The Sacred Monkey Forest is a famous sanctuary for the Balinese long-tailed macaque located in the town of Ubud. There are about 1,300 monkeys freely roaming throughout the grounds, which are maintained as a natural habitat and dotted with statues/temples throughout. The monkeys are "semi-free" which means they aren't caged up and live naturally; however they are fed daily by sanctuary staff and can't really go far outside the property as the town surrounds the sanctuary.
For a cheap entrance fee ($50K Rupiah, or about $3.50 USD) you can explore the grounds yourself! This is an absolute must-do if you ever make a trip to Bali. Seriously there are so many, and they don't really fear humans so you get a very close encounter - you can even pay to have one take a selfie with you!
First monkey at 0:25; non-stop monkey action starts around 2:00. 30+ monkeys follow Kaitlin up a staircase (then Clint joins) at 7:54. Monkeys, monkeys, monkeys throughout.
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