Best Bali Waterfalls in Ubud: Tourist Traps vs Hidden Gems

Ubud is home to some of the most beautiful waterfalls in Bali, but they're all completely different. Some are great for swimming, others are just for photos, and some feel like a real adventure. So today I'm taking you to the top five waterfalls here in Ubud so you can see what they're really like. Now let's jump in. I am already water falling in love with this place. Anyway, we are starting off our top five waterfalls here in Ubud with Canto Lampo, which is one of the most photographed waterfalls in all of Bali. What makes this place unique is that unlike single drop waterfalls, here the water cascades down the face of this lava cliff. That creates a very unique scene that you can see behind me here. It was a 25 minute ride from Central Ubud to get here. Then I paid 25,000 Rupee to enter and took a short walk through the jungle down 100 steps and arrived at the waterfall. And something you need to understand about Canto Lampo are the crowds, and you're thinking, Adam, what crowds? Well, this is one of those Instagram versus reality scenarios that we're in right now because I'm sitting down here, but if you come up here, you can actually see that there is a pretty large line of people waiting to have their photos taken. When you get to the bottom before you actually get to the waterfall, they have a photo queue number that you pick up. Then you come down and wait in line to have an Indonesian photographer take your photos in front of the waterfall. Which is beautiful but if I'm being honest this is more of a photo stop than an actual waterfall experience. But if you are looking for a place to relax in the water and really soak up the vibe, we still have four more waterfalls to go that are all completely different and I'm sure one of them is perfect for you. So let's head to waterfall number two. Now our first waterfall was all about the photo, but the one we're at right now, Goa Rang Rang, is about the adventure. So when I showed up, I paid $200,000 for a special tour that's going to take us to four waterfalls before we get to the main event. I got a local guide named Kadek, who you're going to be seeing in the video, and we got some water shoes, a waterproof bag, and now we have walked down through the jungle. And we're in the river heading out on this adventure. Let's go. All right, so we are seeing our first two waterfalls. Wow. And there's a swing right there. I love this, the nature, this jungle all around. The river's nice and cool with that hot sun on my head. This is Bali and I'm loving it. I'm gonna go and climb up the waterfall right now because I just can't resist a good waterfall. Wow. Looking up at this feeling, the mist coming down, this is so amazing and I just can't help but singing Don't go chasing waterfalls unless you're in Bali by Ubud at Goa Rang Rang. All right, let's get back on the river and keep on going. Behind me here is the green Valley and I'm sure you can see why it is so beautiful here and Cadet tells me that we can actually go and jump into this right now. This is an adventure right here. We're continuing through this Green Valley Canyon and there's another waterfall right in front of us. So he just showed me a little bit of the river beyond the waterfalls on the tour and we were talking about our favorite waterfall here in Bali which is second pool waterfall in like northern-ish Bali. You can actually do a day trip there but I went there in my North Bali video so if you want to check that out I will put a little link up here and one down in the description because it is one of those things that will blow your mind. All right let's go Relax in the water a little bit maybe go on the swing and then we are going to head to the main event at the Goa Rang Rang. Wow I am completely blown away by all those waterfalls and Hiking through the river. It took about an hour to do the whole thing there and back. So really easy. You just need to get down some steps to get there. And now I'm about to arrive at the main Goa Rang Ran waterfall, which is right in front of me. And Wow. Look at this waterfall. I don't think I've ever seen one like this before. The water just kind of rolls down the rocks instead of falling like a traditional waterfall. They have a little spot with a pool at the top you can sit in. There's also a little place down here that you can lay in some nice calm pools and relax. If you don't want to do the trek that I just did it's only $30,000 to come in and come down to this waterfall but that trek is totally worth it. worth it, so I highly recommend it. Why don't we go and head down and get a closer look together. I know you might be tempted to go and walk out on the rocks here to get a good photo, but... Kadek was just saying that it's extremely slippery and people fall and hurt themselves all the time. So please just don't do it. Safety first. Remember that. You don't want to end up injured. And just in case you ever do end up injured while you're traveling, you should always have some good travel health insurance. I use Safety Wing. I've been using them for over 10 years and they have never let me down. It's been in over 180 countries and they have some very good prices. I'll put a link in the description below. If you want to check them out. But right now we're going to go over and chill out in a little relaxing pool on the other side. I'll see you in there. Man, this is so special. Being surrounded by this lush jungle, the cascades of water, so peaceful. And I think it might be one of my favorite waterfall experiences ever, to be completely honest. And Our next waterfall is more of a Bali classic so why don't we go and hop back on the motorbike and head to waterfall number three. I'll see you there. So our next waterfall wasn't actually originally on the list. After I finished the tour I was sitting with the guides and they gave me some delicious freshly cut dorian fruit where I even got to drink some of the water out of the dorian husk which was really cool and they said that where i was originally going is actually very busy right now so they suggested me a local favorite that's only just recently been open. this was a 15 minute ride from the last waterfall. i paid the 30 000 rupiah entry fee, walked through some little rice paddies and down 200 steps and it was so gorgeous along the way. this is pure bali Magic. Welcome to Temesi Waterfall. It's 30 meters tall. There's like eight people here and everyone is a local. Such a cool spot. I'm so glad they suggested this. You always got to go with that local knowledge and Indonesians are so friendly so definitely take the chance to talk to them whenever you have one. So let's go walk over and get a closer look at this thing because it doesn't It doesn't even look real. I was not expecting to fall in love with this place, but It hit me hard in the best kind of way. It's so magical and it has everything that I want in a waterfall. It's peaceful. It's powerful. There is all this nature surrounding you. You can go in a little pool up top and swim. You can go in a river and hang out with the locals. It's just so special and you're not going to find it on any Best waterfalls in Bali list yet. I mean I guess besides this one. When I was sitting underneath the waterfall up there it