Jozani Forest
Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park protects the last significant patch of Zanzibar's native forest. A guided walk takes you through the groundwater forest to the troops of red colobus monkeys, which exist nowhere else on earth, and out along the mangrove boardwalk.
Duration
Half day, roughly 2 to 3 hours on site
Format
Shared or private
Departs
Central southern Zanzibar, on the road between Stone Town and the east coast
About this tour
Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park protects the last significant patch of Zanzibar's native forest. A guided walk takes you through the groundwater forest to the troops of red colobus monkeys, which exist nowhere else on earth, and out along the mangrove boardwalk.
Highlights
- Endemic Zanzibar red colobus monkeys
- Groundwater forest walk
- Mangrove boardwalk
- Easy to combine with an east-coast stay
A typical day
- 09:00Hotel pickup
- 10:00Forest walk and red colobus viewing
- 11:15Mangrove boardwalk
- 12:00Return transfer
What's included
- Park entrance
- Ranger guide
- Hotel pickup where arranged
Not included
- Lunch
- Tips
Good to know
- · Keep a few metres from the monkeys, it is a park rule and better for them.
- · Insect repellent is worth carrying.
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