Zanzibar
Jozani Forest ½ Day Tour From Stone Town
(Jozani
Forest Zanzibar Half Day Tour is
an excursion to the last sanctuary in the world for
the rare red colobus monkey, which is endemic to Zanzibar
called Jozani
Forest.
The Forest lies 35 Kilometers South-East of Zanzibar
Town with an area of about 1,000 hectares, it is the
only remaining natural forest on Unguja island where
long ago you could find leopards and antelopes. At
present, Jozani Forest is the habitat for the Red
Colobus Monkeys and the Blue Sykes Monkey. Jozani
Forest Tour is a 3 Hour Guided Tour)
Jozani
Forest, the only National Park in Zanzibar
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Ader's
duiker found in Jozani Forest in Zanzibar
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Jozani
Forest Red Colobus Monkeys, Zanzibar
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Zanzibar
Jozani Forest ½ Day Tour
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Jozani Forest ½ Day Tour View
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Jozani
Forest National Park Day Trip - Daily departures at
0830 Hours
Zanzibar
Jozani Forest Half Day Tour from
Stone Town is an exciting trip to Zanzibar's first
and only national park is centered on Jozani Forest
is located 35 Kilometers from Stone, the largest area
of mature forest found within Zanzibar.
The
forest lies in a shallow trough in the fossil coral
bed between the mangrove filled bays of Chwaka and
Uzi. Seasonal flooding and a high water table has
given rise to a unique groundwater forest.
On
the high ground to either side is dry coral rag forest
and thicket. With mangrove forests and salt marshes
to the north of the National park, the area is an
extremely rich mosaic of Zanzibar's diverse natural
habitats, a haven for wildlife including rare, endemic
and endangered species.
The forest is also
home to Syke's monkeys, bush pigs and nocturnal Zanzibar
leopards. A series of nature trails lead through various
different types of habitat, which feature over 40
species of birds including the African pygmy kingfisher,
little greenbul, dark-backed weaver and the Fischer's
turaco.
Your tour will be
led by a well-trained guide who can offer information
on the other inhabitants of the forest, which include;
the red-bellied coast squirrel, the endangered Aders'
duiker, the Zanzibar suni, the black-and-white rufous
elephant shrew and the tree hyraxes.
The forest also offers
a board walk, which leads through the mangrove forests
at its southern end, which is an excellent place to
spot the rare mangrove kingfisher.
Jozani Forest Zanzibar ½ Day Tour
Prices
Dates
From |
Dates
To |
Price
Per Person |
1st
Jan 2014 |
31st
Dec 2014 |
85 US Dollars |
Notes
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Zanzibar
Jozani Forest ½ Day Tour includes Transport,
Entrance fee to Jozani Forest and a guide
Zanzibar
Jozani Forest ½ Day Tour
Price Includes:
*
Price per person
* Visit Jozani Forest National Park
* All entry fees, service charge and taxes
*
Pickup from your stone town hotel and drop-off to
your stone town hotel
* Professional African Spice Safaris English speaking
guides. All are experts in the African wildlife, culture,
and tour guiding, many of who speak other European
languages
Zanzibar
Jozani Forest ½ Day Tour Does Not Include:
*
Personal expenses such as transfers to/ from the airport
or your hotel outside stone town (supplement transfer
cost applies for tours starting from the airport or
hotels outside stone town)
*
Tips or gratuity, drinks; travelers insurance; laundry,
communication charges, visas
*
Meals, sightseeing not included in the package
*
International airfares and airport taxes
*
Minimum of two persons required
*
Optional activities
Jozani
Forest Reserve - Zanzibar
Jozani
forest lies about 35 km south-east of Zanzibar township
in Zanzibar's South Region. It is a narrow neck of
land between the Chwaka Bay in the north and Uzi Bay
to the south. It contains about 100 tree species from
a total of 43 families.
It
has a gazzetted area over 2512 ha that includes the
whole ground water forest, coral rag forest and salt
marsh area. Although until recently only the forest
was gazzetted, the area together with the adjacent
Chwaka Bay forest have been converted into a reserve
known as Jozani Chwaka Bay Conservation Area (JCBCA).
The recent move has added the rich mangrove forests
of the Chwaka bay into the reserve making the ecosystem
the largest conservation area in Zanzibar.
Commercial
activities at Jozani started way back in 1920s but
in 1940 the colonial government purchased 194 ha of
the forest from a private entrepreneur and converted
into a reserve.
All
commercial logging activities were halted and reforestation
program was in full swing. However, it is believed
that Jozani and the neighboring forests survived the
past due to its unsuitability for cash crop production
(e.g. coconuts) as it is located on the coral rag
zone.
After
years of commercial activities in the neighboring
areas, Jozani was officially declared a forest reserve
in 1960. The recent expansion were made in 1984 when
most of the surrounding areas were gazetted hence
bringing the total area to 2512 ha.
The
inclusion of Chwaka Bay mangrove forest, which has
been recognized since 1946 and managed by 8 villages
of Chwaka, Pongwe, Uroa, Marumbi, Mapopwe, Charawe,
Ukongoroni and Michamvi make the management of the
new conservation area a unique participatory model.
Jozani
Forest Types
Jozani
Evergreen
bushland found
on the western side of Jozani on a coral rag with
trees some 4 - 6 meters high and dominant species
are Rhus spp (e.g. Mchengele and Mkumba) and Psiadia
spp ( Mbebeta). A similar bushland is also found in
the eastern side of the forest but with many shrub
species.
Jozani
Dense thicket -
covering the northwestern part of the forest with
tree height of between 6 and 8 meters high and canopy
cover of about 60%. Dominant species include Macphersonia
gracilis (Mjoma), Eugenia spp, and Cussonia zimmermannii
( Mpapai dume).
Jozani
Ground water forest
- high, dense forest covering most
of the central part of Jozani containing swampy areas,
commonly called Tovu, where the dominant species is
Callophyllum inophyllum. Tree species grow to about
20 - 25 meters high and dense stands of Pandanus rabaiensis
(Msanaka) and Elaeis guineensis (Mchikichi ) are found.
Saline grassland -
located on the north of Jozani is covered with scattered
trees, locally called "Wangwani", and the
dominant species is Annona senegalensis ( Mtopetope).
Jozani
Plantation forest is
found in the souther part of the forest covering an
area of about 11 ha mainly planted with Callophyllum
( Mtondoo).
Jozani
Mangrove forests covering
much of the eastern border as Jozani come into contact
with Chwaka bay. Major mangrove species include Rhizophora
mucronata (Mkoko), Ceriops tagal (Mkandaa), and Avicennia
marina (Mchu).
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