Klungkung, Ancient Kingdoms

Watch the Terraced Padi Fields While You Paddle on

Adventure tourism left out for a self-impression for the tourist that visiting Bali. The charming and magnificent natural of Bali Island and challenge current channel of the river produce sort of characteristic within island. This attractive background absorbed the entrepreneur and tourism agency to create adventure tourism sort of Rafting. One of Rafting Company in Klungkung regency is Unda Rafting that founded on August 1995.

From its name, this adventure attraction was using Unda River. Unda Rafting located on Payungan village, Klungkung, about 7 km distance from the town of Klungkung or 46 km from Denpasar City. According to Ida Bagus Yuginbawan, the senior river guide, the channel track of Unda Rafting is about 12 km from start until finish. The left side of this river channel spread by green and terrace farmland.
The start spot on Payungan village until finish at Paksebali village spending about 1½ - 2 hours. The time extended much influenced by the weather condition. The hot weather made the journey getting longer than usual. During the trip, the tourists are proficient to rest for 10 minutes in the middle of Akah village, Klungkung. To maintain the rafting activity, Unda Rafting is available of 25-raft and River Guide.  Presently, the Taiwanese is dominantly joining for rafting activity on Unda Rafting.
To participate in rafting activity, the tool that needed is raft, paddle, helmet, life jacket, and reverse pomp. One raft contains of four tourists and one river guide. Yuginbawan asserts, before the tourist starts the rafting journey, they will obtain a five minutes-explanation about the rafting equipment and functions. It aimed to reduce the accident
during rafting activity on the river. The explanation also provided on the raft before the journey begins. “Rafting is a risk adventure attraction, however, we can avoid the nastiest things by recognizing the function of rafting equipment,” he asserted.
The journey from Payungan village towards the start spot is about 3-5 minutes. The rafting organizer does not persuade the obstacle in Unda River, but it naturally created. The water depth reaches 1 - 1 ½ meter and really confirming the journey from start until finish. It is available also the hotel and restaurant facility on the finish spot. Beside Unda Rafting, Nomed Rafting uses the Unda River channel as well. Nomen Rafting located on Apet village, Karangasem Regency. (BTN/033)