Tukad Cepung Waterfall: Light Beams, Tickets and the Walk In

About IDR 30,000 per person, cash only (checked Oct 2026). Guides from late 2024 to September 2026 give that figure; it was IDR 15,000 in 2021. Parking in the official lot is usually free, though you may be asked for IDR 2,000 to 5,000. No official price list is published, and there is no ATM at the site.

Daily from about 7 am to 6 pm (checked Oct 2026), according to the most recent guides; older listings give 8 am to 5 pm. The light beams appear from roughly 9 to 11 am. The site can close after heavy rain, and on Nyepi, when the whole island shuts down for a day.

Between about 9 and 11 am on a sunny morning, with the strongest rays around 10. The beams need direct sun through the opening above the chamber, so cloud switches them off. No source pins them to particular months; dry-season mornings from April to October give you the best odds of a clear sky.

Yes, on a clear morning, if you are fine with about 20 minutes of steep stairs each way and a short wade. The chamber and its light beams look like no other waterfall in Bali. On a cloudy day, in heavy rain or with small children, Tibumana or Kanto Lampo give you more for less effort.

By car or scooter, about 33 to 38 km east through Bedulu and Gianyar town, then north to Tembuku, a drive of 45 to 60 minutes. Most visitors hire a driver for a half or full day and add Tibumana or Kanto Lampo, because app rides back from Tembuku are hard to find. Leave Ubud by 8 am to catch the light.

Moderate. From the ticket booth it is about 700 meters and 15 to 20 minutes down steep concrete stairs with handrails, a flat canal path and a final flight of big uneven steps, then a wade of about 100 meters through the river. The climb back up is the real effort. It does not suit toddlers or anyone unsteady on stairs.

No. The water inside the chamber is only ankle to knee deep, so it is a place for wading and photos rather than swimming, though the spray will soak you anyway. For a proper swim, go to Tibumana, 30 to 40 minutes back toward Ubud, where the pool is usually waist deep and swimming is allowed when the flow is safe.

Only in settled weather. The waterfall sits in a narrow gorge with one way in and out, and rain on the slopes upstream raises the river quickly. The site closes when the gorge floods, most often from December to February. Go in the morning, skip it during or after heavy rain, and turn back if the water is brown or rising.

It is in Tembuku district, Bangli regency, east of Ubud, not in Ubud itself. Local press place it in Banjar Penida Kelod, Tembuku village, about 35 km by road from central Ubud. It is grouped with Ubud because most visitors stay there and see it as a morning trip with a driver.

Swimwear or quick-dry clothes, plus water shoes or sport sandals you can keep on through the river; the pebbles are sharp and the rock is slick. Pack a dry bag for your phone, a towel and a change of clothes. It is not a temple, so you do not need a sarong.

Yes, and Ubud drivers and tour operators sell it as a set loop. Start at Kanto Lampo at about 7 am, reach Tukad Cepung by 9 for the light, then swim at Tibumana on the way back. Each drive between them takes 30 to 40 minutes, and the three tickets add up to about IDR 80,000. Allow about six hours from Ubud.