Ubud Monkey Forest
A forest sanctuary on the edge of Ubud, home to some 1,260 Balinese long-tailed macaques at the last count. Paths wind under tall trees past moss-covered temples, and the monkeys move freely among the visitors.
- Where
- Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- -8.5188, 115.2584
Get the Ubud Monkey Forest stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Ubud Monkey Forest. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Bali volume with your photos and a note.
Near Ubud Monkey Forest
Agung Rai Museum of Art 0.4 km
An art museum in Ubud founded by the collector Agung Rai and opened in 1996, set among gardens and rice fields. It shows Balinese painting alongside work by foreign artists who lived on the island, and its grounds host dance and gamelan.
Ubud Palace 1.4 km
The palace of Ubud's royal family, a historic compound at the main crossroads of the town, officially called Puri Saren Agung. Its carved gateways and courtyards are the setting for Balinese dance performances in the evenings.
Goa Gajah 3.1 km
The 'elephant cave' near Ubud, a 9th-century sanctuary entered through a mouth carved in the rock as a fearsome face. Inside is a small, dim chamber, and in the courtyard outside lie old bathing pools.
Neka Art Museum 3.4 km
An Ubud museum of Balinese painting, set up in 1982 by the art dealer Suteja Neka. He built the collection with advice from the painters Rudolf Bonnet and Arie Smit, and it traces how Balinese art changed through the 20th century.
Pura Taman Ayun 9.8 km
A temple and garden compound in Mengwi, ringed by a wide moat, with tiered meru shrines rising inside its walled courtyards. Its water features are part of the subak irrigation system that has fed Bali's rice fields for centuries.
Tegallalang Rice Terraces 10 km
Rice paddies cut in steps down the sides of a valley north of Ubud, watered by Bali's old subak irrigation system. Paths lead down through the green terraces, and cafés along the road look across them.
Bali Safari and Marine Park 12 km
A safari park in Gianyar run by the Taman Safari group, a conservation organisation that also runs two parks on Java. Visitors ride through large enclosures of animals from Indonesia, India and Africa.
Gunung Kawi 12 km
An 11th-century temple and funerary complex in a valley at Tampaksiring, split in two by the Pakerisan river. Ten shrines are carved into 7-metre niches in the cliff face, thought to honour King Anak Wungsu and his queens.
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Questions
Where is Ubud Monkey Forest?
Ubud Monkey Forest is in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Agung Rai Museum of Art (0.4 km), Ubud Palace (1.4 km), Goa Gajah (3.1 km).
How do I get the Ubud Monkey Forest stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Ubud Monkey Forest and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Bali volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Ubud Monkey Forest before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Bali volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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