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Ubud: Waterfalls, Rice Terraces & Jungle Swing Tour

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Duration10h

GroupUp to 15

LanguagesEN

PickupAt your hotel

Four Waterfalls, One Rice Terrace, and a Swing Above the Jungle

You're picked up from your hotel and driven to four separate water attractions—two waterfalls where you can swim, a sacred temple with purification pools, and a rice terrace you walk through—before finishing with a jungle swing that hangs above the valley. Entry to all sites is included, along with bottled water and an air-conditioned vehicle. The whole day takes you through Ubud's most recognizable landscapes without the logistics of getting there yourself.

10h

Step-by-step itinerary

Pick up from hotel
Visit Kanto Lampo Waterfall
Swim under crystal water
Explore Tibumana Waterfall and natural pool
Visit Tirta Empul Holy Spring Temple
Participate in water purification ritual
Explore Tegalalang Rice Terrace panoramic views
Experience adrenaline at Aloha Jungle Swing

The Experience

So you're standing at Kanto Lampo Waterfall and the water's actually cold—like, properly cold—and you realize the photos don't show you how narrow the pathways are getting there, or how the waterfall's tiered, stacked like nature built it in layers. Your guide points out the shallow pools below where you can actually swim without worrying you'll go under. The whole thing feels smaller than you expected but quieter too, which is the whole point. After that, it's a short drive to Tibumana, where the jungle gets thicker and the waterfall drops into a pool that's almost still, surrounded by so much green it's like being inside a photograph.

Then comes Tirta Empul Temple, and this is where the day shifts. It's a 10th-century Hindu water temple with spring water that locals believe purifies you—spiritually and physically. You can wade into the pools yourself if you want, or just walk the stone paths between the shrines and watch the light hit the carvings. Your guide explains the ritual purification without making it feel like a performance; it's just what happens here. The air's different inside the temple grounds, cooler and quieter, and you spend longer than you planned just standing there.

Tegalalang Rice Terrace comes next, and yeah, it's the famous one—the panoramic view you've seen in a hundred travel blogs. But walking the narrow paths between the paddies, you understand why. The terraces cascade down the hillside in these perfect geometric waves, and the green shifts depending on the light and the season. You can spend an hour here just moving slowly, taking photos that won't capture it, or you can sit on one of the paths and watch the farmers work. The scale of it hits you differently when you're inside it rather than looking at it from above.

The jungle swing at the end is pure adrenaline—you're suspended over a hundred meters above the valley, swinging out over the treetops and rice fields. It's the kind of thing that feels reckless until you're actually doing it, and then it's just exhilarating. The whole day is structured so you're not rushed between stops; the driver handles the route, the guide handles the timing, and you just show up at your hotel in the morning and get picked up when it's done. No arranging transport between five different places, no figuring out which waterfall is which, no wondering if the temple's open.

What’s included

Hotel pickup and return in an air-conditioned vehicle.
entry tickets to Kanto Lampo Waterfall, Tibumana Waterfall, Tirta Empul Temple, Tegalalang Rice Terrace, and the jungle swing.
bottled water throughout the day.
professional tour guide.

Good to know

Easy physical level

Operated by Ubud Driver

Is this one for you?Book this if you want Ubud's main water and landscape attractions in one day without arranging transport between five different sites—the fixed itinerary and included tickets mean you show up at your hotel and the logistics are handled.