Batu Lantang Waterfall

4 Filip Cada - 3 years ago

Very nice waterfall with no tourist. However, the track is not easy. It takes 15-30 minutes to get there from a road. Not suitable for small children or elders. Don't go there if it's rainy!!!

5 Ni Made Trangipani - 3 years ago

Wonderfull waterfall, still fresh and clean. But the way in is a bit far.

5 dsfsdf dsfsdf - 2 years ago

Even though Bali's cities are fun and very friendly, sometimes you want to leave the busy life behind and retreat to a place you can relax. This is a story about my first time visiting Batu lantang waterfall.

Early in the morning, 11'o clock AM, my friend and I are sitting at the cafe, discussing our next location in our two week Bali adventure. We want to go somewhere the locals go. Avoiding all the tourists that swamp the island during the European summer months. We decided we want to see a waterfall. So, where do you go? There are so many, and we just couldn't decide. So we decided fate would choose for us and just chose one we saw on the map. Batu Lantang. After a one hour journey on our rented scooters, we arrive at the site. The entrance isn't clearly marked. Just a simple sign pointing down a hill into the jungle. For a moment we doubted continuing but decided to follow the arrow pointing down.

A small track zigzags down. First, it's just a dirt path. Then it transforms into a small wall made of brick. On one side a small stream of water and the mountain wall, on the other side a very steep drop down into the jungle. You don't want to fall down here. It must be at least 50 meters down. That's 160 feet for you Americans.

The brick wall must be just 2 feet wide. We carefully place our feet while making sure we keep our balance. After 10 minutes walking carefully along the ledge and while the jungle kisses our feet with her leaves, we see a second arrow pointing us at the waterfall. At least we didn't get lost!

A third arrow comes into view. It directs us through some high grass. Man, I wish I didn't choose my shorts for this trip. Carefully we continue through the tall grass when suddenly the grass starts moving. It shocked me, keep in mind Indonesia has snakes, and you don't want to get bitten by them. I almost lost my balance, then realizing it's a small cute salamander moving harmlessly through the grass. We probably scared it first.

We've come pretty far. And we must have been walking for a good 30 minutes already. Then the path changes. It disappears into a wall of loose dirt. We can barely cross it, using our fingers to grip the dirt and carefully crossing the loose sand. On the other side, there is another arrow pointing down that scary wall of dirt we just crossed. The path wraps around a tree and then we saw a rope. The rope is there to help you descend further down the mountain. About 5/7 meters down we arrive at the bottom.

At that point, we can clearly hear the waterfall roaring. We even hear some voices of children laughing and playing.

Continuing the path towards the sound we are greeted with an amazing sight. Out of nowhere, the waterfall appears. It is so beatiful we have to take a moment to take in its beauty. The next two hours are spent bathing and having fun with the local Indonesian children. They guided us through the water, marking the shallow spots you can easily cross. It was truly an amazing experience and one I'll never forget.

4 jian hao - 2 years ago

The waterfall is beautiful, just bit hard to reach this waterfall,

5 Wayan Sukarja John - 3 years ago

Natural waterfall at banjar munduk tiying Auman pelaga petang badung utara bali. Recomended if you fit, because must walk hiking or semi climbing aprox 1 mil from the public street. Best view n nice panorama

3 I Wayan Gede Harimbawa - 4 years ago

Beautiful waterfall, away from tourists

5 I KADEK PERADNYANA - 4 years ago

Nice View