Ubud Monkey Forest

The purpose of the management is to preserve the sacred place and promote the Ubud Monkey Forest as an international tourist destination.

[3] The Ubud Monkey Forest describes its mission as the conservation of the area within its boundaries according to the Hindu principle of Tri Hata Karana ("Three ways to reach spiritual and physical well-being"), which seeks to make people live harmoniously during their lives.

It also seeks to conserve rare plants and animals for use in Hindu rituals and to provide a natural laboratory for educational institutions, with a particular emphasis on research into the social interaction of the park's monkeys with one another and their interaction with the park's natural environment.

[3] The Ubud Monkey Forest covers approximately 0.1 square kilometres (10 ha; 25 acres)[4] and contains at least 115 different species of trees.

[3] The Monkey Forest grounds are home to three Hindu temples,[3][6] all apparently constructed around 1350:[3] The temples play an important role in the spiritual life of the local community, and the monkey and its mythology are important in the Balinese art tradition.

The Monkey Forest area is sanctified by the local community, and some parts of it are not open to view by the public.

[3] The monkeys rest at night and are most active during the day,[3] which brings them into constant contact with humans visiting during the park's business hours.

Visitors can observe their daily activities – mating, fighting, grooming, and caring for their young – at close range and can even sit next to monkeys along the park's paths.

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 provides.