Bali Waterfalls: Our Top 6 Waterfalls in Bali

The Most Beautiful Waterfalls in Bali on a Map

The most beautiful Bali waterfalls are found mainly in the center and the north. The best way to explore them is on your trip to Bali from a hotel in Ubud, Munduk, or Lovina.

We’ve put together a map of our favorite waterfalls in Bali so you can get a quick overview.

Gembleng Waterfall

• Perfect starting point: Ubud – 1 hour 15 minutes by car
• Waterfall location: open in Google Maps
• Admission: donation-based
• Trail conditions: You climb stairs alongside the waterfall going up.

Gembleng Waterfall is completely different from most other waterfalls in Bali with their massive volumes of water. This one is totally peaceful and cascades down through the jungle in several tiers.

Small natural pools have formed on each tier. Taking a dip in one of them gets you a refreshing cool-down and a stunning view of the jungle all at once.

Our insider tip: Walk all the way up to the top of the waterfall. Once you pass the Warung Gembleng (a local Indonesian restaurant), there’s another pool up there. Hardly anyone knows about it because most visitors hang around the middle section.

Sekumpul Waterfall

• Perfect starting point: Lovina – 1 hour by car
• Waterfall location: open in Google Maps
• Admission: 20,000 IDR / €1 (lookout point), 150,000 IDR / €9 (guide for the hike to the waterfall)
• Trail conditions: approximately 300 steps going down, some of them steep

Sekumpul Waterfall is said to be the tallest waterfall in Bali. We couldn’t find any reliable information to confirm that — but honestly, it doesn’t matter. The waterfall is absolutely stunning regardless.

The water drops about 80 meters, and you can swim in the pool at the base. You’ll get wet even without swimming, since the spray reaches everywhere.

For some time now, there’s been a rule that you can only hike down to the waterfall with a guide, which costs extra. Without one, you’re limited to the lookout point. But the view from there is already seriously impressive.

Our insider tip: We’ve heard from multiple sources that you can visit the waterfall without a guide if you arrive early in the morning. To make that work, it’s best to book one of your accommodations in Bali nearby. We didn’t try this ourselves, though — if you give it a shot, let us know in the comments!

Guides do come with real benefits and can share fascinating stories about the area. If you’d like to visit the waterfall with a guide, we recommend this tour:

Book a tour to Sekumpul Waterfall

Goa Rang Reng Waterfall

• Perfect starting point: Ubud – 30 minutes by car
• Waterfall location: open in Google Maps
• Admission: 20,000 IDR / €1 (waterfall), riverbed tour additionally on a donation basis
• Trail conditions: You walk down just a few steps to the waterfall.

Goa Rang Reng Waterfall is a wide waterfall that doesn’t get nearly as crowded as most others. We’ll be upfront, though: we didn’t actually see it ourselves — it was closed during our visit due to a rockfall. But the real highlight here is something else entirely.

If you chat with the guides at the entrance for a moment, they’ll offer to take you into a small canyon where three more waterfalls are hidden. You absolutely have to say yes.

Only 25 tourists are allowed on the tour each day, since locals want to keep this spot as an under-the-radar gem in Bali. We had the entire canyon to ourselves.

You wade through a shallow river with rock walls rising up on either side. During the short hike, you can jump off a rock into the water, swim a short stretch, and at the end just soak it all in for as long as you like.

This tour was one of the absolute highlights on our travel route through Bali. Our guide Adi was super friendly and the whole thing was donation-based.

Our insider tip: Come in the morning or around midday. That’s when the sun sits nicely above the canyon, giving you much better light for photos. By afternoon, spots may already be taken — we arrived at 3 PM and were numbers 20 and 21 out of 25.

Nung Nung Waterfall

• Perfect starting point: Ubud – 1 hour by car
• Waterfall location: open in Google Maps
• Admission: 20,000 IDR / €1 (waterfall), 2,000 IDR / €0.10 (parking)
• Trail conditions: approximately 500 steps of varying heights going down

The trail to Nung Nung Waterfall — and especially the climb back up — is genuinely tiring with those tall steps. But it’s absolutely worth it! It’s one of our favorite activities in Bali.

The waterfall is truly impressive and one of the most spectacular sights in Bali. It’s incredibly tall and sends down massive volumes of water. At the base is a large pool where you can swim — though the water is really cold. The surrounding rock walls are draped in greenery and rise about 70 meters, creating a seriously dramatic atmosphere.

Our insider tip: Bring a change of clothes. The water hits with such force that the spray reaches everywhere — after your photo session you’ll be completely soaked, even if you weren’t standing under the waterfall. With that kind of water pressure, you shouldn’t stand directly underneath it anyway.

By the way: if you want to take great photos of waterfalls, check out our article on photographing waterfalls. We break it all down in a super easy-to-follow way.

Aling Aling Waterfall

• Perfect starting point: Lovina – 30 minutes by car
• Waterfall location: open in Google Maps
• Admission: 25,000 IDR / €1.50 (waterfall), from 125,000 IDR / €7 (guide for jumping and sliding)
• Trail conditions: You walk down about 100 steps.

Aling Aling is one of the best waterfalls in Bali. The catch: you can only admire it from a distance. The waterfall is considered sacred, and the final stretch to reach it would be too dangerous anyway.

That’s really not a problem, though. In front of the main Aling Aling Waterfall there are several smaller ones where you’re not just allowed to swim — you can also jump off rocky ledges and slide down natural water slides.

You do need to hire a guide who’ll walk you through the safety instructions. The tour we’ve linked below already includes the waterfall admission. If you just want to see the falls without the activities, you only pay the entrance fee.

Book a guide for Aling Aling Waterfall
Our insider tip: Near the waterfall, there’s also a natural water slide in Lemukih that costs just one euro. It’s even less crowded than Aling Aling — and if you’re visiting the water slide anyway, you can enjoy the scenery there too.

Banyumala Waterfall

• Perfect starting points: Munduk – 30 minutes by car, Lovina – 1 hour by car
• Waterfall location: open in Google Maps
• Admission: 50,000 IDR / €3 (waterfall), 2,000 IDR / €0.10 (parking)
• Trail conditions: You walk down a steep path with a few steps for about 10–20 minutes.

At Banyumala you’ll find lots of smaller cascades and two large waterfalls, all flowing into one big pool. The whole setting is really beautiful.

The pool is great for swimming, and there are changing rooms on-site for afterward.

Heads up: If you don’t have much experience on two wheels, you shouldn’t ride your scooter in Bali to get here on your own. The road is made of unevenly laid stone slabs and is fairly steep.

Which popular Bali waterfalls we don’t think are worth your time

• Kanto Lampo: The waterfall is wide and has multiple tiers at varying heights, making it a great photo spot. Unfortunately, way too many other people have figured that out. It’s far too crowded for our taste — if you want a photo of yourself in front of the waterfall, expect to wait in line for 15 minutes or more.
• Leke Leke: Leke Leke charges twice the admission of most other waterfalls, there’s nowhere comfortable to sit nearby, and it gets crowded. In our opinion, none of that felt worth it. Every other waterfall on our list was a much better experience.