Jozani Forest Entrance Fee.
Jozani Forest is located in the Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park, southeast of Stone Town in Zanzibar, one of the most beautiful Islands in the world, famous for amazing Zanzibar beach holidays and water activities. Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park is the only national park on Zanzibar Island, with several attractions and activities that travelers who visit can do.
Jozani Forest entrance fee is 12000 Tanzanian Shillings, roughly 7.3 dollars with a guide. The Park opens daily from 7:30 am to 5 pm for visitors interested in exploring the natural beauty and other attractions in the park.
It was opened in 1960 as a reserve, also known as the Jozani Chwaka Bay Conservation Area, and was added as a protected zone in 1984. Jozani Park is made up of mostly mangrove forests, tropical forests, coral reefs, evergreen bushland, and salt marshes, among many others, and covers only about 50 square kilometers of space, providing travelers with some of the best beach experiences and animal viewing.
Jozani Forest is a great habitat for a variety of animals, including primates, such as the endangered red colobus monkeys. The forest also hosts a variety of bird species, butterflies, as well as other wildlife species.
With so much to offer to travellers visiting Zanzibar Island and to add to the activities in Zanzibar that travellers can do aside from the typical beach activities, a visit to this forest is a great addition. Having paid your Jozani Forest entrance fee of about 7.3 United States Dollars, there are several activities that you can enjoy, including;
Guided nature walks
Guided nature walks are a great way to explore the beauty and nature of Jozani Forest. Guided nature walks here are led by a ranger guide, taking you along trails designed to lead you to some of the most beautiful parts of the park.
Walks in the forest can take anything from 1 to 2 hours or more depending on your pace and preference. During which, you shall be able to spot a number of plant species with medicinal value, flowers, butterflies, and a number of bird species.
Bird watching
Once you have paid your Jozani Forest entrance fee, you get to access the park and enjoy bird watching, listening to the sweet sounds of different bird species. With over 40 birds in Jozani Forest, bird watching is one of the great activities to do while visiting. Some of the birds in Jozani Forest that you may spot include Brown-Headed Parrots, Mouse Colored Sunbirds, Mangrove Kingfishers, Black-Bellied Starlings, among so many others. Be sure to have a bird guide with you, and carry a good pair of binoculars.
Wildlife viewing
Jozani is home to a variety of animals that travelers can see while out in the area. The rare red colobus monkeys are a common sight and are considered endemic to the park. Apart from the rare red colobus monkeys, other wildlife species that travellers can spot while on various activities include bush babies, antelopes, blue vervet monkeys, duikers, Sykes monkeys, among so many others.
Jozani Forest is also a great breeding place for sea turtles, tortoises, and giant tortoises, which are later released back to the ocean. While visiting the forest, your guide shall be in a position to give so much information about this and so much more; be sure, therefore, to have a guide while you visit the Jozani Forest.
Getting to Jozani Forest
Travelers can get to Jozani Forest by road, using either public or private cars. Jozani Forest is only about 35km from Stone Town.
When to visit Jozani Forest
Jozani Forest can be visited any time of the year, with the dry season being the best time to visit for amazing forest experiences.
Zanzibar is a beautiful archipelago with a number of beaches that are all amazing to visit for Zanzibar beach holidays. Most travellers who visit Zanzibar on Zanzibar holidays any time of the year do enjoy the beautiful Zanzibar beaches like Nungwi beach, Paje beach, among so many others, for several activities like swimming in the turquoise blue waters, dhow rides, snorkelling, scuba diving, and so many other Zanzibar activities.
Looking to visit Zanzibar, looking to visit Zanzibar from the Tanzanian mainland or even taking on a Tanzania safari from Zanzibar? Get in touch with a reputable tour operator to help you put together an amazing Tanzania safari from Zanzibar, or even a Tanzania wildlife safari and Zanzibar Beach Holiday, for an opportunity to enjoy the various activities and attractions in Zanzibar, like the Jozani Forest.
Contact our trusted tour operators for more information and inquiries about the Jozani Forest Entrance Fee, and then book with tour and travel companies such as Focus East Africa Tours, who offer the best tour packages while on your safari in Tanzania.
