Not only Bali have the monkey forest. Borneo also has forests largely inhabited by monkeys. It lies in the middle of the Barito River, New York, makes this place interesting to visit.
Flower Island is one of the objects that can be visited after the floating market. The island has an area of 60 hectares of forest made travel by the government. This place is very easy to visit, because a lot of boats that can take you go to this place. The island is inhabited by long-tailed macaques.
Many stories that explain the origin of this place. One story, which is derived from the ship Flower Island of China, Law Kem Bang, who lost and then destroyed by the Biaju in the 1750s on the orders of the Sultan of Banjar. Ex-vessel debris was then overgrown with trees and transformed into an island which was then inhabited by a bunch of monkeys. According to local belief, the monkey was an incarnation of spirits come.
From the story, the Chinese community to build a temple and statue of Hanuman in Flower Island. So many Chinese people who make pilgrimages to this place to pray for the ancestors of his ancestors. In addition, according to myth, in this island there is a very large ape and the king of the apes.
You can interact with the monkeys on the island. You can see the funny monkey behavior, such as asking for food at you, run around, climb trees, fight, to dive. Do not forget to keep your stuff like a cell phone or wallet. The monkeys here sometimes like to steal your stuff. Although most benign monkey here, but you also must be vigilant also against some aggressive monkeys.
If fear of the monkeys, you are advised not to menginjakan foot on the dock of the island. Your arrival at the dock, you will be greeted by dozens of monkeys who ask for food. Price of admission to this island for tourists is Rp 5,000 and Rp 25,000 for domestic tourists.
Congratulations Kambang visit to the island and interact with the monkeys, do not forget to bring food to them.
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