Pong Dode Monkey Forest is one of the tourist destination in Flores
island, Located in the midle of
Mano village, East Manggarai regency.
This forest is the ancestral heritage of the Mano village Communities,
which is still protected and preserved by people because there is source
of water for the life of local residents especially, This water is very useful
for paddy fields around Mano Village.
Small forest of Pong Dode has life in it, Since the long time
ago these forests inhabited by monkeys. It is quite rare, considering the
forest area of Pong Dode is not far from the village and their plantation. But
it is quite interesting that the monkeys never interfere with the plant owned
by residents who are around these forest.
Pong Dode took from the Manggaraian language, it took of two words they
are: Pong and Dode. Pong means Forest and Dode
/ Kode means Monkey, so Pong Dode means the monkey forest.
Pong dode located about 15 kms in the east part of Ruteng, If you
drive from Ruteng it only take 30 minutes, and it is not so far of the road
from Ruteng to Bajawa, you just drive about 5 minutes from this main road and
you will find the place.
If you visit Pong Dode monkey forest, you also may visit Compang Mano,
because it very close to this palce, just walk around 5 minutes to Compang Mano
from this place. Beside that you will find many clove trees around the village.
If you like to spend whole day, the best thing to do ayou re first visit this
place then doing soft trekking in some rice terrace field in this
village.
