Buleleng Regency is located in the northern part of Bali. Geographically,
the area is mountainous and the beach is close to the mountain
range at a 5 km. Distance, stretching from the west to east along
the Buleleng regency.
Considering this natural condition, there are many beautiful
spots which may be turned into natural tourism destinations. One
of such beautiful spots is Gitgit Village in the mountains. Here
is located 9 km from Singaraja toward to south. To reach Gitgit
from Singaraja, you may need 15 minutes ride either by car or
motorbike. The winding road is steep and you have to walk to reach
the waterfall. You can park you vehicle at a parking lot east
of Denpasar –
Singaraja road. If you are reluctant to walk to waterfall, you
can also watch it from the parking lot. You can see a carpet of
green vegetation and Singaraja is back ground of the aquamarine
sea.
The
concrete footpath to the waterfall goes uphill and downhill. On
both side of the path, coffee and clove tree form a fence. It
is refreshing experience to walk to this quiet area where cicadas
take turn to chirp. The air is cool near the waterfall and getting
colder as you are nearing the waterfall. Several meters from your
destination a fine spray of water will cool your body. Sometime
all of a sudden it becomes misty.
The Gitgit waterfall is about 60 meters high. The water fall
down in a mist and looks like a white clouds coming down the mountain
one after the other. The wall of the waterfall is rock which is
almost invisible by the huge waterfall. The water fall down in
a small basin with large bolder scattered in the surrounding area.
One week-ends it is visited by many tourist both the international
and national ones. They will come and just sit in the shelter
available near the area enjoying the magnificent view. Some go
near the waterfall and playfully take a shower which is great
satisfaction in itself.
It is a good idea to visit the Gigit waterfall breathing in the
clear air. Modern life is not free from stress. It is in these
pollution-free surroundings that you may be cured from stress.
So relax for a while and enjoy yourself. Let’s join with
us!
