The Tegenungan Waterfall is a very popular spot with locals & tourists as it is fairly close to the city, just 10 km outside Ubud. The waterfall is open from 6:30 am – 6:30 pm. However, the best times to enjoy it would be between 9:00 am – 3:00 pm. Visitors can park their cars at an open parking lot at IDR5,000. There is no charge for motorcyclists. Lockers & toilets are available but chargeable, as well. Walking a few steps ahead after getting our tickets, we were greeted by a very large signage of “Welcome to Tegenungan Waterfall”. Along the way to the waterfall were shops selling food, drinks, swimming paraphernalia & souvenirs. Since we were pressed for time & I had some ankle issues, we walked to a viewing point area or location. From there, we could see a full view of the Tegenungan Waterfall from afar. There were many people at the waterfall. We could also see a wedding photo opportunity taking place! We took quite a few photos of the waterfall in the background surrounded by a lot of greenery & rocks before leaving. It was quite surreal. I could almost feel the cooling water on my skin. The waterfall may be categorised as a small one but its gushing water is undoubtedly very strong. The water that plunges into the pool below is not very clear. However, it does provide a cool respite against the hot weather around the year. Since it is not very high, you can find thrill-seekers jumping off the cliff despite having prohibitive signs around. The water may not be deep enough to cushion the jump downwards. Further reading suggests that one must walk down approximately 150 concrete wide steps with safety rails before reaching the waterfall area. A restaurant with an open-air design has been built near the falls. There is also a large swing for insta-worthy photos which we had missed.

It’s important to note that even if you don’t plan on going down to the waterfall, you still have to pay the entrance fee. Unfortunately due to the weather and having two small children with us, we only saw the waterfall from the viewing platform and it was very pretty. Lush green surrounds and good vantage points to take photos. Loved the nests where you can take pics, too! Our son thought they were brilliant! Our visit was pretty quick, in and out in a matter of 10mins (it started to pour soon after we left so we timed it well) so wasn’t the greatest visit, but would still recommend.

We had a couple of hours to kill on our trip from Ubud to Seminyak so asked our driver to take us to a waterfall and he chose here. Entry is 20,000Rp (about $2). The walk towards the fall has heaps of market type shops and some restaurants. We had an icecream which then meant my partner could use the toilets for free otherwise it was a very small fee. There are quite a few stairs down to the falls with several photo opportunities including a nest like structure you could sit in and have a photo and a love heart you could stand in front or behind for photos. All instagramable if you are into that (I'm not). The falls were moderately impressive but spoilt by all the commercialism including jungle swings. You could swim in the pool at the bottom of the falls although half was roped off so you couldn't get close to the falls themselves. The water was muddy looking. There was a small man made swimming area near the base of the stairs that looked much more appealing to swim in. It was an additional $2 each to walk up to the top of the falls, we elected not to having not been amazed by the bottom of the falls. My photos looked better than my memory, so if photos are your thing, go for it. It was midday on a Friday in Australian school holidays and there were quite a few people there but I wouldn't call it packed.