Lush green forest and all the red Colubus you could hope! It was a bit crowded so be prepared to be in a larger group, but it was still worth it. We loved our guide and all he said about life. He was so knowledgeable on medicinal herbs which was cool as a doctor. The mangroves were amazing too and a wonder to behold

Nice thing to do when you are in Zanzibar.You dont need a tour operator for this one. Just drive up there (or get dropped off) and pay the entrance fee (24 dollar for 2 persons). You get a pricate guide as well.You do 3 things:- go to see the monkeys, which was adorable!we saw a lot of them- walk through the forest- walk through the mangroveThe tour lasted about 1H

If visiting Zanzibar, it is well worth the time spent walking through the forest.The vast array of plants and vegetation is quite remarkable. Also land crabs and huge snails. The guide was very knowledgeable with loads of information. We also saw the Zanzibar Red Colobos monkeys. Colobos refers to the fact that they only have four fingers on the forearm and no thumb.They are quite lazy and dont move much.The forest is quite humid so take some water as you will be sweating.

Must be the best place to see the endemic Red Colobus Monkeys as well as the Sykes Monkey. Passionate guides pointing out endemics as well as other species, both faunal and floral. Well worth a visit and be sure to include a trip to the mangrove forest and look out for the fiddler crabs...

Awesome TourWe saw the monkeys 🐒 and enjoyed being with them.We also got a lot of information about Mangrove forestWe really enjoyed with our Tanzanian tour guide Thabet. Thanks 🙏

Its a short but interesting tour. The monkeys are left in their natural habitat and there are restrictions placed on how much humans can interact with them, which is admirable. Walking through the forest is fun too. Advice - wear sensible shoes and have fun!

Fantastic forest, calm and athmospheric. The mangroove forest is especially cool. We have seen a lot of monkeys around the world, but this place is more than just a couple of (very cute) monkeys.

Great experience seeing monkeys. Its a shame you have to take a guide with you. Ours was loudly on the phone for most of the time and expected a hefty tip at the end

A very beautiful park! The biggest national park in island. Must to visit!

Nice forest. Good place to visit. Entrance fees 12$ per person. While you arrive you will have local guide who can show you around and give explanation about everything. Monkeys are cute, and you can see them very close to your hand, they are not aggressive at all. No need to be care of your staff or afraid of wallet. Highly recommend.

We took the standard guided tour of about 1,5 hours in forest and about an hour on boardwalk in Mangrove. We did get to see the monkeys as well. Very close to the trail, you could almost touch them, they seemed used to people even though there is a strict policy of not feeding them. I have planned a follow up hike to go deeper into the jungle and get away from the masses. Its a wonderful place worthwhile visiting.

An interesting tour showing the natural ecosystem. Also nearby the rare monkeys can be seen

Nice place but we didnt get very talkative and skilled tour guide.. it was cool to see many monkeys tho..

Had a wonderful time in Jozani Forest.Mau my guide was professional, well experienced and knowledgeable of the place. Enjoyed watching different types of animals especially the red colobus monkeys. And the Mangroves area was very peaceful and relaxing.Highly Recommended whenever in Zanzibar!

If you like monkeys it is really worth it. You can get really close to the Red Colobus Monkeys and we saw a lot ! The nature walk and swamp are ok

Fantastic place to see, first of all the endemic monkeys which are really great and funny. Second mangrove forest which are great to małe some special photos. Also the guide which we have, tell lots of intresting things about trees in forest and about everyday life of monkeys ❤️

Very worth the visit, informative guide, great views, loads of monkeys. Not to be missed.

Fantastic place with rare monkeys and trees. The forest itself is a cool place to wander about, but what makes it very special is red colobus monkeys who live here. These monkeys are in danger of extinction, their number in the world is only about 4000, 3000 of which live here. Dont touch them or feed them! Preserve the wild nature

Very nice place. There are friendly monkeys, beauty forest and litle bit far very intetesting trees and crabs. It worth it

Great place if you want to see monkeys in the wild nature. Theres a mess when you buy tickets and wait for the guide but its not something unusual in Zanzibar. You cannot enter the forest without guide and touching the monkeys is prohibited (but they can touch you). I like wild nature so I definitely recommend this place. Theres also a great mangrove forest where you can rest and take nice pictures.

Beautiful and peaceful place! Our guide was very nice and helpful.

Enjoyed the red monkeys and the board walk on mangroves..

Great experience!Our guide was excellent and filled with so much wisdom about local plants and everything in the forest.It was such an awesome experience, would definitely recommend!

