Sacred Monkey Forest in Bali

The Monkey Forest Sanctuary is an attractive, lush, small, forested area that welcomes visitors all over the World. This verdant tropical vegetation is the house of three troops of long-tailed Balinese Macaques. The total numbers of monkeys are almost certainly increasing every year.

The Monkey Forest Sanctuary is locally known as the Mandala Wisata Wanara Wana Sacred Monkey Forest Sanctuary. Situated within easy walking distance from the center of Ubud, Bali, visitors can see the moss-covered stone carvings and 140 to 200 monkeys, which is a completely new experience. Visitors possibly purchase bananas and peanuts at the doorway of Monkey Forest Sanctuary to feed the monkeys but it is safe to avoid feeding them, because they can become quite aggressive if they know the visitors have food. 'Monkey-handlers' can bring bunches of bananas to entice the monkeys.

Besides the monkeys, the forest is a house of three temples of the 14th century. While visiting at this sanctuary, visitors must see temples and the various interesting statues and fountains The largest temple is the Pura Dalem Agung, situated on the highest point of the forest. The second one is the Pura Prajapati, which is a cremation temple situated at the side of one of the two graveyards in the monkey forest. And the third one is the Holy Bathing Temple

The sacred monkey forest lies on Bali Island, Republic of Indonesia.