Telaga Waja River

Visiting Bali without visit Beach is not feel that you are in Bali. Many other outdoor activities that you can do in Bali such as ride bike, trekking, snorkeling dive and white water rafting. I think most people already known about white water rafting. It is recreational outdoor use an inflatable raft  to navigate water.

In Bali there are few rivers that you can do white water rafting Ayung River located near Ubud,Ayung river rafting is good for beginning because this river has grade 2-4,and smooth rapid, but need more extra energy to get to river, there are long stairways to get to the river from the lobby where you start it.But panorama in Ayung River is magnificent, long the way in the river.

But in this article,it will talk about Telaga Waja River, located  on the eastern part of Bali,Karangasem ( Menanga,Rendang )about 1,5 hours  drive from Kuta.

Here is some characteristic of Telaga Waja River :

Ø  The Longest River Rafting for Rafting in Bali  : It’s offers 16 kilometers rafting route, normally take about 2.5 hours from starting point to the finishing point,but sometime take more than 2.5 hours depending on how high is the water in the river in that time when dry season water bit low, and of course need more extra energy to paddling your river raft,when wet season,it will be more fun because river rapids it will be ok.

Ø  No Long Stairways  :  Talking about white water rafting in river of course thinking about how the way to get river from starting point to the river where River Raft parking.But in Telaga Waja river most of the way to the river is not long walk or just short stairways.

Ø  Real Family Fun : Because Rapid in telaga Waja River not too strong is good  for family having fun ,Telaga Waja River has level 2- 4 river rapids classifications.

Ø  Away from Air Pollution  : Because located of this river away from city so the air still fresh .

Ø  Natural Beauty :  Telaga Waja River offers a natural tropical environment with plenty of coconut tree on the edge of Rivers,and also you see lots animal,Monkey,bird and Monitor Lizard if you are  lucky, when resting in one of rest area…Monitor Lizard will jump to the River Raft,of course Monitor Lizard will jumpin to the River Raft  when no body in the River Raft.