Join us in this week's adventure to the Monkey Forest in Ubud, Bali as we continue our series 'how to travel indonesia'
Monkey forest, or it's real name 'Mandala Suci Wenara Wana' is the safe sanctuary and home of around 1000 balinese long-tail macaque and is located at Padangtegal Ubud. There are 7 tribes of monkeys in the forest and 7 alpha monkeys meaning that there are 7 'zones' to monkey forest. Each group of monkeys stay in their own zone.
The Monkey Forest Ubud has 186 species of plants and trees in 12,5 hectares of forest. The Monkey Forest Ubud has 3 temples called; Dalem Agung Padangtegal Temple, Holy Spring Temple and Prajapati Temple. The forest is owned by the Padangtegal community and is managed by Mandala Suci Wenara Wana Management.
It really is a wonderful and mystical environment. Set on many levels you can feel as if you are getting lost in nature, a million miles away from the hustle and bustle of Ubud.
They have recently changed the rules in the forest and now visitors are not allowed to offer the monkeys bananas or any other type of food. This has resulted in the forest being a much more relaxing and safe feeling environment - very different from a few years ago on our first visit to the forest!
Be safe - always travel with good travel insurance. As always we would highly recommend Safety Wing
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