NaturePrivate car
Sangeh, Angseri Hot Springs & Jatiluwih
- Sangeh monkey forest
- Angseri hot springs
- Jatiluwih
$85 / personDetails
Sangeh Monkey Forest, Bali
A grove of giant nutmeg trees around a moss-covered temple, 40 minutes north-west of Ubud — the calmer monkey forest, with a guide and no crowd.
What is Sangeh like, and how does it compare with Ubud's Monkey Forest?
Sangeh is a ten-hectare stand of nutmeg trees, some 40 metres tall, with Pura Bukit Sari — a 17th-century temple — in the middle and a troop of long-tailed macaques that are fed by the temple and used to visitors. A local guide walks you round in half an hour. It's smaller and far quieter than Ubud's forest, the paths are flat and shaded, and it's on the road to the highlands, so it fits a north-Bali day.
- RegionCentral Bali · Badung
- Best forFamilies, a quiet forest, monkeys
- From SeminyakAbout 1 hour
- How long45 minutes
- Best timeMorning
- CrowdsLight
On the ground
Tall, dim and cool under the nutmeg canopy. The temple sits in a clearing with a garuda statue at the gate and moss on everything; the monkeys sit on the walls and watch. Guides from the village walk with every group, explain the temple and manage the feeding — you buy a bag of peanuts and hand them over one at a time under supervision.
The monkeys here are calmer than Ubud's because there are fewer visitors and the feeding is controlled. They'll still take glasses off your head if you let them.
It's a short stop — 45 minutes — and a good one for children and for anyone who wants a real forest without a queue. Two of our north-Bali routes start here.
What to see at Sangeh
The nutmeg grove
The trees are the attraction as much as the monkeys — straight, grey and enormous.
Pura Bukit Sari
The temple in the clearing, with a garuda at the gate and the pond in front.
Feeding with the guide
Peanuts from the guide's bag, one at a time; the monkeys know the drill.
Ulun Danu Beratan, 1 hour north
The lake temple at Bedugul — the next stop on both routes that begin here.
Entrance fees are in the price of our set routes; on a car + driver day they are paid at the gate, and your driver tells you the amounts the evening before.
What to do
Set routes that stop at Sangeh Monkey Forest
2 of our routes pass through.
NaturePrivate car
Aling-Aling Waterfall, Bedugul & Sangeh
- Sangeh monkey forest
- Ulun Danu Beratan
- Aling-Aling waterfall
$90 / personDetails
Or make it a driver day
Sangeh Monkey Forest plus wherever else you like, at your pace — up to ten hours, priced per car, your route.
Before you go
How long should you stay? Forty-five minutes with the guide. It's the first stop on the Aling-Aling and the Angseri highland days.
Best time to visit. Morning, when the monkeys are active and the light comes through the canopy.
| Tickets | Per person; guide included, tip customary |
|---|---|
| Opening hours | 08:00–18:00 |
| Dress | Sarong for the temple (lent); glasses in a bag |
| Walking | Easy, flat, shaded |
| Food | Warungs at the car park |
| Toilets | At the entrance |
| Monkeys | Feed only with the guide; nothing in your hands otherwise |
Photos
Sangeh Monkey Forest in photos
Questions
Asked in the car
Sangeh or the Ubud Monkey Forest?
Sangeh for calm and a real temple; Ubud for size and drama. With small children, Sangeh.
Are the monkeys safe?
As monkeys go, yes — fed by the temple, managed by the guides. Keep glasses and snacks in a closed bag and let the guide feed them.
Can we combine it with Bedugul?
That's how our routes run: Sangeh first, then the lake temple an hour north, then a waterfall or the hot springs.
Nearby, with our photos
The calm monkey forest
Start a north-Bali day here — the Aling-Aling route or the hot-springs one.