To be honest, when we first arrived at Waikelo Sawah Waterfall, we were a bit disappointed. We heard “waterfall” and thought, some natural falling water kind of thing. Well there’s water, but it’s basically a built environment — a small irrigation dam/hydro power plant. Now if someone had said, “dam” or even “hydro power plant”, we wouldn’t have been so disappointed.
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A popular local swimming spot, Waikelo Sawah Waterfall is actually a lovely small local irrigation hydroelectricity thingy, surrounded by stunning rice fields. Yep, the views are worth the trip. And there is some nature: The water source is inside a limestone cave with stalactites and it’s very pretty.
As usual, pretty scenery comes with the territory. Photo: Sally Arnold
A small bridge takes you across the dam, and you can climb a short staircase and walk along a high, narrow, unfenced, slippery path close to the cave entrance. We weren’t brave enough to try— the path is about 20 centimetres wide and the drop is a good ... Travelfish members only (Full text is around 200 words.)
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