Situated in the nort west of Bali, this park covers an area of
19.002.89 hectares. It stretch between the regency of Buleleng
and Jembrana, as natural resources
preservation for reseach, education, recreation and tourism. This
beautiful and unspoiled nature park in only 3 hours from Denpasar,
accessible through public buses and accommodations are available
in the park and the areas outside the park. Amongst the abundant
wildlife lives greatly endangered Bali Starling (Leucopsar rothschildi),
endemic to the park and declared as the mascot for Bali. This
was a crucial factor in making the park a natural preservation.
The
park offers oth cultureal and natural tourism. Situated in
the Teluk Terima is the grave of Jayaprana, the adopted son
of the king of Kalianget, Singaraja. The king felt in live
with his son’s wife, Ni Layonsari, and on his order,
Jayaprana was assassinated.One night, the truth behind Jayaprana’s
death came to the beautiful Layonsari in a dream and she the
killed themselves rather than marry the king. The story on
eternal love is similar to Romeo and Juiet by Shakespeare.
The grave is a sacred area with a ceremony held every 210
days. The site is also visited by communities from outside
Bali for meditation
When to visit the park, there are many choices for tourist
attraction. The clear water around Menjangan Island provides
snorkeling and diving possibilities in this unique, pristine
underwater paradise.
Trekking in the forest is the other tourist attraction. Wildlife
abounds everywhere in the protected area. There are two kinds
of monkeys ; black and grey. The black monkey is rate, they
live in the jungle. The grey monkeys live in the forest, they
often come out to get food by welcoming visitors.
The road linking Gilimanuk and Singaraja or Denpasar
crosses the forest. Here, on roadside, there are many monkeys.
They are tame and funny. Domestic and foreign visitors give them
food: banana, peanut, or biscuit, bread or other tropical
fruit. In the future, the management of national park must
build the feeding ground for monkeys. The sites of feeding ground
are temple yards, above roadside in the forest. In the tourist
object, the tourist can buy suitable food for the monkeys and
the monkey will get satisfaction.
