Jozani Forest Tour | Home of Red colobus monkeys

Visit Jozani forest the best place to explore red colobus monkeys (kima punju in swahili), which are only endemic to Zanzibar. The forest became biodiversity area since the monkeys were considered to be in danger of extinction about 10 years ago. Jozani forest is the natural forest and national park of Zanzibar, It is strange and wonderful forest with many animals residing in, includes flora and fauna.

Forest has several habitats including swamp forest, evergreen thickets, mangroves marsh, as well as a variety of wildlife, including, bush pigs, Ader’s duiker and suni antelopes, chameleons and lots of birdlife. The Most famous forest inhabitant is red colobus monkey who roam freely on their reserve and can be viewed at very close quarter, there are about 5000 red colobus monkey in the forest.

Jozani Forest is situated 38km southeast from Stone Town. In 1995, the Jozani Chwaka Bay Conservation Project was set up to protect the largest remaining patch of indigenous ground-water forest that used to cover Zanzibar.Local communities are involved in the project and some of your entrance fee contributes to development projects and to compensate local farmers whose crops are often damaged by the red colobus monkeys.

TOUR HIGHLIGHT

• You will have the chance to walk across to the Pete-Jozani Mangrove Boardwalk, which entwines through coral thicket vegetation, mangrove forest and across a creek.
•  You walk through mangrove forest which is extremely crucial to Zanzibar’s ecosystems, providing a habitat for many lizards, snakes and birdlife as well as preventing the coastal erosion.