Hotels near Jozani Forest

Jozani-Chwaka Bay National Park is Zanzibar's only national park - a 50-square-km protected forest 30 km south-east of Stone Town. The park's signature resident is the Zanzibar red colobus monkey (Procolobus kirkii) - a critically endangered subspecies endemic only to Zanzibar, with around 2500 surviving individuals concentrated in this forest. The 2-hour guided forest walk lets you observe troops of 30-50 monkeys at close range.

The park also includes a mangrove boardwalk (1 km) revealing a tidal forest ecosystem with crabs, kingfishers, and rare endemic plants. Park entry 12 USD adults including guided walk. Open daily 07:30-17:00. Most travellers come on a half-day tour from Stone Town (35-50 USD including transport and guide). The monkeys are habituated and approach within 1-2 metres; do not feed or touch them - they bite.

Pro Tip: Visit Jozani early at 08:00 for the most active monkey troops - they descend from the tree canopy to feed at ground level. Combine with the spice tour on the same morning (spice farms en route from Stone Town to Jozani).