Located in Nha Phu Bay, one of four Bay of Khanh Hoa province, about 15 kilometers from Nha Trang city to the north, Hon Lao or known as Monkey Island which is considered as the most attractive destination on the sea of Khanh Hoa.
About 15 minutes from the mainland by ship, Monkey Island has an area of 35 hectares with about 800 monkeys, which is the product and their descendant from a unfinished research project and the development of vaccine of Soviet Union. About 200 monkeys were delivered to Khanh Hoa province after the Soviet Union
disintegrated.
Hon Lao or Monkey Island is considered as an attractive destination in Nha Trang, the kingdom of about 800 monkeys
The late 1990s, Khanh Hoa Province moved Hon Lao into a tourism destination but maintained wild character for monkey to live. The cliffs interspersed luxuriant vegetation make the suitable environment for monkeys of long-tailed species :Macaca Rhérus and Macaca Fassicularit.
They live in various brood, mostly deep in the area between of the island. Some bolder monkeys often come to the edge of the island where tall coconut trees, visitors come and give them some food.
Hon Lao viewed from the distance
Still some prank or get something of visitors, but the monkeys here are mostly peaceful and not disruptive if visitors do not intentionally provoke them. You can walk or by carthorse to visit the living area outside the edge of the island monkey. The guide showed us the monkey has long and curved tail like question mark, explained:" It's leader monkey , each herd has one. It takes responsible for 50 female monkeys after beating other male monkeys. Monkeys here do not have the opportunity to proliferate too much, it is estimated there are about 800 monkeys. Many baby monkeys died as soon as born because blood relations of their parents is too close".
Many monkeys are very close to visitors
Guides often introduce to visitors about the division of monkey's society at Hon Lao. The highest in the island is the leader, lower is "eunuch" monkey which was injured in a fight, then herd monkeys and street monkeys. Bad monkeys is expelled, they will split territory and task to care for each other in their herd. Currently, many monkeys are trained and participate in the circus repertoires to server visitors when coming to the island to rest and visit.
The leader is the most cruel
2 or 3 circus repertoires of dog and monkey will server visitors everyday.
Hon Lao became an eco-tourism destination from a scientific research in Khanh Hoa
Going to Nha Trang, Vietnam, you should not ignore this attractive island with friendly monkeys. Along with childrens, this will be attractive gift for them.
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