A nice trip through the tropical forest. Ticket (25 k TSh / 12 $) includes entrance fee, guide services and walk through three areas. First is the small forest near the ticket office, where you can see monkeys. Then you enter bigger forest and can see some known trees, like mahogany or eucalyptus. The third part, mangrove forest, of the trip requires you to either walk 2-3 km or take a car (your own or rent something at the parking lot, they charged us 3$ pp). It was my favorite part of the trip, a stroll on the bridges over the roots of trees growing in water. Altogether, trip is an interesting alternative to the beach activities, although do not expect wonders. You just spend 1-2 hours in the forest and learn basics about it and take nice pictures of monkeys.You can get there by taxi or local bus. I recommend the bus, it costs 1k TSh from Paje (any bus that goes to stone town is fine).

A Must Visit -!!Plesant experience. On our trip it started to rain heavily and we were drenched, but in that it was very adventurous.The guide was very well informed

Great trip. Very fun to watch monkeys play

Very calm and relaxing place. Love it!

Really unique place which is worth to visit. Youll learn about the national park, trees they grow there. Also youll get the chance to see the monkeys (Red Collubus and black monkey). Make sure you end the trip in mangrove forest.Our guide (Jamis) was very knowledgeable and provide us with a lot of information, Asante.

Jozan forestThe tour guides are well trained to give out all the needed information, and sometimes you can find them there at the Jozani Office or you can come with from the place they booked your tour from, ie. Stone town, Nungwi or else were in Zanzibar, but i prefer the one i meat on the sports cos they have more knowledge and experience since that place needs someone who is more expert and got more experience to give more informations and activities going on from there, i would suggest you take the tour guides man from their office for more information,the good time to go and visit its morning from 10am time before you find jam of people and monkeys are still fresh and okey still to have fun with you. (Red Monkey), Blue monkeys are stubborn.Apart away from Monkey you will have a chance to pass through huge and quite forest,there is a local restaurant where you can relax and order your coffee and other drinks.after getting out the main get there is local Mama and Dada selling some fresh fruits like Banana, Mangoes and so on.The place is beautiful, and you will have much fun being here, taking pictures with Red monkeys, Walking in the middle of the jungle.Precautions:-But dont go with bear foot, its not safe and you wont be allowed since there is some reefs a long the way that can hurt you in one way or another, its better to have closed shoes for your safety,Also dont come with any of the food material expecting to give monkeys its not allowed to feed the monkey, you might fall into penalty and take you out of your mood.

Didnt see lots of animals. Lots of plant nature which was beautiful. Hired a local guide to take us through the forest. We mostly got to see the endagered Zanzibar red Columbus monkeys which are easily found in this park, sea turtles and we walked on the beautiful 1km boardwalk through the mangrove swamps. There is an information area were you can learn about the history of the park, pick some informational brochures and hire yourself a tour guide.

Amazing during the rainYou will get chance to see red monkey

Great experience to see both the scenic forests of Zanzibar as well as the local indigenous animal life. Most people just go to see the monkeys, which are amazing, but the rest of the forest is breathtaking as well. If possible, organize this with a guide so that you get the full experience of both the forest as well as the Mangrove trees.

Speechless by this beautiful place!! It was amazing to see the Monkeys in there natural habitats and walking through the Bush was so refreshing but the Mangroves will leave u Speechless! Amazing informative tour guides very friendly staff and there are places there for a quick bite and beverages.#DeelishishnessTravels

Nice 1h30 family visit through the forest and mangrove with a local guide. It is well organised. The guide talked about trees and showed us endemic monkeys. Not so amazing but the fee participate to the conservation of the environment. What we didn’t like: at the end of the tour, the guide asked for a tip and was waiting for it!

It is the only national park in Zanzibar with beautiful landscapes. In addition , is the place where the red monkey (unique, only found in Zanzibar) lives + the velvet monkey. So it is a highly recommended walk around discovering the fauna and vegetation of the island!

The forest and envirolent are amaizing. You can see red colobus, great ants, and other animals.The visit takes 2 hours as maximum, and the mangroove trip us quite short.Also the national park officer ask us to tell that from now the payments has to be in advance in a bank account. In a few they are not going to accept cash. I told them that they should put in the website (I dont know if they did)Anyway is a great visit.

