Great place to see lots of Monkeys!🙈🙉🙊 Loved the statues and carvings, forest itself and the Temple. It can be very busy though...but the place is big enough to find quieter corner. Highly recommended when staying in Bali💯

You must visit the monkey sanctuary, it's the most voted place to go!! Make sure you LOOK UP in the central roofed area for something unexpected...! Ensure you respect the monekys if they are on a path, walk in the mud/on the grass if you have o, you are in their home not them in yours! Enjoy, take lots of pictures and try to make sure you get to the water areas (follow the edge around clockwise/left, after 15 mins you'll see where they all play!!). Sit on a swing fr monkeys to come nearer (I think they get fed here so the association is positive!)

What a wonderful example of sustainability. I would love to see zoos shift to this cage free model where animals have lots of space to roam and play in their natural environment. I ended up going twice and spent 5 hours the second time watching the monkeys. It's a total Jane Goodall experience for observation.

We had the most fun here today exploring this jungle like temple place with several different monkey families living freely. The views were beautiful and the baby monkeys were a particular highlight! You can buy bananas if you would like the typical tourist pic of the monkey on your shoulder, they are not shy, and definitely not forced to do anything they don't want to do! These little guys are in charge and if they want every banana you have, you better give it to them! We had a fantastic time with them when they jumped on our shoulders, they're actually pretty gentle with soft hands and feet and obviously very agile. DO NOT PET THEM - they're wild animals after all and they will probably bite you. Let them do what they want and never withold the food from them, once they see you have something and want it from you, it's a done deal haha just give in. We had no problems because we let them do what they wanted and didn't interfere with their natural behavior.

The monkey forest is a great place to get up and personal with monkeys first hand. The rumours that these animals are aggressive are true but only in some cases where you invade their personal space. The mothers are extremely protective over their children, don't dare attempting to touch the babies even if you assume they are not supervised by the mother, because they usually are. The advice upon arrival is, "don't look at the monkey in the eyes", "don't touch the monkey", "don't wear anything shiny - jewellery etc", and most important of all, "do not bring food or drink". If you feed one expect to feed the pack, they get very jealous and thus have means to attack. There are staff (wearing green) every 5 metres and you can be assured safety on your visit. There are staff to even help you take a selfie with the monkeys. You'd enjoy your visit and it's not as scary as it is rumoured about.

When we came here it waa raining, and the staff at the ticketing told us that the monkeys would probably be hiding due to the rain. But we were already there so we still got in and suprise! The monkeys were everywhere, playing with the rain, found a cute whole family of monkeys hugging each other during the rain.. the kids were so happy. Just be aware of the rules and warnings. Recommended!

The Sacred Monkey Forest is a wonderful experience with beautiful grounds, and monkeys everywhere. And it's so well spread out that even with thousands of other tourists it still never feels crowded. A great spot for people of all ages, with the trees and surrounds every bit as good an attraction as the monkeys. Most tours will take you here, but it's an easy walk, or drive from most places in Ubud. You can pay extra to feed the monkeys 0r pose with them, or just pay the entry and wander around at will.

Traveling with a family of four with college kids Decided to take a day trip to Ubud from Seminyak. We booked one of the many all day private tours offered from Seminyak area. As part of the tour we stopped at the Sacred Monkey Forest. Mandala Suci Wenara Wana, or well known as Ubud Monkey Forest, is the sanctuary and natural habitat of the Balinese long-tailed macaque. It is located at Padangtegal Ubud, Bali. About 1260 monkeys live in this sanctuary. The Monkey Forest lies within the village of Padangtegal, which owns it. The village's residents view the Monkey Forest as an important spiritual, economic, educational, and conservation center for the village. I like the option of paying our own entrance fee (which cost $80,000 IDR/$5 USD) giving us the option of what we wanted to do at the place. I suppose the main thing that attracts tourists to come is to interact with the monkeys. However, I had more fun watching the terrified reactions of the tourist reacting to the monkeys. The Ubud monkey forest is a bit different from a zoo, because the monkeys are free to come and go as they please. The monkeys have lost their fear of humans. Generally, they will not approach humans who they believe are not offering food, but they invariably approach human visitors in groups and grab any bags containing food that the humans have. They may also grab plastic bottles and bags not containing food, as well as reach into visitors' bags and trouser pockets in search of food, and will climb onto visitors to reach food being held in a visitor's hand, even if the food is held above a visitor's head. The visitor will notice the interesting phenomenon of numerous obese monkeys, a testament to the almost unbounded food supply the huge number of tourists entering the forest provide. Since I wasn't that interested in the monkeys they left me alone. I myself enjoyed the park grounds itself. The Monkey Forest Ubud has 186 species of plants and trees in 12,5 hectares of forest. The Monkey Forest Ubud has 3 temples, namely Dalem Agung Padangtegal Temple, Holy Spring Temple and Prajapati Temple. I enjoyed just walking the heavily forested trails along a deep ravine and rocky stream which runs through the park grounds. Trails allow visitors access to many parts of the park, including the ravine and stream.

Definitely worth doing. You can pay 50,000(aud) to get a 'monkey selfie'. This is the highlight the workers will get the monkeys to climb all over you. We paid twice. Don't stop at the first guy doing the selfies there are more people further in who aren't as busy and will spend more time with each person.

We were skeptical to visit this place as we have been told that monkeys are naughty & they might snatch our staff. But we have found they are just the opposite. We enjoyed our trip thoroughly & took the selfie of the year. Its recommended not to feed or touch the monkeys & do not tease them in any case.