Sangeh Forest Tourist Park was initiated on January 1 ‘1969 and started having stability in the year 1971. With development, funding comes from voluntary donations charged to each visitor who visited Sangeh. It starts on January 1 ’1969 subjects to import levies by the law of Level II of Badung. In tourism management techniques, Sangeh is the full authority of the traditional village manager.

Sangeh forest is famous for monkeys benign because the vast forest area is ​​10 acres. Pala homogeneous forest, seeds are not edible, and the Castle Hill Sare, with a relic temple 17th century of the Mengwi Empire.

Historically, the existence of the Bukit Sare temple is closely associated with the Mengwi kingdom. Bukit Sare temple was founded by Anak Agung Anglurah, Karang Asem Shakti, the adopted son of Mengwi Cokorda Blambangan Shakti. He was the son of Karang Asem Anglurah Supreme Sakti did penance "Rare" is imprisoned as befits babies or young children? He got the inspiration to make a temple in the Sangeh forest since the Sare temple stands in the middle of the woods fitting nutmeg.

The local people believe that Sangeh's name is closely associated with the presence of Sangeh forest Pala, which comes from 2 words. Sa means people, and Ngeh means looking at, so Sangeh means Looking at the monkey. The timber said that Gunung Agung is one of the islands, which is in the West area, and it turns out there are looking. It will stop near the trees, and up to now, the place is called Sangeh.