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Telaga Waja Rafting

Telaga Waja River Rafting in Karangasem

Bali · booked through Family Trips Bali

Duration 2–2.5 hours Shared raft · Private raft Departs Hourly 09:00–13:00 Max 12 guests

Grade III–IV rapids in Karangasem, east Bali
About 2–2.5 hours on the water over 14–16 km
A dam drop of about 4 m
Shared raft or a private raft for your group
5 start times a day, from 09:00 to 13:00

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01Shared SelectedShared raft · meet at the start point

A seat in a shared raft on the Telaga Waja River. You make your own way to the operator's start point.

Meeting point: The rafting operator's start point on the Telaga Waja River — the exact place is confirmed before your trip
Departures: 09:00 · 10:00 · 11:00 · 12:00 · 13:00

Rafting on the Telaga Waja River with a river guide
Helmet, life jacket and paddle

FromIDR 300,000per person

02PrivatePrivate raft · your group only

A raft and a river guide for your group only, at one price per raft. Meet at the operator's start point on the Telaga Waja River.

Meeting point: The rafting operator's start point on the Telaga Waja River — the exact place is confirmed before your trip
Departures: 09:00 · 10:00 · 11:00 · 12:00 · 13:00

FromIDR 900,000per boat (up to 4 guests)

Prefer to ask first? Message us on WhatsApp

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before departure

The river at a glance

Grade: III–IV
Length: 14–16 km
Time on the water: 2–2.5 hours

Telaga Waja River →Compare Ayung River and Telaga Waja River →

Safety

Everyone wears a helmet and a life jacket for the whole time on the water.
Listen to the safety briefing and follow your river guide's commands.
If you fall in, float on your back with your feet up and pointing downstream, and wait for your guide's help.
Tell us before booking about pregnancy, injuries, or heart, back or other health conditions.
No alcohol before rafting.
This is the more demanding of our two rivers: if you are unsure, choose the Ayung.
The operator may close the river or change the trip when the water is too high.

Season & water level

Bali has a wet season and a dry season, and the Telaga Waja changes with them. In the wet season, rain upstream can raise the river quickly: the rapids get even more powerful, and on some days the operator closes the river for safety. In the dry season the water is usually lower. The river is checked before trips run; if it is closed because of high water, you choose a new date or a full refund.

Good to know

E-voucher on your phone right after booking
Book online up to 12 hours before the start · places held 15 minutes at checkout
Run by local rafting operators, booked through Family Trips Bali
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before departure; after that, or for a no-show, no refund.
River closed because of high water: choose a new date or get a full refund
No cancellation once the e-voucher has been used

Show your e-voucher on your phone at the meeting point. Ask a question

What to bring

Clothes that can get wet, with swimwear underneath
Sandals with a back strap or water shoes
Dry clothes and a towel for afterwards
Sunscreen
A waterproof pouch if you take your phone

Please note

The duration shown is the time on the water. Check-in, the briefing, the walk to and from the river and changing take extra time.
If the operator closes the river because of high water, you choose a new date or a full refund.
Tell us before booking about pregnancy, recent injuries, heart or back problems or other health conditions.
Travelling with children? Ask us before you book — the operator sets the minimum age for each river.
This is the wilder of our two rivers. For a gentler first trip, choose Ayung River Rafting.
Leave valuables at your hotel: anything you take on the river can get wet.

Where it happens

Meeting pointThe rafting operator's start point on the Telaga Waja River — the exact place is confirmed before your trip

What to expect

The Telaga Waja runs through Rendang in Karangasem, east Bali. It is the longer and wilder of our two rafting rivers: 14–16 km of Grade III–IV rapids, about 2–2.5 hours on the water, and a dam drop of about 4 m.

Choose a seat in a shared raft and make your own way to the operator's start point, or book a private raft for your group at one price per raft. Trips start at 09:00, 10:00, 11:00, 12:00 and 13:00.

A river guide steers every raft, everyone wears a helmet and a life jacket, and every trip starts with a safety briefing. You book and pay through Family Trips Bali; the trip itself is run by a local rafting operator.

Stop 1 · Before your start timeCheck-in at the start point
Meet the operator's team at the start point. You get a helmet, a life jacket and a paddle.

Stop 2 · Before you get inSafety briefing
Your river guide explains how to sit in the raft, the paddle commands, what to do if you fall in and what happens at the dam drop.

Stop 3 · On footTo the river
Walk down to the riverbank with your guide and climb into the raft.

Stop 4 · Grade III–IV · 2–2.5 hoursOn the Telaga Waja River
A longer, wilder run through the rapids, with a dam drop of about 4 m on the way. Your guide steers and calls the commands.

Stop 5 · End of the tripFinish
Leave the river at the finish point and change into dry clothes.

Questions about this trip

Is Telaga Waja harder than the Ayung?

Yes. Its rapids are Grade III–IV, against Grade II–III on the Ayung, the trip is longer and it includes a dam drop of about 4 m. For a first rafting trip, the Ayung is the gentler choice.

What happens at the dam drop?

The raft goes down a drop of about 4 m at a dam. Your guide explains in the safety briefing how to sit and hold on there.

Can we get a hotel transfer for Telaga Waja?

Ask us on WhatsApp with your date and where you are staying, and we will tell you what is possible.