Experience · Zanzibar · Active & on foot
Jozani Forest and Red Colobus
Jozani Forest, in the centre of Zanzibar, is the last stronghold of the Zanzibar red colobus, a monkey found nowhere else on earth. An easy guided walk brings you close to the troops, then on to a boardwalk through the mangroves.
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About 2–3 hours
Starts from
Any hotel on Zanzibar
Best time
Year-round
Ideal for
Families, nature lovers and photographers
Zanzibar’s rare monkey
Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park protects the largest area of indigenous forest left on Zanzibar. Its star is the Zanzibar red colobus, an endangered monkey with a rust-red back, pale face and a shock of white hair, found only on the island. Several troops live near the forest edge and are used to people, so you can watch them feeding and playing from just a few metres away while your guide explains how the park and nearby villages work together to protect them. A forest trail leads past giant trees and, if you are lucky, Sykes’ monkeys and the tiny Aders’ duiker. The visit ends on a raised boardwalk through the mangroves, a vital nursery for fish and crabs. The walk is flat and easy for all ages.
Your experience
How the visit unfolds
Often combined with a spice farm or a drive to the east-coast beaches.
09:00 · Hotel pick-up
Drive to the centre of the island.
09:45 · Arrive at Jozani
Meet your park guide at the visitor centre.
10:00 · Red colobus
Watch the monkeys at close range at the forest edge.
10:45 · Forest trail
Walk among giant trees and look for other wildlife.
11:30 · Mangrove boardwalk
Learn why mangroves matter to the coast.
12:15 · Return
Back to your hotel, or on to a spice farm or the beach.
Included
— Park entrance fees
— Park guide
— Private transfers
— Bottled water
Not included
— Lunch
— Tips
— Travel insurance
Book this experience
Tell us where you are staying on Zanzibar and we will arrange the visit with a park guide.
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