Destination guide · Coast & islands
Jozani Forest
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Why come
What Jozani Forest is known for
Zanzibar red colobus
Found nowhere else on earth, and down to a few thousand animals.
Mangrove boardwalk
Carries you out over the swamp without wrecking it.
The last significant stand of indigenous forest on Zanzibar, and the only place to see the Zanzibar red colobus — a monkey found nowhere else on earth and down to a few thousand animals. A boardwalk carries you out over the mangroves without wrecking them.
Best time: year-round, mornings for the monkeys. How long: half a day from Stone Town or the east coast.
Where it fits
Journeys that visit Jozani Forest
Stone Town & Spice
Three nights in the old quarter and the spice farms behind it — the island's history before its beaches.
Zanzibar Beach Unwind
The exhale after the adventure — white sand, warm water, and the scent of cloves.
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