Kerta Gangga Waterfall: A New Destination to Explore

Kerta Gangga Waterfall
Picture by Tribun Lombok

North Lombok is one of the regencies on Lombok Island that has a number of beautiful waterfall tours. One of them is Kerta Gangga Waterfall in Gangga District. Waterfalls are a favorite place for many people, especially for nature lovers. The water flowing from top to bottom looks so beautiful.

This waterfall tour has become a popular and interesting tour to visit on weekends.

The quiet atmosphere is interspersed with birdsong, and shady thanks to the shady trees around. The gurgling water from the small river along the footpath on the left side accompanies each step. While on the right side of the footpath, peeking from between the lush trees, the panorama of the green landscape of the hills and rice fields of Gangga Village stretches out, truly pampering the eyes.

Route of Kerta Gangga Waterfall

Kerta Gangga Waterfall is located 42 km north of Mataram City. You can reach it by motorbike or car with a travel time of about 1.5 hours. Meanwhile, if from Gangga District, this waterfall is about 7 km away.

However, about 2 km approaching the waterfall, the road conditions are not very good so you have to be careful. From the parking lot you have to walk on a 500 meter footpath with uphill terrain.

Throughout the journey you will be amazed by the view of the expanse of rice fields and the panorama of green hills that spoil the eyes.

The Uniqueness of Kerta Gangga Waterfall

The uniqueness of Kerta Gangga Waterfall is that this waterfall has three waterfalls. You can also enjoy all three at once because they are located close together. At the first waterfall, you will see a view of the rice fields to the east. Not only rice fields, from this waterfall you can also see the panorama of the blue ocean from the three Gili in Lombok. Very charming.

Meanwhile, the second waterfall is located just a few meters behind the first waterfall. This second waterfall is located in a cave surrounded by high cliffs so it looks very unique and interesting, especially if you want to take pictures here. You can see it closer, through an entrance that is less than two meters wide. There is also a bridge with handles on the right and left sides made of iron. This bridge is often used by visitors to take pictures.

The third waterfall is quite far from the first and second waterfalls. To get to the third waterfall, you have to go down the first and second waterfalls through a winding road and cross the rice fields around there. This third waterfall is a flow from the second waterfall. Although you have to go through a fairly challenging road, the panorama of the third waterfall is no less than the previous two waterfalls. Still beautiful and charming.

Not only enjoying the natural beauty, you can also feel the freshness of this waterfall by soaking or playing in the water with your relatives. There is a shallow pool at the first waterfall, which is still safe for children or toddlers. While at the second waterfall the pool is deeper, but when you enter it it will give a different sensation.

You Can Go Canyoneering There

Canyoneering is an adventure activity that involves traveling through canyons using various techniques, such as walking, climbing, climbing, jumping, rappelling or descending using ropes, to swimming. Canyoneering is also known as canyoning or canyoning.

This extreme special interest tourism activity is apparently quite popular with tourists. Canyoneering is an adventure activity that involves traveling through canyons using various techniques, such as walking, climbing, climbing, jumping, rappelling or descending using ropes, to swimming. Canyoneering is also known as canyoning or canyon tracing.

Kerta Gangga Waterfall
Picture by Kompas Tv

This extreme special interest tourism activity is apparently quite popular with tourists. Taken from the page kompas.tv Rizky Pratama, the manager of the Lombok Canyoneering canyoneering operator at the Kerta Gangga waterfall, said that since operating on April 4, 2025, his party has always received guests every day.

Tourists do not have to master the ascending (climbing) or descending (descending) rope track techniques beforehand. Because before undergoing canyoneering at Kerta Gangga waterfall, the operator provides a briefing as well as a short training practice on rappelling techniques or descending the rope path installed on the side of Kerta Gangga waterfall.

Visitors and tourists who are interested can try canyoneering at Kerta Gangga waterfall at a cost of IDR 300.000 per person, including lunch and documentation. Of course, sports in tourist attractions are one of the interesting things that are sought after by many local and foreign tourists. So, if you are interested, you can try here.