dug
I just recently viewed a episode of Anthony Bourdains ' No Reservations' on the television. In that episode he went swimming at a really nice looking waterfall. Since he was in the Ubud area, I was wondering if anyone knows of any waterfalls that are located in that area, or if you have seen the show,which one he was at. Thanks, Doug
fordprefect
Wasn't it gitgit up north?[url="http://www.traveljournals.net/pictures/40023.html"]http://www.traveljournals.net/pictures/40023.html[/url]
begonia
Hello DougThis is a link to a place where there is a list of "all" the waterfalls in Bali[url="http://e-kuta.com/blog/index.php/category/air-terjun-di-bali"]http://e-kuta.com/blog/index.php/catego ... un-di-bali[/url]have a good day!
begonia
aduhhhhhhh!I forgot to mention one I think is not on the list!!! and in fact you are asking about a waterfall close to Ubud!!!The one I know close to Ubud isTegenungan Air tejunis located in Kemenuh, close to Blahbatuh, but I think not many people knows this place!!! even local people doesnt know about it!!I remember the first time I visited it (1998), had some equiepment for doing "puenting" (hehehe spanish version sorry) or this kind the sport people fall from the top of something, I dont know the word in english, I wonder if anybody ever do something there.......
tintin
begonia,I believe you are correct, as this waterfall in Tegenungan is the closest to Ubud. It's about one kilo south of the main highway going from Blahbatuh to Sakah, right opposite to Kemenuh, which is north of the same highway.The waterfall was quite spectacular, falling into a large pool. Of course, the water (the Petanu river) was (and still is) highly polluted with all sorts of chemicals picked up along the way. You access the pool through a long stairway going down to a quarry on the shore of this pool.In the middle 1990s, when bunjy jumping became very popular, a bunjy jump was installed over that pool, which could be accessed from desa Blangsinga. This totally ruined the place. They went bankrupt in couple of years, and now the rusted carcass of this structure remains, totally spoiling the whole panorama (Eh, Governor Pastika, let's do something about that piece of s#$t).There was also a restaurant, with some rooms for rent (by the hour :lol: ) facing the pool, from which one could take in the beautiful panorama, while enjoying a bintang (expensive). The restaurant was owned by a couple of obnoxious Australian men: they also went bankrupt. :(
begonia
I dont know if this is the one Dug is looking for but at least it is "close" to Ubud, although could be any one because I think all the waterfalls in Bali are easy to reach from Ubud (of course the most populars are Gigit and the one in Munduk I think).Tintin, good news, the rusted carcass has gone!!!!!!! I saw it as well in 1998, I dont know when they removed it but they did.There is a nice (ok ok maybe tipical lokal warung!!! I love lokal warung!!!) where you can sit and drink a kopi and just see the waterfall in front, a popular place for couples and young people on Sundays.
tintin
Thanks for the good news about that piece of junk being gone at Tegenungan waterfall. Last time I was there was in 2007, and it was still there. It's nice to know it is no longer. Thank you Pak Pastika or whoever. :) :) Yes, that little warung is nice. :)
Thorsten
Here is a photos of the waterfall[url]http://www.flickr.com/photos/thorsten198/2790187882/in/set-72157606960503884/[/url]
dug
Thank you,Begonia, Tintin and Thorsten Yep that's the one I saw on the television. I figured that the pollutants would probably be high at a place so far below the populated areas above.I would probably keep my head above the water if swimming!Regardless it looks to be a beautiful place, and am pleased that the 'tourist infrastructure' so to speak has been vacated. Once again thanks for your attention to this query. Doug
tintin
You're welcome, dug.Thanks for the nice picture, Thorsten. Nice to see that the eyesore is gone. Did you take this picture yourself?
Thorsten
When I took the picture, the rusty thing was still there, you want a pic with it? :wink:
tintin
Yes, I'm curious. Thank you in advance.
