jozani chwaka bay national park

Try to contract a local guide from the Park Management if you are interested in wildlife and birds, this way you will be brought off the beaten track and get the most of your visit. Try to start morning if possible, before things slow down in the mid-day heat.

lil forest in the middle of zanzibar island, only need a few hours to get the idea of the forest walks, the monkeys were easy to spot for us, just a few minutes walk from the reception. cafe was under construction, but still got some hot chips and a coke no problem. average priced attraction, worth it if you get to see the monkeys as close as we did. only a couple feet away and not camera shy....

Great to contribute to the conservation of the colobus monkeys. Very interesting tour, fab pictures with the monkeys, info about the trees and fauna and then onto a mangrove walk. Very knowledgeable guide.

the park has 3 parts. a forest with a lot of colobus monkeys, a jungle and a mangrove area. the guide was good the entrance fee was low

This place gives nice opportunity to meet real tropical rainforest. You can walk through Zanzibar jungle and see many tropical plants, but the most interesting Zanzibar red colobus monkey!

Pretty surroundings but not much to see except for monkeys in trees! Very hot in Dec! You could tour the trees but we opted not to do as all hot!

Once you've paid your entrance fee you go for a walk of an hour or more to discover the forest, specially to see the colobus monkeys but also some nice birds, reptiles and crabs (in the mangroves). The friendly guide is happy if you tip him :-)

the red colobus monkey PLUS the forest trails PLUS the mangrove forest boardwalk: 3 delights in 1 visit and each can take 30 minutes or 3 hours. The park has about 3000 monkeys we were told and we must have seen and watched several dozen from just a few feet away, munching lunch in the trees or crossing the road (quite dangerous actually) and they are really interesting to see and watch; the forest walk with a knowledgeable guide which we had was a total delight; peaceful, well maintained and fascinating; the board walk through the mangrove swamp was a sight not seen in many places. The drive to the park from just about anywhere in zanzibar is quite gruelling but well worth the investment of $ and time. Go for it.

If you want to get in touch with nature this is the best place to go to. The ride to the park takes you through the villages and you get to mingle with the locals(if you get the right guide). Loved the Mangrove. Loved it

It was ok, the guide was knowledgeable but the tour was over in 30 minutes. The overall travelling time to the location was 45 minutes.

There aren't many animals to see outside of the monkeys. If you are looking to see a vast rain forest with Tons of wild animals, birds and reptiles this isn't the place or even island as Zanzibar doesn't have a huge diversity of wildlife (at least not on land). Check out the reefs for sure if you'd like to see an underwater version of this type of attraction that is vastly more diverse.

I loved the walks into the cool forest , trekking the primates and the Boardwalk. Lots to learn about different tree species.

I really love monkeys, so this trip was well worth it to get to see them roam around. Our tour was only around 10 minutes which was a bit short, but we got to hang around after as long as we wanted.

This national park is well run and you'll definitely see monkeys on your tour. This is a key part of the conservation efforts on the island and worth supporting. Before the part, the monkeys were hunted as the local human population was expanding too rapidly. As I understand it, the creation of the park ensures monetary support for the local communities if monkeys cause any damage to trees or crops outside the park. Also by setting land aside, their habitat is assured.A guide will accompany you on a short walk to see the monkeys, and then also as you go through the mangrove forest on the boardwalk. The guide was very well informed and interesting.

it is an amazing natural reserve with 3 parts: colobus red monkeys (amazing and endemic), beautiful rain forest walk, binteresting walk on the baoard walk through the mangrove forest. the local guide we were given for the vature reserve named hussein was fantastic. look for him