after rain it stays closed. Read the option name, not the photo.
Minutes most tours give you at Tegenungan. That is enough to go down, feel the spray, maybe swim, and climb back up without rushing. The custom day gives 30.
Only in the marked area, and only when staff open it. Often closed from November to March.
On inclusive options, yes. On transport-only, bring IDR 30,000 in cash per adult.
About ten minutes down, longer back up in the heat. Fine for most, tough on bad knees.
No. Grab gets you there; the ride back is the harder part. A driver waits.
Your day
Eight to ten hours door to door on most tours, with hotel pickup. This is the usual shape of it.
Your driver collects you in Ubud, Seminyak, Kuta, Sanur or Nusa Dua. From the south, the drive alone is an hour or more.
From about 7 to 8 amAsk to go here first, before the 11 am rush. Down the steps, into the spray, and a swim if the pool is open.
30 to 60 minutesMonkey Forest, the Tegallalang terraces and the Tirta Empul water temple, or two more waterfalls on a hopping day.
4 to 6 hoursA rice-field lunch on inclusive options, maybe a coffee tasting, then the slow drive back through Ubud traffic.
1 to 2 hoursPlan your trip
Gate fees, season, the swimming rules and what to wear: one tab each.
Where it is
Tegenungan Waterfall, Jalan Raya Tegenungan, Kemenuh, Sukawati, Gianyar, Bali
Every tour here picks you up at your hotel, so you never need to find it. Going alone is easy too: Grab and Gojek drop you at the gate. Getting a ride back from this far out is the weak spot, which is what a driver who waits is for. By scooter, you need a valid licence with an international permit and a helmet, by law and by Bali's tourist rules.
Around your trip
Timing, what guests wish they had known, Bali's rules for visitors and the fine print.
Gianyar, Bali
Pick the day you want, then pick your date.
Check availabilityGuest reviews
★★★★★Great tour loads packed into one day - Rice terrace Monkey sanctuary Temple Waterfall Bali swing Lunch Luwak coffee Wayan Widarta was brilliant a knowledgeable and great driver/guide and host.
★★★★★Great tour. The guide was helpful in customizing the day to exactly what we wanted to see to make sure we got to avoid the crowds and see the best waterfalls
★★★★★Excellent day visiting the sites of Ubud! The monkey forest was magical! We learned a lot about the rice terraces. The lunch was delicious! Waterfalls refreshing!
★★★★★We had such an amazing day with Legi touring Ubud - best way to do it! It is a day my young family will never forget!
★★★★★It was a great experience, alot of walking but the waterfalls made it worth it, and the weather was great too, and the place for lunch was great!
★★★★★Hanging out with Monkeys. Hiking through the rice terrace. Taking a dip in the waterfall. Tasting delicious coffee and teas.
★★★★★Nice variety, you really get a lot of sites in one day without feeling rushed. Highly recommend this tour, especially with Krishna.
★★★★★Went solo and had a great driver/guide, perfect day seeing the waterfalls. Please note if coming from Kuta the drive there is at least an hour due to traffic both ways.
★★★★★It was extremely well organised with Kadek picking us up in Seminyak and taking us to the ATV at Ubud and returning us. The ATVs were excellent for all of us with teenagers.
Your day, your route
No fixed itinerary: a car and driver for the day, and Tegenungan goes wherever you put it.
A car with an English-speaking driver for 10 to 11 hours, parking and water included. There is no set itinerary, so put Tegenungan first, before the tour groups, and plan the rest around it.
Private carParking includedYour route
The guide
Almost every Ubud day tour stops at Tegenungan, and the listings all look the same. They are not. Here is how to read them.
Tegenungan is where the Petanu River, which starts in the Batur highlands, drops off a rock shelf in Kemenuh village. Most of Bali's big waterfalls are up in the mountains, two hours away. This one sits about 90 metres above sea level, 10 km from Ubud and an hour from the beach towns, which explains the crowds. The east bank has its own entrance and name, Blangsinga, and a 200-metre glass bridge now spans the gorge, with a separate ticket of about IDR 250,000.
Locals treat the river as sacred. Next to the falls is a small holy spring temple, Beji Tirta Merta, where families come for purification rites. When a ceremony is on, that corner closes to visitors. Give it room.
