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This waterfall is quite a trek! 517 steps up, to start with, and all in all, just over an hour's walk one way. The easy part is balancing along a big water pipe for maybe about 500m! There's a small rushing stream to get over using a fallen tree trunk. The guide will help. We went at the end of the rainy season, so there is still a lot of water. At the end of the dry season, apparently, the water just comes out of a couple of halfway up holes. When back, they offer fresh coconut (20k) and pot noodles. The road there is a mess. Was once tarmacked but now mostly knackered. We had to stop and walk about 3kms from the parking. However, you may be able to get a gojek. There was none available going there for us, but coming back was. 150k for 3 of us (3 trips for the guy). For those complaining about different prices for tourists, I used to be like that... but then I realised that the locals need the money! So many bule act arrongantly and as if they are so entitled! Where is your humility and understanding? Many of these people are struggling just to get their children to school, repair their houses and motorbikes (just look at the state of some of the bikes - knackered, no lights; look at the young children walking to and from school, some even without shoes...), etc. and here you are complaining about (e.g.) parking fees. I read one negative review because 2 people were being charged 450k idr for a guide and parking for 2 motorbikes. This is for 2 waterfalls! That's about £20. In the UK, that would likely be one person for one site and then not enough for parking, too. And it's nice to have a guide! They're friendly and will carry your stuff without complaint! My suggestion to those who don't like the pricing is to stop complaining and see the positive side of what you are doing! At the time of writing, locals pay 10k to enter the park. Tourists 110k. The guide costs 150k for 2 waterfalls, or 50k for one. The pricing is very transparent (written on a board). I'd suggest doing this waterfall first! The other one (Lapopu) is very close by - 5 minute walk - and yes, the guide isn't necessary, in all honesty, fot that one, but then they only charge 50k..£2.50! And yet some people complain paying that to help a local family? Come on, guys.....
Mat Dodol
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The waterfall was so amazing. I felt like we were in a different world when we got there. After hike through forest and field full of leeches, we arrived at this amazing waterfall. Surrounded by Green Hill, with the bluest/ most torques water was made, this waterfall looks amazing. The hike was quite hard, with a lot of ups and downs through the forest. I would recomend to go here from Lapopu waterfalls, as the guide here will ripp you off like he did to us. He charged us twice for a guide to here and Lapopu, plus the entrance fee twice. Yet he asked us for 3 times of guide fee even though we agreed at the double guide fee at the first post. He asked for cigarettes, money, and this, and that, just because i got a wetern husband 🙄🙄 I understand they may have a hard life, but doesn't mean ripping tourist off is the right things to do. we went on a lot of waterfalls, but this is the most rip off guide and people, especialy to western tourist. They also didn't give our changes that they promised when we come back from the waterfall. Lapopu waterfall may not appear on Google Maps, but you will see the sign on the main road that directs you to Lapopu waterfall. Do visit this waterfall from Lapopu waterfall. The track is the same anyway, and i think it is closer. Don't get it wrong. We are happy to give extra when it's appropriate, but this is too greedy. Definitely not gonna come back.
Ani Irvine
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WARNING!! While I am sure Matayangu and Lapopu waterfalls are amazing attractions I need to share my experience of trying to get here and the cost of access. After getting lost multiple times on the road coming from the north to Matayangu I arrived at a tiny post/camp where a local guard charged me 150.000 to proceed. After walking on foot for about 20min in the jungle, the trail split off and I tried to follow the instructions given by the guard. Unfortunately, I never reached the waterfall but could hear it through the foliage. If you go here I highly recommend you bring a guide, since google maps can lead you close to the right place but not all the way. There are apparently other ways to lapopu and Matayangu from the south as well, maybe it is better signed and is not so expensive…
Simon Andersson
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Butuh perjuangan untuk sampai kesini, perlu tracking sekitar 1 jam dan yang paling berat adalah menaiki kurang lebih 500 lebih anak tangga yang menguras tenaga. Tapi setelah sampai akan terbayar lunas dengan pemandangan air terjun yang indah. Air Terjun Matayangu memiliki dua air terjun. Air terjun pertama berketinggian 75 meter dengan air yang berasal dari sungai di dalam gua. Air terjun kedua, akan muncul saat musim hujan. Airnya berasal dari sungai yang ada di atasnya setinggi 130 meter. Tepat di bawah air terjun terdapat kolam kecil dengan air berwarna biru menawan yang digunakan sebagai pemandian. Waktu terbaik untuk mengunjungi air terjun ini adalah pada musim hujan atau pada bulan Maret sampai Juni dan Oktober sampai Desember. Air terjun Matayangu berada di kawasan Taman Nasional Manupe. Air terjun ini sendiri bagi warga setempat merupakan tempat yang dikeramatkan. Tempat ini sering digunakan warga Merapu untuk beribadah. Mereka percaya bahwa air terjun ini adalah tempat bersemayamnya arwah-arwah leluhur Merapu. Selain itu, mereka juga percaya bahwa di dalam gua yang menjadi sumber datangnya debit air terdapat makam kuno yang menyimpan barang-barang bersejarah. Air Terjun Matayangu terletak di desa Waimanu, Kecamatan Katikutana, Kabupaten Sumba Tengah. Untuk menuju tempat ini, dari Kupang perjalanan dilakukan dengan menggunakan pesawat ke Waingapu dengan waktu sekitar 1 jam. Selanjutnya, perjalanan dilanjutkan dengan berkendara selama sekitar 2 jam menuju Waikabubak. Setelah sampai di Waikabubak, perjalanan di teruskan menuju ke lokasi Taman Nasional Manupe sekitar 3 jam. Setelah sampai, wisatawan harus melakukan trekking melewati hutan selama kurang lebih 1 jam. Lelah dengan medan yang naik turun saat trekking, terbayarkan ketika sudah sampai di air terjun.
Michael Adhiyatama
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when i see this, i am so amaze! so proud that indonesia have this treasure. From parking lot to the site in remote area you need about one and half hours and reciprocally to come back. but i guarantee you it worth to see. I only worry about the future rainforest when tourists passing by to the waterfall. government need to make a strict rules for the visit and don’t let this national treasure rotten by the wrong target group. Indeed it should be shown and it give also local people income but the preservation rules has to strictly applied asap.
Andrea Peresthu
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Amazing waterfall. Steep walk up 500 stairs to get there but so worth it. Our guide was amazing. We speak Indonesian so we got a chance to learn a lot from the guide. If you plan to go, please take a guide. People complain about the entry fee into the park which is about $10 + another $10 for the guide. Not taking a guide in my opinion is disrespectful to the locals & the land & most who don't take a guide get lost. Don't be cheap! Please do the right thing by the locals who are there to protect you & you'll have an awesome experience.
Monty Hooke
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