This is must see! You can get really close to monkeys 🐒 to take picture 📸 You can go to forest only with guide. Tour included walk in mangrove forest 🌿 What I didnt like, but it happens in whole Zanzibar, when guides or any other people straightly ask for a tip... 🙄

Amazing place should not be missed to visit , this beautiful forest 🌳 which has a unique monkeys that only live in Zanzibar, the monkeys 🐒 are so friendly and not hesitate to come close to humans , they eat all the time :) as the forest 🌳 full of delicious fruits especially guavas..

Unique place to see!! not so massive big area but it gonna be good advantage to see the red colombus monkeys in natural land. Entrance fee is 15.000 Ths per person. 1 hour will be enouh for whole trip in there

The Jozani rainforest is definitely worth a visit, it takes about 30 min. To drive from Stone Town. The rainforest has a unique population of Columbus monkeys, and you can get close to them without being bothered. They behave as if they were not present at all. There are also lots of other exciting animals from grasshoppers who have lost the ability to fly, to colorful lizards and of course birds.

As a nature lover, I loved the forests and the monkeys. The guides were quite knowledgeable and I heard them explaining details of the forest in a number of different languages. I liked the idea that a percentage of the proceeds from the park fees go to help the local community. Why shouldnt the locals benefit from tourism? As a resident of Tanzania, I see all too often the tourist dollars being funneled outside of the country with a minimal amount of benefit reaching the local residents. The park fee subsidizes local farmers and damage to their crops caused by allowing the monkeys to stay in their locality. Please be advised that there are signs posted on the highway prohibiting photographing the monkeys without paying the park fee. Do not risk losing your camera. This is a government law. Some might feel offended by this... feeling that their freedom is being restricted. They usually just want something for nothing. Be happy as you share in the conservation efforts of Jozani Forest.

Jozani forest is the only national park in Zanzibar, and its home to the unique red colobus monkey. Also you can see Bush Pigs, Aders Duiker Antelopes, Chameleons and numerous birds and butterflies. The best time to see the wildlife of Jozani is early in the morning.

Small jungle, worth seeing. Guide is obligatory. The red monkies are used to people and it is possible to see them at a very short distance 🐒🐒🐒

Jungle walk to watch Zanzibar red colobus, a species of red colobus monkey. On your way in the forest, you get to see different kind of trees. Additionally, a walk on the wooden bridge to sight the mangroves grown in salt water. You will get a guide who provides you the information you require. Average place. Red colobus monkeys are found in other places of zanzibar including the reef and beach resort.

Entry fee is 12usd or 25,000 shillings..there is park and mangroves..thats all..dont waste u r time..better go to any good spice gardern..they will give fresh coconut and try different fresh fruits. Jozani maybe

Excellent place for animal and forest contact, in Jozani Forest you can see the monkey, mangalore and also pay a visit to the local farm for fish and sea turtles where you can get in touch with the giant tortoises.

One of the finest forest ever seen. Colubus monkeys in their beautiful colors. Entrance fee is $10 USD or 20000 Tanzanian Shillings. Guide provided free of charge but be a gentil and tip them. Photo shots are allowed but feeding monkeys and cutting trees or brunches are not accepted. Beautiful natural forest.

Great experience of seeing the unique Zanzibar monkeys. Mangrove forest is a nice place to walk and relax.

Jozani forest is the big forest in Zanzibar. In the jozani forest you can see red monkey, that only available in Zanzibar

Very experienced and knowledgable guide, included in the entrance fee of 12 USD. The money goes more or less directly to preserve the habitat of the Colobus monkey. A small portion goes to the surrounding villages, to educate and inform about the importance of not cutting down the forest, in order to preserve the biodiversity of forest. The guide knew alot about the symbiotic relationships of the mangrove forest and was very educational. Can varmly reccomend a visit

We visited this national park on the way to the Rock restaurant and it was well worth it. The entrance was 24 dollars for 2 people (12 each) but I didnt mind because it helps preserve this beautiful place. In the price you have a guide who will take your around thus charming forest to visit. The guide was very nice and knowledgeable. We saw few monkey and learned many things about the zanzibar! Must go!

Protected forest area in the middle of the island, where you can see the Red Colobus monkey - endemic to Zanzibar!

Red colobus monkeys live here in their natural habitat. Also beautiful mangroves. Its a must if you visit Zanzibar.

Nice place!) Place of interest where you can spent some time with monkeys))

A must for any tourist in Zanzibar. Beautiful forest and we had a great guide giving very insightful information

Good experience but not the best you will pay 12$ per person to see Monkeys and Mangrove trees.

