Sangeh Monkey Forest Information

Sangeh is a village located on the western part of Denpasar, around an hour drive from Kuta and other tourist resort on south Bali. It is renown as one of the tourist object. Sangeh Monkey Forest covers an area of six hectare of tropical rain forest and is connected by well developed road to Denpasar. Other interesting place around this area is Pelaga Village featuring breathtaking green hill views with hectares of rice paddies on the foot of the hill.

There is an old temple in Sangeh Monkey Forest and was built during the seventeenth century. Thousand of sacred nutmeg trees covers the whole area and are the home for the monkeys and bats. This is a small forest measuring 12,00ha where you can find hundreds of monkey in their natural habitat.

In Hindu religion monkeys have a special status that is the main reason monkeys live freely and peaceful in Sangeh. Humabeing and monkeys live harmoniously without disturbing each other.  The monkeys are very attracted in shiny object such as Camera, glasses and etc, so keep your things with calm.

How to get there
To get there, you can ride Bemo the local public transportation, from Ubung and Wangaya bus terminal in central of Denpasar. Sangeh is within an easy drive from Mengwi, 15 kilometer southwest, or 40 minutes ride to the west of Ubud. Alternatively you can join in an organized tours from the travel agent.