From the ticket booth it is about 170 to 200 steps to the pool. Ten minutes down and longer back up, with a stop or two in the heat. Shops, cafés and the photo swings line the top. Most people manage it fine. If your knees hate stairs, the viewpoint at the top gives you the whole waterfall without the climb, and a tour still makes sense for the other stops.
You can do Tegenungan alone. A Grab from Ubud drops you at the gate in half an hour, and the ticket is IDR 30,000. The catch is the return: drivers are less keen to wait out here, and the next sights are in the other direction. A tour or a day driver fixes that, with a car that waits, hotel pickup and the Monkey Forest, Tegallalang and Tirta Empul on the same day. Check what your option covers. On transport-only prices you pay each gate yourself, and the Monkey Forest alone is now IDR 130,000.
Be there at 6:30 or at least before 9 am. By 11 the coaches and the private cars have all arrived, and the pool edge turns into a queue for photos. Afternoons after 4 pm are calmer again. Season matters as much as the hour: from April to October the water runs clearer and you have the best chance of a swim. In the rainy months the falls are louder and browner, which some people love, and the steps are slick.
Guides
In-depth guides to the questions people ask most before booking. See all guides.
Entrance feeThe ticket, parking and every other gate on an Ubud day.
Swimming rulesWho opens the pool, when it shuts, and safer places to swim.Tour vs GrabGetting there alone is easy. Getting back is the catch.
Best time to visitThe right hour, the right month and the one day it shuts.
Waterfall hoppingFour waterfalls, two tours and what the gates really cost.
What to wearWaterfall shoes, temple sarongs and what the monkeys will steal.From the blog
Fees, seasons and rule changes. All posts.
FAQ
Straight answers to what people ask most about Tegenungan Waterfall.
IDR 30,000 for adults and IDR 15,000 for children at the main Kemenuh entrance in 2026, cash only (about $2). Older blogs still say IDR 20,000. Parking is a few thousand rupiah or included, and the Blangsinga side on the far bank sells its own ticket. Details in the entrance fee guide.
Sometimes. Swimming is allowed only in the marked part of the pool, and only when the staff open it. They close the water when the current rises, which happens a lot after rain and from November to March. Never swim under the falls. A tour that promises a swim cannot guarantee one: see the swimming guide.
Around 170 to 200 concrete steps, depending on who counts and where you start. Going down takes about ten minutes; coming back up in the humidity takes longer, with rests. There are handrails, but the steps get slippery after rain.
About 10 to 11 km south of central Ubud, 25 to 40 minutes by road. From Seminyak or Kuta, plan on an hour or more each way in traffic. It sits in Kemenuh village, Gianyar, not in Ubud town.
No. Grab and Gojek drop you at the entrance, but a ride back from this far out is less certain. A tour or driver adds a car that waits, hotel pickup and the next stops on the same day. Compare the options in tour, driver or Grab.
It depends on the option you book, not the tour name. The cheapest prices usually mean "transport only": you pay IDR 30,000 at Tegenungan and the other gates yourself. The waterfall day and the jungle swing tour include all fees; the custom day trip includes none. Each tour page says which.
Right at opening (6:30 am) or before 9 am, and in the dry season from April to October, when the water is clearer and the pool is open more often. The busiest hours are about 11 am to 3 pm. More in the timing guide.
Swimwear under light clothes, and sandals or shoes with grip: flip-flops slide on the wet steps. Bring a dry bag for the phone, because the spray soaks everything. Pack a sarong or cover your shoulders and knees for the temples later in the day. Full list in the what to wear guide.
No. The IDR 150,000 levy is paid once per trip, per person, online through Love Bali or at payment points. No tour on this site includes it. See the 2026 levy post.
More per head than the "from" price. Viator prices these private tours by group size, and the from-price is the cheapest tier, for a bigger group. Pick your date and two travellers in the calendar to see the real figure before you pay.
Every tour on this site cancels for a full refund up to 24 hours before the start. The listings warn that weather can change the route, so if rain closes the pool or a gorge, ask your driver for another stop.
Ready to book
Private car, hotel pickup and free cancellation up to 24 hours before, on every tour.
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