One of the interesting tourist objects that should be visited during a vacation in Bali is the zoo. However, tickets to visit zoos are generally quite expensive. We will inform you that one of the monkey forest attractions in the central part of Bali Island is called the Sangeh monkey forest.

Sangeh monkey forest is located in Sangeh Village, Abiansemal District, Badung Regency, Bali Province, approximately 36 kms to the north from Denpasar Airport. To go to the Sangeh monkey forest from resort centers in Bali such as Kuta, Seminyak, Legian, Canggu, Sanur, it takes approximately 1 hour through Denpasar city center. The road conditions are very well maintained and access to this monkey forest is very easy, road signs and road directions are installed well. The parking facilities are very spacious and there are souvenir shops that offers various handicrafts, knick-knacks and some Balinese designs T-shirt. The entrance ticket counter is located at the front next to the gate.

Friendly Monkeys and huge nutmeg trees around the forest makes the holy Monkey Forest Sangeh much more attractive and more beautiful. The Holy Monkey Forest, Sangeh, and 14 hectares homogeneous Pala (nutmeg) forest, in habited by hundreds of tame monkeys. The trees cannot be found on any other part of Bali and their existence in this village remains a mystery. This is the biggest and the first monkey forest introduced as a tourism destination in Bali. The high Pala trees shade a mossy temple of Bukit Sari amidst the forest. It is a Hindu temple heritage by Mengwi Kingdom, which was build, in the 17th century.

In the Sangeh Monkey Forest, a protected grove of nutmeg trees where tribes of monkeys well as honored guests can be found a spacious temple known as Pura Bukit Sari Sangeh. This temple originally built by the royal family of Mengwi, and is now taken care of by the people from the village of Sangeh. According to history Anak Agung Anglurah Made Karangasem Sakti, the adopted son of Raja Mengwi, Cokorda Sakti Blambangan, built Bukit Sari. Mengwi was once one of Bali's major Kingdoms, nearby to Sangeh, only 18 km from Denpasar.

At the beginning of the 17th century the royal family of Mengwi ruled over the area Blambangan to East Java Anak Agung Anglurah Made Karangasem Sakti had from his childhood practiced "tapa rare" a kind of meditation wherein on the state of childhood. Thus he obtained the inspiration to build a temple in the nutmeg forest at Sangeh. To this day, the Bukit Sari temple remains as a testament to the duty and respect that the Royal Family of Mengwi pays to the Gods of Mount Agung.

For those of you who have an adventurous spirit and want to adjust your travel time and route according to your pleasure, rent a self drive car in Bali is the right choice. The Sangeh monkey forest is very easy to reach, on the west side of the road with the characteristic large gate entrance. Beautiful trees are easy to see from the side of the road. Sometimes on the side of the road there are a group of monkeys playing.

If you want to enjoy the atmosphere of your trip in a relaxed manner and free from the worry of getting lost, rent a car with a driver in Bali or a car charter is a very wise choice. A driver who can take you safely and comfortably and can also be a source of information about Bali and the places to be visited. Our driver will be happy to share information about Bali, interesting places worth visiting along with interesting cultural attractions to know.

After finishing visiting the Sangeh monkey forest, the tour can continue to visit Taman Ayun Temple, which is located in Mengwi Village, approximately 25 minutes from Sangeh which is known for its beautiful and charming architecture.

If you want to enjoy Bali's nature more closely, visit the Nungnung waterfall in Pelaga Village, Petang District, approximately 40 minutes from the Sangeh monkey forest, which has a stunning view that previously had to go through several steps.