monkey forest ubud bali

As a tourist area, Monkey Forest has a trade mark that can not be separated from existence as a tourism destination in Ubud, Gianyar. Monkey Forest Words taken from foreign languages which means Monkey Forest, Monkey Forest designation even then became a street name and area that is so laden with tourism activity. It turned out other than as a tourist attraction, Monkey Forest also as a place of research and conservation. Here ins and outs, charm and a portrait of a tourist attraction that inhabited a variety of apes Bali Post reporters who exposed the Great Dharmada.

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Tourism OBJECT Monkey Forest is located in the village of Pakraman Padangtegal, Kelurahan Ubud. Monkey Forest which is a tourist area that the object is the monkeys with a number of behavioral patterns of nature in the form of his life with the support of a natural forest with full of religious atmosphere.
Monkey Forest tourist attraction has a total area of 10 hectares sektar. Monkey Forest tourist area which has worldwide seemed to cover so many things around him. Monkey Forest tourist attraction which is also referred to as the Mandala Tour Vanara Wana is a very sacred area by the village of Indigenous Padangtegal. In fact, these attractions can not be separated from the village of Pakraman Padangtegal. The reason for this can present with emotional relationship, in which the object region is home Pura Desa Adat Goda Three Padangtegal the Pura Dalem Agung.
Pura Dalem Agung is located in the southwest of the local forest. This temple is the central place on the hill Padangtegal and is the most important places in the forest. Pura Beji is located on the northwest by using the concept of tri mandala. As for the Pura Prajapati is the place where the cremation is located in the east and along the sides there are cemetery. With the direct touch of the activities of people living in traditional and religious activities, making the region an area of Monkey Forest has a special attraction for cultural tourism as a tourist attraction.
Mandala Tour Wenara Wana I Wayan Selamet mentioning that management in the tourist area monkeys Padangtegal managed by traditional village with the village form the body. The management itself using the philosophy of Tri Hita Karana. The concept of living in appreciating, maintaining harmony with the natural presence of His creation of living beings and spiritual activities in the surrounding community makes the area Mandala Tour Wenara Wana (Monkey Forest) as a beautiful area, beautiful and sustainable, comfortable and safe and have taksu.
Implementation of Tri Hita Karana concept applied in the Monkey Forest tourist attraction can be viewed from two rituals that are often undertaken by local communities. In conjunction with the presence of monkeys, each community make Cage Tumpek special offerings to the forest to all the animals there. Meanwhile, when Tumpek Nguduh, local people perform rituals to maintain the natural harmony of plants there.
Meanwhile, since the existence of Monkey Forest tourist attraction whose development began in around 1970 the condition is far different from current whereabouts. In early terjamahnya forests filled with animals monkey escaped the attention. A box "Dana Punia" provided prajuru to simply fund their contribution in the ceremonies and the maintenance area. The amount of tourist traffic that wanted to see monkeys in the region makes Bali Monkey Forest area is very potential. Of the potential that exists in the conduct of further development in an effort to preserve the existence waisata object, then each visitor entrance fee charged. Currently, the amount of entrance fee ranging from Rp 10 thousand for adults and USD 5 thousand to the children.
The seriousness of the traditional village to manage this tourism object can be seen from more professional management. Monkey Forest Area in this case not only as a tourist attraction. But along with its development, the traditional village is now trying to open the existence of Monkey Forest tourist area with all the potential of the existing village. One way is to establish the Center for Data and Informsi Padangtegal Indigenous Village.
In fact, to further support the promotion of tourism Monkey Forest has created a website, which can be clicked at any time that is www.monkeyforestubud.com. Where is later expected to facilitate the public or the public to access information more complete. Parties to the traditional village as well as management Mandala Tour Wenara Wana forward wanting to develop more widely by embracing the potential of the existing village by promoting issues related to tourism such as arts and crafts, or other support such as lodging and restaurants as seatu synergy.
Selamet said Monkey Forest tourist attraction currently being undertaken development of forest area in the back of a tourist attraction. In this concept to develop a new forest that will resemble Bedugul area. Where other than forests with tall trees will also decorate the grass underneath. In the region later on visitors who come to frolic with the family while enjoying the beauty of the forest with animals keranya.
To support the preservation of forests is currently a tourist attraction Monkey Forest has 125 species of plants that consist of bamboo trees, nut trees, mahogany trees and tree majegau and diverse vegetation associated with the ceremony. In addition, in terms of wildlife conservation, tourism Monkey Forest has a number of monkeys which has now reached 300 fish. In the good maintenance of population health and the manager has entered into cooperation with the Institute of Primate Research and Assessment of Wildlife Udayana University. It also carried out cooperation with Central Washington University, Guam University and Taiwan University. Monkey Forest tourist attraction also has an additional 14 deer species which were contributed by third parties and breeding results.
Conservation
Monkey Forest other than as a tourist attraction is also a center for research and conservation. Apes that exist in these places not only as a spectacle of visitors coming. Besides being an important component in spiritual and community life, its existence as well as a place-lembag research from research institutions around the world.
From the results of research ever undertaken, the monkeys that there is often live migrate. They are in their life has its own group. Among them was the head of the group. Selamet said the chairman of this group is always followed by the followers of the monkey itself. Apes Bali itself was in the midst of a group composed mostly of females (matrilines). As for the male monkeys are usually migrate.
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