Forest
38 km south-east of Stone Town
Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park
Zanzibar’s only national park, home of the endemic red colobus and a mangrove boardwalk.
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Wild, and wonderfully close
Endemic red colobus, the world’s largest fruit bat and forests shaped by the tides.
Zanzibar boasts an abundance of flora and fauna. The verdant dynamism of Jozani National Park, the rainforest endemism of Ngezi and the coastal profusions of endangered mangrove offer a compelling experience, alongside a wide variety of birdlife and a large number of butterflies in rural areas.
7 curated experiences
Forest
Species
Jozani Forest
Zanzibar Red Colobus
One of the rarest monkeys in Africa — fewer than 2,000 remain, and only on Unguja.
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Conservation
Near Jozani
Zanzibar Butterfly Centre
The largest butterfly enclosure in East Africa, run as a community conservation project.
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Species
Pemba Island
Pemba Flying Fox
The largest fruit bat in the world, with a wingspan of over 5.5 feet.
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Forest
North-west Pemba
Ngezi Forest Reserve
14.4 km² of rare forest on Pemba, running down to the pristine beach at Vumawimbi.
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Park
Unguja
Zanzibar Park
A twenty-acre park of wild and domesticated birds and animals, with its own spice farm.
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Mainland
Arusha Region, Tanzania
Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Rhinos, lions and flamingos on a fertile crater floor shared with Maasai pastoralists.
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