Tanzania · Walking Tours

4-Hour Jozani Forest Walking Tour with Spice Farm and Lunch

4 Hours Round trip from Zanzibar Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights

01 Walk through the dense and rich habitat of Jozani Forest
02 Spot the rare Zanzibar red Colobus monkeys, with fewer than 2,000 remaining
03 Explore the mangrove swamp on a boardwalk and visit a giant turtle sanctuary
04 Discover why Zanzibar is known as Spice Island at a beautiful spice farm
05 Enjoy a delicious lunch of Pilau rice flavoured with fresh local spices

Embark on this astonishing excursion through the dense and rich habitat of Jozani Forest, where you can spot rare wildlife such as the Zanzibar red Colobus monkeys. Explore ancient hardwood forest, mangrove swamps, and diverse natural habitats before visiting a giant turtle sanctuary. Continue to a beautiful spice farm to discover why Zanzibar is known as Spice Island, with the chance to smell and taste a variety of spices. The experience is rounded off with a delicious lunch of Pilau rice flavoured with the spices introduced during the tour.

See a variety of wildlife, including Sykes monkeys, bush pigs, Ader's duiker, suni antelopes, elephant shrews, chameleons, and the rare red Colobus monkeys, unique to Zanzibar, with fewer than 2,000 remaining in the world.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 4 Hours

Tour type Private

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access Not applicable

Cities Zanzibar, Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park

Languages Arabic, English, Swahili

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Jozani Forest, Mangroves and Spice Farm Experience

Meet your guide in Zanzibar and take a car ride to Jozani Forest, also known as Jozani Chwaka Bay. Walk through the ancient hardwood forest and mangrove swamps.
Explore the forest's many habitats, including swamp, evergreen thickets, and mangroves. See a variety of wildlife, including Sykes monkeys, bush pigs, Ader's duiker, suni antelopes, elephant shrews, chameleons, and the rare red Colobus monkeys, unique to Zanzibar, with fewer than 2,000 remaining in the world.
Go on a boardwalk around the mangrove swamp at the end of the tour and visit the giant turtle sanctuary.
Drive to a spice farm, take a walking tour to smell and taste various spices, and learn how they grow.
Have a delicious lunch consisting of Pilau rice, flavoured with many of the spices that you discovered during the tour.

That will conclude your tour.