Sangeh is one of the famous tourist attraction monkeys in Bali, located in the village of Sangeh, Abiansemal sub-district, Badung regency and is approximately 50 km or less take over 45 minutes from the capital of Denpasar. In addition to tourism, Sangeh also a large protected forest area of about 14 hectares and mostly overgrown with trees nutmeg (dipterrocarpustrinervis) approximately 50 meters tall and is inhabited by approximately 700 animals gray monkey (Macaca faciculais). To visit this area will be charged an entrance fee of Rp. 5.000, -, and there are some officers that site managers or guides dressed in traditional Balinese are ready to help every visitor. Some hints for entering this area, among others dressed decently and orderly, carefully carrying luggage, and forbidden to interfere with the apes. Before entering Sangeh area, it is recommended to buy a bag of food for monkeys or corn nuts are sold at kiosks around the parking area.
Entering this area, the temple briefly (the gate) there is a large sculpture in the form of a giant knight, that Kumbhakarna who was attacked dozens of monkeys. This statue depicts the story of Ramayana very well known puppetry Balinese. Kumbhakarna around the statue, there are two stone lions, one of which is seen caring for a baby monkey. After entering the gate will pass along the road approximately 200 meters to the nutmeg forest that each side is lined with a wall of large stones arranged times irregular. In the forest area will find a small temple called Pura toss and greater temple called Pura Pucak Sari. In the courtyard of this temple, often filled with monkeys who were joking cheerfully. At the corner of the temple, there are several statues of monkeys as part of the architecture of the temple is amazing and the story according to the local communities, and forest monkeys Sangeh an inheritance duwe the gods who protect this place. At the end of the path to the exit rather play, there is a giant nutmeg trees were sacred. This tree is called the tree has a unique and Wadon Lanang (male-female trees). So named because it is shaped like a nutmeg tree male and female side by side. The magic of this tree makes one of the interesting uniqueness in the tourist area along Sangeh behavior of apes and protected forests are conserved.
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