Description: Mandala Suci Wenara Wana, or well known as Ubud Monkey Forest, is the sanctuary and natural habitat of the Balinese long-tailed macaque. It is located at Padangtegal Ubud, Bali. About 1049 monkeys live in this sanctuary.

They are divided into 6 groups, namely in front of main temple group, forest conservation group, central point group, eastern group, Michelin group, and cemeteries group.

The Monkey Forest Ubud has 186 species of plants and trees in 12,5 hectares of forest.

The forest is owned by the Padangtegal community and is managed by Mandala Suci Wenara Wana Management. The purpose of the management is to keep sacred the place and promote the Monkey Forest Ubud as an international tourist destination.

The DNA sequence identity between M. fascicularis and the human genome is 92.83% based on alignments of homologous genomic fragments.

If you are lucky, some of this monkeys will show you their 'human side'.