NaturePrivate car
Tegalalang, Kanto Lampo & Tibumana Waterfalls
- Tegalalang rice terrace
- Kanto Lampo
- Tibumana waterfall
$75 / personDetails
Kanto Lampo, Bali
A cascade that fans out over stepped rock in a village east of Ubud — shallow enough to sit in, photogenic enough to queue for, and best before the queue starts.
What is Kanto Lampo like, and when should you go?
Kanto Lampo is a low, wide waterfall where the river spreads over a staircase of rock ledges — you walk in, sit on the ledges and let the water go over you. A short flight of steps leads down from the road in Beng village, 20 minutes east of Ubud. It's small, so it fills fast: from mid-morning there's a queue for the photograph on the rocks. Go at eight and it's yours.
- RegionCentral Bali · Gianyar
- Best forSitting in a waterfall, photos
- From UbudAbout 20 minutes
- How long45 minutes to 1 hour
- Best time08:00–09:30
- CrowdsA queue for photos by 10:00
On the ground
Small and charming. The steps are short, the river at the bottom is knee-deep, and the fall is a wall of ledges you climb onto with the water running over you. Local guides help with the photo — the classic is you on the rock in the middle of the cascade — for a small tip.
The rock is slippery and the current after rain is strong enough to push you off the ledges; go carefully and hold the rope. There's a changing hut and a warung at the top.
It's the first waterfall on our Tegalalang-and-two-waterfalls day, and the one children like most — you don't so much swim as sit in it.
What to see at Kanto Lampo
The cascade
Climb onto the ledges from the river side; the guide shows you where it's safe.
Tibumana, 20 minutes
A single fall into a proper swimming pool — the second half of the day.
Tukad Cepung, 30 minutes
The waterfall inside a cave, with the light beam at mid-morning. An add-on.
Goa Gajah, on the way
The Elephant Cave temple near Ubud, if you'd like a temple in the day.
Entrance fees are in the price of our set routes; on a car + driver day they are paid at the gate, and your driver tells you the amounts the evening before.
What to do
Set routes that stop at Kanto Lampo
1 of our routes passes through.
Or make it a driver day
Kanto Lampo plus wherever else you like, at your pace — up to ten hours, priced per car, your route.
Before you go
How long should you stay? Under an hour. It's a stop between Tegalalang and Tibumana on the waterfalls day.
Best time to visit. Early, and in the dry season. After heavy rain the ledges are unsafe and the guards close them.
| Tickets | Small entry per person |
|---|---|
| Opening hours | Daylight |
| Dress | Swimwear, water shoes or sandals with a strap |
| Walking | A short flight of steps; the river bed is rocky |
| Food | A warung at the top |
| Toilets | Changing hut and toilet at the top |
| Safety | Hold the rope; no climbing above the marked ledges |
Photos
Kanto Lampo in photos
Questions
Asked in the car
Can we swim?
It's more sit-in than swim — the pool below the ledges is knee to waist deep. Tibumana, 20 minutes on, is the swim.
Is it good for children?
Yes from about six; the ledges are shallow and the guides are patient. Hold hands on the rock.
Why the queue?
One rock, one photograph. Come at eight and there's no queue; come at eleven and it's a wait.
Nearby, with our photos
Two waterfalls and a terrace
The Tegalalang, Kanto Lampo & Tibumana day gets you here first, before the queue.