Bali Barat National Park

Bali Barat is a national park in the northwest of Bali, which received the status of a nature reserve in 1917. In 1941 it became an Indonesian national park.

On an area of 760 square kilometers spread tropical forests, jungles, dry savannahs, mangrove swamps, as well as acacia thickets and high mountain forests. In the north of the park is the protruding peninsula of Prapat Agung. Around it are protected beaches and coral reefs, as well as the small coastal island of Menjangan - a popular diving destination. There are several extinct volcanoes in the east. The highest mountains are Patas (1,412 meters) and Merbuk (1,388 meters).

One hundred and sixty species of birds have been recorded in the park, including the close to extinction Balinese starling. It is for this reason that the park was created. In 2001, there were only six remaining birds in the world, all of them in the park.

The animal world is represented by deer, black monkeys, flying foxes, boars, macaques, squirrels, snakes, reef herons, black Indian cuckoos, etc.

90% of the territory is closed to the public, and only a few routes are available to tourists accompanied by official guides.

The most popular route through the tropical jungle is the ascent of Gunung Klatakan Mountain. In addition to the stunning smell coming from many orchids, the path will be decorated with black monkeys, a rhinoceros bird and even flying foxes.

No less popular are the water routes running along Gilimanuk Bay through the mangrove forests bordering the coast. Here you can see some graceful dark gray Pacific reef herons.