One of the beautiful tourist attractions to visit in Gianyar Regency is the waterfall at Tegenungan Village. This secluded village, inhabited by 57 households, retains a waterfall at Tegenungan hamlet, Sukawati sub district. It is only 15 km east of Denpasar of some 30 minutes drive.

Most inhabitants of this village are farmers, traders and wood sculptors. Before entering the village, one is provided with the panorama of sprawling rice field on the ring and left side. There is a row of coconut trees along the road heading for Tegenungan. This road looks so tranquil and meandering, remanding us of Bali before the 1980s. Moreover, once in a while, we can see the swaying of egret’s wings passing over our head as if they taking us back to the ancient period.

Having arrived at Tegenungan, we are amazed by tranquility of this village. No roaring of machines at all. There is only the occasional sound of solitary cars and motorbike passing through the village; and they belong to visitors coming to see the beauty of Tegenungan village.On entering the location of waterfall, every visitors are expected to buy entrance ticket. This fund will be used to maintain the road to the waterfall.

On the upper part of waterfall, we are welcomed by two soft drink hawkers who also serve as tour guides to the location. From there we can relish the somewhat tempting waterfall. We can observe the endless streams of waterfall flowing to the Petanu River. “Wow, what an extraordinary waterfall it is,” a foreign visitor san when making a visit to this location.

As we explore the riverbank toward to the waterfall, we encounter an alluring and pristine panorama. According to one of the villager who lives close to the waterfall, the average day can see 50 tourists. The come from France, America, Japan, Korea, Italy and so forth. Aside from foreign visitors, lots of children also come here while relaxing with their friends.