Jozani Forest
The last stronghold of the endemic Zanzibar red colobus monkey, minutes from the beach.
About Jozani Forest
Jozani Chwaka Bay is Zanzibar's only national park and the last real refuge of the Zanzibar red colobus, a monkey found nowhere else on earth and down to a few thousand animals. Troops here are relaxed around people, so photography is easy.
Beyond the colobus, the park protects groundwater forest, coral rag thicket and a mangrove boardwalk that is one of the best short walks on the island, and it fits neatly into the drive between Stone Town and the east or north coast.
The residents
Things to do here
A guided forest walk to a habituated troop, usually within a few metres of the path.
A raised walkway through tidal mangrove forest with a specialist naturalist.
A community-run project on the park edge, breeding native species and funding local livelihoods.
A quieter thicket trail for duiker, suni antelope and endemic birds.
A taste of Jozani
A morning forest walk for red colobus and the mangrove boardwalk, then on to your beach hotel for the afternoon.
Ready for Jozani?
One enquiry starts it all, we come back within a few hours with a tailored plan.