Tibumana Waterfall: Tickets, Swimming and the Walk Down

About IDR 25,000 per person, cash only (checked Nov 2026). Guides updated in 2026 mostly give that figure, though one lists about IDR 20,000. A village decree changed the rates in July 2024; it was IDR 10,000 in 2016 and IDR 15,000 around 2019. Parking is free or about IDR 5,000 to 10,000, depending on the account.

Daily from about 7 AM to 6 PM (checked Nov 2026), according to most recent guides; detikBali gave 6 AM to 6 PM in 2023. Come at opening for the quietest pool. Hours can change on major religious days, and on Nyepi the whole island shuts down for 24 hours.

Yes, inside a marked zone of the pool. You wade in from a pebble beach, and the water is about waist deep in most places. Swimming to the base of the fall or standing under it is not allowed, and staff on the edge wave back anyone who gets too close. Locals also ask swimmers to keep to the edges, because the center of the pool is considered sacred.

Yes, if you want an easy swim after a short jungle walk. It is smaller and less dramatic than Tegenungan or Tukad Cepung, but the walk is gentle, the pool is calm, and it sees fewer people than Kanto Lampo. It is not worth the trip right after heavy rain, when the water turns brown.

By car or scooter, about 15 km east past Goa Gajah and through Bedulu, then north into Apuan village, a drive of 30 to 40 minutes. There is no public transport. Most visitors hire a driver for a half day and add Kanto Lampo, because taxis do not wait at the site and app rides back are hard to find.

It is easy. From the ticket booth it is about 500 meters and 10 to 15 minutes down a mostly concrete path with handrails, some stairs and two bamboo bridges. The climb back takes a little longer and feels steeper in the heat. It is fine for most children with an adult close by, but it is not wheelchair accessible.

It is in Apuan village, Susut district, Bangli regency, east of Ubud rather than in Ubud itself. The ticket booth sits at the end of the village lane, about 15 km by road from Ubud Palace. It is grouped with Ubud because most visitors stay there and see it as a morning trip with a driver.

Between 7 and 9 AM on a dry day. You get the pool almost to yourself, and the morning sun starts to light the trees above the fall. Tour groups arrive from about 11 AM. April to October gives the clearest water; in the wet season the flow is stronger, a second fall appears and the pool often turns brown after rain.

In settled weather, yes, with care. Rain upstream raises and muddies the river, the steps and bamboo bridges get slick, and the cliffs around the gorge are prone to small landslides. Go in the morning, skip it during or right after heavy rain, and stay out of the water if it is brown or rising.

Tibumana for a quiet swim, Tegenungan for size. Tegenungan is the bigger, louder fall, closer to Ubud, with a long staircase and a built-up rim. Tibumana is smaller and more natural, with a shorter, gentler walk and a calm pool. If you have a morning, pair Tibumana with Kanto Lampo, 10 to 15 minutes away.

Cash in small bills for the ticket and parking, swimwear worn under your clothes, a towel, shoes or sandals with grip, water and a dry bag for your phone. Lockers are not always available, so leave valuables in the car. It is not a temple, so you do not need a sarong.