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Zanzibar red colobus monkey sitting on a branch in Jozani forest

Nature & Wildlife

Jozani Tour

4.7 (128 reviews)Jozani Chwaka Bay National ParkAbout 4 hours1 – 12 guests

Jozani protects the last significant patch of the island's groundwater forest and the Zanzibar red colobus, a monkey that exists nowhere else on earth.

A park ranger walks you through the forest trails and out along the raised mangrove boardwalk over the tidal creek.

Highlights

  • Close, respectful viewing of endemic red colobus monkeys
  • Guided mahogany and fig forest trail
  • Mangrove boardwalk over the tidal creek
  • Park ranger with wildlife knowledge

What's included

  • Hotel pick-up and drop-off
  • Park ranger guide
  • Bottled water

Not included

  • National park entrance fee
  • Lunch
  • Tips

Itinerary

  1. 08:30

    Pick-up

    Transfer to the Jozani park gate.

  2. 09:30

    Forest trail

    Ranger-guided walk among mahogany and strangler figs.

  3. 10:30

    Red colobus troop

    Time with a habituated troop feeding in the canopy.

  4. 11:15

    Mangrove boardwalk

    Raised walkway over the tidal mangrove creek.

  5. 12:30

    Return

    Drop-off at your hotel.

Meeting point & pick-up

Hotel pick-up from Stone Town, Paje, Jambiani and Michamvi.

Important information

  • • Keep at least three metres from the monkeys — it is a park rule that protects them from human disease.
  • • The park fee is paid in cash at the gate.
  • • Bring insect repellent.

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