Tabanan Plans Route Linking Subak Museum With Jatiluwih and Tanah Lot

Tabanan — Officials are preparing a concept to integrate Museum Subak Sanggulan into a tourism route connecting Jatiluwih upstream with the Pakendungan–Tanah Lot downstream area on Oct. 19, 2026.

The Tabanan Regency Culture Office says the plan would broaden the museum’s role beyond education and study, while construction remains affected by cuts to the Special Allocation Fund. The museum’s current visitors are mostly students and university groups, and visits can be fewer than one group a week.

The route would give Museum Subak Sanggulan a larger role

Under the concept described by the office, the museum would become a stop between the Jatiluwih and Pakendungan–Tanah Lot areas. The proposed route is intended to combine landscape tourism with explanations of the subak irrigation system, agriculture, arts and Balinese culture.

The proposal follows an earlier period in which the museum’s use remained limited. A report published in August said the museum’s management and development were constrained by an unfinished transfer of the asset from the central government to Tabanan Regency after its reconstruction for the World Water Forum 2024.

The latest report also said construction has not been completed. Communication with the river-basin authority identified a cut in the Special Allocation Fund as affecting the continuation of the work. Tabanan Regency has asked that the remaining work be completed according to planning drawings prepared by the authority.

For visitors, the proposal would mean a possible future stop focused on the history and operation of Bali’s traditional irrigation system, rather than a museum visit limited mainly to school and university study groups. The report does not state when the integrated route will open or provide a timetable for completing construction.

Sources

• BALIPOST.com — local news report
• thebaliguideline.com
• mamikos.com
• geokepo.id