heerhugo
with the rusty thing:[url="http://www.balitoursclub.com/berita_68_Tegenungan_-_Air_terjun.html"]http://www.balitoursclub.com/berita_68_ ... erjun.html[/url]
JohnnyCool
I first came across the waterfall at Kemenuh in the early 1980s. Over a period of some thirty years, I've literally been there hundreds of times. It [b]was[/b] a lovely place until some idiots built the ugly bungee -jumping tower.Being a frequent visitor to the tiny [i]warungs[/i] on the opposite side of the river, I got to know many of the locals very well. They couldn't quite grasp why people would spend a small fortune to climb the thing and then leap off attached to a big rubber band.I wouldn't describe the waterfall as particularly spectacular, even in its pristine state. Pretty enough, not very high and the pool at the bottom was very nice if you had the energy to climb down all the steps. Coming back up was much harder.[b]tintin[/b] asserts that:The restaurant was owned by a couple of obnoxious Australian men: they also went bankrupt.[/quote]That's not really true. There was one Australian guy and a Balinese partner. When the Australian wanted out, he was continually blocked by the Balinese partner. That impasse went on for several years. I know this because at one time I considered buying the place myself. I met the Australian in his own house in Australia. He hadn't bankrupted himself - he couldn't get the Balinese guy to relinquish his control over it. Well, he could have but the Balinese partner wanted a ridiculous amount of money. In the end, nothing happened. The place fell apart and everybody lost. These on-going dramas were the main reason I decided against buying it.To my knowledge, the "villa" underneath the restaurant was never a place you could rent by the hour. Unless, of course, the Balinese partner did that when the "owner" was away.[b]begonia[/b] reckons:There is a nice (ok ok maybe tipical lokal warung!!! I love lokal warung!!!) where you can sit and drink a kopi and just see the waterfall in front, a popular place for couples and young people on Sundays.[/quote]Well, there is, kind of. I wouldn't describe it as a "typical local warung". Maybe "typical" for a [i]warung[/i] at a tourist spot, for both domestic and overseas visitors. As I said, I know the families that run those places very well and regard them as dear friends. They sell cold drinks, coffee, crackers ([i]krupuk[/i]), sarongs, some carvings, all the usual stuff. Many beautiful children from the village do the usual trip of trying to sell stuff to visitors.It's been nearly a year since I was there last time. Quite frankly, I don't recall that the bungee monstrosity had been removed then. If that's true, that's great because it was always an eyesore! :D
tintin
JohnnyCool,Thanks for the additional interesting details regarding the owners of the restaurant. What I reported was what I had been told by some local youths, on several occasions. I guess these people were not as privy as you were. Then, I must have met with the ONLY Australian partner (several times), but I still maintain that he was really obnoxious. As for the rooms rented by the hours by young and not so young people, I was refering the one or two rooms in the back of the restaurant. But personally, I don't remember the "villa" you mention. I went swimming (stupidly disregarding the pollution) in the pool several times. Yes, climbing back up from the pool was rather strenuous, but much less though than while carrying large rocks of your head, like some Balinese workers were doing. :)
begonia
uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hehehe sorry maybe I am wrong and I got use to see it!!!!!!!! (I mean the bungee monstrosity!!!!!).Ok ok better to go there and check again!!!Johnny you are right, the warung sells tipical things as well for tourist, I was surprise even they sell big paintings of Buda!!!!!!!! although I never have seen a tourist all the times I have been there.
dug
Pretty good recount of the recent history of the waterfall.Tintin,in your opinion,its not worth swimming there? Another waterfall,located near Munduk,any info on that one?
mat
Another waterfall,located near Munduk,any info on that one?[/quote]Nice waterfall but not much good for swimming as most of the area under the fall has very shallow water.
dug
Thanks Mat, I pass there often from Bedugul to Gerokgak,just haven't stopped and hiked to it!
JohnnyCool
Just for you [b]tintin[/b]Then, I must have met with the ONLY Australian partner (several times), but I still maintain that he was really obnoxious.[/quote]I have no idea who you met "several times". I can't remember the original Australian guy's name. I know that he was involved in a significant way with theatre, plays, reviews, and so on, with well-known, (in Australia), "identities".There were many photographs hung on the left downstairs' wall, (on the way to the toilet, as I recall), attesting to the fact that this person was a member of some important arty crowd. I know that because he told me later, (when I met him in Australia), and he was [b]in[/b] many of the photos. They [b]weren't[/b] done in [i]Photoshop[/i].Now, about the "villa". That [i]might[/i] be [i]too[/i] strong a term but it was a very pleasant, tasteful area, again, to the left-handside of the main downstairs' entry, looking from the front. (The waterfall behind you.). I literally stumbled upon it one time when I was busting for a piss coming down from upstairs. In other words, it was not obviously there. I'm not sure when you visited the place, but at one stage, lots of Qantas Airways staff, (hostesses and gay cabin crew), stayed there. I am neither gay nor have ever been employed by Qantas. This "Qantas connection" was part of the selling-point when I was considering buying the joint.How are the links joining together in your head? [i]The Ozzie Thunder From Down Under[/i] dude was intimately involved in a fringe but very lucrative entertainment industry, mainly in Sydney. For all I know, he might have owned [i]The Pink Pussy Club[/i] and [i]Les Girls[/i]Even if he didn't, he mixed in those circles and was prominent.Years later, he's trying to sell a "restaurant" with a waterfall view, in an area most people weren't aware of.His Balinese partner [i]might[/i] have been gay. Maybe some jealousy arose as a result of Qantas cabin crew staying in "the secret villa". The mind boggles.I vaguely remember the "rooms" at the back. I saw them, (of course). They were rooms for staff to sleep in, not dens of prostitution.Don't forget that I was frequenting this place well [b]before[/b] the "cafe/restaurant" was built, or the bungee bullshit across the way. If there was some kind of funny business going on, my Balinese friends from around there would have told me about it. Lots of people, including Balinese, love gossip. Everybody "knows" what's going on. In a small place like Kemenuh, nothing is undetected, or commented upon, rightly or wrongly. 8)