was pushing me down. I was doing my monk meditation and I wanted to give you a little warning. It's extremely slippery on those rocks over there so be very very careful. Take your time. Get the most out of your trip to this waterfall because it is amazing. And right now we are going to go and head to our fourth waterfall of the day which is going to be a completely different experience. I'll see you over there. Welcome to Sawat Waterfall. It was an easy 20-minute drive over here. When I arrived I paid 40,000 rupiah to enter and then it was a 10-minute walk down through this path that is overgrown with bamboo. So beautiful. It was about 100 steps to get down here and I emerged at this beautiful natural jungle scene. This is small, it's intimate and the real experience comes from the pool in front of it which is five meters deep and nice and cool. On a hot Bali day, you can go out on a little bamboo raft and get your photos taken. Go for a swim and go right underneath the falls coming down. And if you climb up behind the waterfall, you can take an amazing plunge into the cool water below. Every waterfall we've been to has been completely different. Each a different experience. We had the photo stop, the waterfall adventure. Then we had the Bali magic unknown. Now we're at a swimming pool area and jungle paradise, and our next and final waterfall is the biggest and most developed waterfall here in Bali, but it's supposed to be pretty awesome. So let's go hop back on the motorbike and I'll see you over there. Oh wow, check this out. This is our fifth and final waterfall, Tigenungan, and it was a 30-minute drive over from Suat. When I arrived I paid 30,000 rupiah to enter and then walked down through a series of restaurants and souvenir shops before I got to the top of the 174 steps that lead down to this waterfall right here. But I saw a very cool little viewing platform and I thought I would stop and check it out. And I'm so glad that I did. I can already see that there's more people down there right now than at all of the other waterfalls we went to today combined. But that doesn't mean it's not still a special experience. So why don't we go and head down because this one looks huge. Wow. This is amazing. It's totally different than seeing it from up at the top. It looked big up there but down here you can feel the power. There's so much water coming off. It sounds like thunder and it's crashing down at the bottom and creating this beautiful mist that's just kind of covering everything. So impressive. Wow. And you can go swimming here, but it's not very deep, and you can see that they have these little pontoons or buoys in the water, which prevent you from going too close, because if you were to go underneath that, you could be seriously injured. So just stay behind the line if you choose to go swimming. It's worth the walk down, and I'm so glad that we did this. But right now, I'm going to step away from the waterfall. And then we can talk a little bit about the day and I'll give you some tips to get the most out of your waterfall adventure here in Ubud. Ah, it is so much quieter over here. It really was like thunder standing next to that thing. But anyway, I mentioned earlier that there were a lot of more people here than at the other waterfalls, but to be honest with you this place is so big that it didn't really feel crowded at all. There's plenty of waterfall for everybody people, so just relax. And now that we've done our top five waterfalls in Ubud, I genuinely would like to know what your favorite waterfall was. So on the count of three, I want you to quickly type in the comments your favorite waterfall and press send. Ready? One, two, three, Tamasi. Oh, you don't agree? Well, that's totally fine because after doing this, it really helped me to realize that there is no one. Perfect waterfall. It's really what you're looking for. And while Tamazi was that pure Bali magic that I love, I also really enjoyed the Suat waterfall. The swimming was so good, and I loved that little cliff jump. I also enjoyed the second waterfall, Goa Rang Rang, where we got to hike in the river and discover those waterfalls. And this one is impressive, but it didn't really get me. But I understand why people would be really impressed by it. and i think that if there was one waterfall that you didn't have enough time to do that you could skip it would probably be canto lampo our first waterfall because it's literally just a photo stop and that's fine if traveling to you is just photos but to me travel is about experiences and you know like you go there if you're not there first thing in the morning you could be waiting in line for two hours to get a couple of photos taken so you can show your friends you were in bali i'd way rather be out actually experiencing stuff so If that's your thing, I'm not judging you. Do whatever you want. This is your vacation. But I think that travelers and people that are looking for an adventure could probably do better than that. I'm just saying. And now for our tips. The first one is get to these waterfalls early because the earlier you get here, the less people that are going to be here. And that especially is affected by the time of the year that it is. The second one is... Getting there by motorbike is pretty cool. It's my favorite way to get around Bali and I feel like it gives you the most opportunities to like really experience the Balinese culture and people. But if you don't have a motorbike that's totally fine. In town there's lots of places where you can book tours as well as my go-to booking app for activities which is Klub. They have some Ubud like experiences as well as a couple of waterfall tours and I'll put those This is in the link in the description below. Also, you never know what's going to happen when you're on the road. So good travel health insurance, as I mentioned before, is super important. I'll put the link to Safety Wing on the bottom because they're who I use and a lot of these waterfalls have facilities like restaurants, bathrooms, changing rooms and to a different extent like where we are right now has like 20 or 30 right in front of me is this place called Ama that looks so cool. It has a pool that looks out over the waterfall behind me. They have a DJ restaurant. It was just a little too loud for me to film in so I'm gonna go there after I'm done And I'm coming with you guys. But the other ones will have one or two places that you can go to, except for Tomasi. So if you're going to go there and spend the day, make sure you bring water and food with you, as well as a towel, because you don't want to be wet all day. And the last tip is really... Enjoy yourself here. You don't need to do five waterfalls like I did in the day. It was really cool. But personally, I would rather have spent more time soaking up that Bali magic, that Bali vibe. So pick the one or two that are right for you and just go to those. You don't have to go to all five waterfalls. And just because something on the Internet says that it's the most popular or the best doesn't automatically mean. That it is. If you enjoyed this video, please give me a big thumbs up, comment, subscribe, and don't forget to bling, bling, bling, bling, bling, bling, the Ubud waterfalls. Terima kasih, my friends. I will see you soon.