Explore Jozani Forest, Zanzibar’s largest national park and home to the endangered Zanzibar Red Colobus Monkey. This tour takes you through lush mahogany and eucalyptus forests, where you can spot playful red colobus monkeys, other wildlife, and a variety of birds.
Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park, located on Zanzibar’s East Coast, is the island’s largest forest and home to the rare Red Colobus monkeys. Covering 50 km², the forest also features medicinal plants and a natural mangrove reserve. Our walking tour lets you explore all its highlights firsthand.
The Zanzibar Red Colobus Monkeys (Piliocolobus kirkii), or ‘Kima Punju’, are among Africa’s rarest primates and are found only on Zanzibar’s main island. Jozani-Chwaka Bay National Park, established in 2004, protects these monkeys along with other species and the forest’s unique flora.
There are variety of flora and fauna, including rare medicinal plants, towering mahogany and eucalyptus trees, and natural mangrove reserves. Its wildlife includes the endangered Zanzibar Red Colobus monkeys, blue Sykes’ monkeys, bush babies, chameleons, and a wide range of bird species.
