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The Best River For Rafting In Indonesia

The Best River For Rafting In Indonesia

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Post Modified Date: October 18, 2024 by Wayan Suadnyana Category: Activities, Rafting Adventures

Firstly, Indonesia holds beautiful scenery suitable for tourist attractions or tourist activities. One of the best Indonesian nature for holiday activities is the river. The best way to experience the grace of the river view is to go River Rafting. The question now! Where are the best rivers for rafting in Indonesia? I will write about the best river for rafting in Indonesia on this page to answer this question.

Bahasa Indonesia: Sungai Terbaik Untuk Arung Jeram Di Indonesia.

The Best River For Rafting In Indonesia
Sobek Telaga Waja Rafting

Indonesia is one of the Southeast Asia nations that have a large number of rivers. Almost every Indonesia region has a unique river with challenging rapids and dense forests on the river banks.

Furthermore, not all rivers are suitable for rafting activities, especially for beginners who like to join recreational rafting activities. As you may know, not all rivers are safe for rafting activities, especially for beginner participants. Therefore, all rafting companies must consider the rafting participants’ safety when determining the river rafting spots.

See Here: Rafting Tips For Beginners You Must Know Before Trying.

Especially for rivers that are suitable for recreation, rafting areas must have the following criteria;

  • The river rapids’ grade must not exceed classification 4. For your information, each river has a class for rafting activities. If you want to know about the whitewater rafting rapid class, please click the link!
  • The riverside view is still natural.
  • There are not many large rocks covering all areas of the river.
  • Easy access to the riverbank.

Must Read: The Best River Rafting Activities For Children In Bali You Need To Know.

List of the Best Rivers for Rafting in Indonesia

The following is a list of the best river for rafting in Indonesia.

1. Alas River Aceh

Alas River Aceh
Photo By tempatwisata.pro

The Alas River is the longest in Aceh province. The Alas Aceh River offers a swift river current, and this river has sharp turns. You need stamina, courage, and teamwork to navigate the Alas River successfully.

Not only offers challenging rapids, but the Alas River also offers natural riverbank views (Gunung Leuser National Park). Beautiful forests flank almost all areas on the banks of the Alas River Aceh. Again, if you are lucky, you can watch elephants, deer, and monkeys on the Alas Aceh river banks while drinking river water.

See The Alas River Aceh Google Maps.

2. Citarik River West Java

Citarik River West Java
Photo By indooutbound.com

Furthermore, the Citarik River location is in the Mount Halimun Salak National Park, Cikadang sub-district, Sukabumi, West Java province. The Citarik River Sukabumi is well known among rafting sports lovers. The Citarik River’s advantage for rafting places is that the river water discharge is stable and can be done all year round.

Citarik River has a class III-IV rapids difficulty level suitable for beginners. Besides offering rafting rapids suitable for beginner participants, the Citarik River also provides a different view from other rivers, namely the perspective of a waterfall.

3. Elo River Magelang, Central Java

Elo River Magelang
Photo By progorafting

The location of the Elo River is in Pare village, Blondo, Mungkid, Megelang, Central Java. If you are a beginner at river rafting, the Elo River in Magelang is perfect.

The Elo River’s difficulty level for rafting is at levels II-III, with a rafting route distance of approximately 12 kilometers. The average time needed during rafting to cross the Elo River is around 2 hours to 3 hours.

Because it has a river character at levels II – III, making Elo River very enjoyable for tourists to try river rafting for the first time. The advantages of the Elo River are not only suitable for beginners, but the location of the river is also close to famous tourist attractions in Central Java, such as:

  • Mendut Temple is only 1 kilometer from the Elo River.
  • Borobudur Temple is 4.5 kilometers from the Elo River.

Look Elo Magelang River on Google Maps.

4. Ayung River Ubud – The Best River For Rafting In Indonesia

Ayung River Rafting With Sobek
Ayung River Rafting With Sobek

Furthermore, the Ayung River location is in the tourist area of ​​Ubud Bali. Suppose you depart from Ngurah Rai Airport towards the Ayung River. In that case, it will cover 45 kilometers, with 1 hour and 30 minutes of travel time.

If you depart from Kuta Beach, you will cover 42 kilometers, with a travel time of 1 hour and 25 minutes.

Ayung River Rafting in Ubud Bali is one of Indonesia’s best rivers for rafting. Besides offering recreational rafting rapids, the Ayung River is suitable for beginners who want to try a Bali rafting tour.

The Ayung River rafting’s difficulty level is relatively easy because the Ayung River rapids are grades 2-3. The travel distance for rafting is around 12 kilometers, with a rafting travel time of about 2 hours.

Apart from the low-grade rapids, the Ayung River in Ubud has a uniqueness you don’t find in Indonesia’s other rivers. Beautiful carvings are on the cliffs at specific points on the Ayung River in Ubud. Furthermore, the Ubud artists made beautiful carvings on the cliff walls.

Carvings on the Ayung River cliffs make many international and domestic travelers choose the Ayung River in Ubud for Bali river rafting trips.

There are various rafting corporations on the Ayung River, one of the best in Mason Ayung River Rafting Ubud.

See 6 Things That Make Ayung River Rafting Famous.

5. Telaga Waja River – The Best River For Rafting In Indonesia

Rafting Trips On Telaga Waja River Karangasem

The most famous river in Bali for rafting locations is the Telaga Waja River. The Telaga Waja River is in ​​Karangasem Regency, ​​east Bali. The Telaga Waja River is very popular, especially among international tourists.

Telaga Waja River offers the longest rafting track in Bali, with a distance of 16 kilometers. Navigating the Telaga Waja Karangasem River will take about 2.5 hours. Also, the Telaga Waja Karangasem River offers a relatively swift flow even in the dry season.

Telaga Waja Rafting Trips is perfect for beginners interested in taking part in the Bali rafting adventure, which offers many challenges. Telaga Waja River has a river difficulty level for rafting activities at levels II-IV.

The Telaga Waja River offers a 5-meter slide and is safe for boat rafting to slide on it. This 5-meter slide added the Telaga Waja River as one of Indonesia’s best rivers for rafting.

There are many Telaga Waja rafting providers; one of the best is the BMW Telaga Waja rafting.

See 6 Recognition of Telaga Waja River for Rafting.

6. Melangit River Klungkung

Melangit River White Water Rafting Bali
Melangit River White Water Rafting Bali

Furthermore, the Melangit River location is in Bakas Village, Bajarangkan sub-district, Klungkung Regency, Bali. The Melangit River’s distinctive feature is that there are many narrow areas of the river.

Because some river areas have a narrow width, the river’s rapid flow velocity is relatively high. Also, towering and very dense trees are on the river banks.

While on other Bali rivers, there are many rafting companies’ choices; however, on the Melangit River, there is one company called Bakas Levi Rafting.

See here Bakas Levi Rafting Price Melangit River.

7. Nimanga River, Timbukar, North Sulawesi

Nimanga River Timbukar

Currently, many Indonesian travelers have a vacation to Manado, North Sulawesi. Besides visiting tourist attractions in Manado, many travelers also try white water rafting on the Nimanga River Timbukar Manado.

Nimanga River is located in the area of ​​Timbukar Village, Sonder District, Minahasa. If you depart from Manado, it will take about 1 hour 40 minutes with a distance of 45 kilometers.

Furthermore, The Nimanga River offers five levels of rapids and one 4-meter-high drop. There are two options for rafting on the Nimanga River. There is a distance of about 6.5 kilometers; then there is a distance of 9 kilometers.

You Must Read: Don’t Join Bali Rafting Trips Before You Read This Page.

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