Ubud Waterfalls & Rice Terrace Tour with Jungle Swing

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Duration10h

GroupPrivate

LanguagesEN

PickupAt your hotel

Walk Tegalalang rice fields swing above coconut trees and chase Ubud’s waterfalls

You’ll walk among emerald rice terraces at Tegalalang, fly above palm trees on the jungle swing, wade into Kanto Lampo’s cool spray, and find hidden waterfalls near Ubud with a local guide handling all the details. Expect muddy feet, honest food, and moments you’ll want to remember long after you leave Bali.

10h

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Ubud waterfalls and rice terraces

Visit Tegalalang Rice Terrace
Experience Ubud jungle swing
Visit coffee plantations and learn coffee making
Walk to Kanto Lampo Waterfall
Have lunch at local restaurant
Descend stairs to Tibumana Waterfall
Visit Tukad Cepung Waterfall

The Experience

Someone handed me a helmet before I even realized what was happening — turns out, that jungle swing over the Tegalalang Rice Terrace is higher than it looks in photos. The air felt thick with green, like you could smell the wet grass from up there. Our guide, Wayan, grinned as he pushed me off (“Don’t look down!”). I did anyway. The patchwork of rice paddies below looked almost fake, so bright it hurt my eyes a little. My hands shook for a while after but in a good way — adrenaline plus that weirdly sweet scent of coconut husk from the nearby trees.

I’d never heard of Kanto Lampo waterfall before this day trip from Ubud. It’s tucked behind a temple in Beng village, and you hear it before you see it — this low, constant roar under the birds. There were only a few other people around when we went (maybe luck), and Wayan led us down slippery steps to the river. Cold water up to my knees and suddenly there it was: sunlight breaking through leaves onto black rocks and all that white water pouring down. We took photos but honestly I just wanted to stand there with my feet numb for a while. He pointed out how locals sometimes come here for ceremonies — left some flowers wedged between stones.

Tibumana waterfall was next — more stairs (my calves complained) but worth it for that quiet pool ringed by palms. Not many tourists; just some kids splashing each other and an old man selling coconuts who smiled when I tried to say “terima kasih.” Lunch after was at a roadside warung where the owner’s daughter practiced her English on us (“Where are you from?”). The chicken was spicy enough to make me sweat but maybe that was just the humidity.

The last stop was Tukad Cepung waterfall. You have to duck through a cave — everything echoing and damp — then suddenly you’re inside this stone bowl with water falling through an opening above like something out of a dream or maybe an Instagram filter, but realer somehow. My shoes were soaked by then but I didn’t care; I still think about how cool that light felt on my skin after all those steps.

What’s included

Your day includes hotel pickup in Ubud, private transport with air conditioning, bottled water throughout the journey, entry tickets for Tegalalang Rice Terrace plus all three waterfalls—Kanto Lampo, Tibumana, Tukad Cepung—and lunch at a local restaurant before returning in the afternoon.

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Easy physical level

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