Quick an hour tour. You canvsee 2 types of monkeys and crabs in mangroove

The primeval forest on the Zanzibar, certainly worth a look here a diverse range of animals, insects and plants.👍✌️

Not worth a visit. Our guide was not giving us any interesting info and we just Saw some red monkeys on a Tree. Thats it

Meet mother nature in Jozani as we breathe in the fresh air and meander through the forest to find the black&white colobus monkeys and the red colobus monkies. Ended our day with a visit to Jozani exploration to the mangroves walking board and it was an exciting experience to my clients and I as well.

For the ticcket of 12usd you get a trip in the forest, of 5 min, you get to see some red monkeys for 5 min just on the main road and a mangroove forest for 10min. Ok for experience

Nice park where you can see the monkeys. Good tour guide.

50.000 TZS per person. Overcrowded-groups are too big and going shortly after each other. Overvaluated experience. If you are in the area its worth a shot but do go there only to see this...

Dissapointed but dont try to go by yourself because even tought we read that they provide you with a guide when we arrived There we payed 24 USD for 2 ppl and they laff în our face, somehow some woman took us she showed us The Forest and we got to The place were Red Colombo monkey stay and we only saw 4 monkeys there.

Beautiful place, but if you are coming here to see monkeys, its not worth it.All off them usually next to road (so you can see them for free). We paid 20 dollars, and they brought us to the road, which can be reached from outside.

Nice place, you can see monkeys which are only located on Zanzibar and Mangroves. Short trip, not too much information. They provide a guide for visitors.

Nothing special maybe only the red monkey 🐒🤷🏽‍♂️!10$ per person I don’t know for what?

If you enjoy greenery, trees, monkeys and mangroves, Jozani is the place to go to. For residents, it costs 10K Tanzanian Shillings and for tourists it is 25K. You pay at the front desk and then there will be a guide to take you around. Monkeys would be having fun and doing stunts that you can capture. There are some lovely Mahagoni plants in the forest. The second part of the tour is going to see the mangroves in a nearby location. You should have your own vehicle to go from the main part to the other location. I especially like the mangroves bit as it was very local and specific to Tanzania.

Lovely nature, friendly monkeys, smiley knowledgeable local guide...

Best place to have a nice romantic chocolate taste with your babe

Dense forest, need a local guide to be with you, watch your steps & be careful of the monkeys, as per the forest instructions don’t be close to the monkeys as they may snitch you hat or mobile!!

I loved to explore the Zanzibar red colobus monkeys and the natural forest as well the only national park in Zanzibar.

This has to be the best day out for me in Zanzibar. Up close and personal with the Monkeys. Loved it, loved it!

If you and your guide have luck there are many monkeys to see. They are jumping around you or are relaxing on a tree. We would like to stay longer with the monkeys instead of following the tour to the forest and the mangroves.

A small forest but u can see some zanzibar monkeys and long trees and mangroves nearby

Definitely worth a visit if you like nature and animals 🐒

Regret coming here. It is quite average imo. The walk in the forest is very short. We had a 15 minutes walk. I guess it depends on your guide and by the review seems like it can last longer.Our guide was knowledgeable but was clearly more interested in his tip (which is fair enough I guess) than guiding. I don’t really mind the 12 usd cost per person, as it can be used to preserve the area, but tipping on top of that is annoying.Anyways, go (by your own means) if you are bored, avoid and skip it if you have better things to do, like chilling on the beach. There is also a mangrove to see.And please don’t pay 40 usd per person with a guided tour for this, it’s not worth it. The 12 usd entrance fee is sufficiently steep if you manage to go on your own.

Great place with lots of monkeys we were so happy

Of you have no experience with forest, might be good. On other hand, do not spend money for it.

Nice Jungle with Zanzibar Red Colubus, also Mangrove is so amazing.

It was nice place with interesting plants, monkeys were amazing and you can found some fruits there.. Small nice exotic forest!

Amazing national park and great place to get out of the heat. Only place to naturally find the red columbus monkeys. There is a little café outside, and public restrooms. You have to be accompanied by a guide so cant go for solo walks. Tipping encouraged. Donations for conservation welcomed. Utterly worth it to learn more about Zanzibars fauna and flora as the guides are knowledgeable and experienced in picking out plants and creatures. Would go again.

The overall experience felt a bit touristic for my taste. First, we did a short walk in the forest, then went to see monkeys and finally the mangrove swamp. The last one was my favourite. As the guides work on tips, he didn’t forget to mention me this several times, so it felt a bit awkward. I would maybe recommend for kids or people who haven’t traveled much. I probably would had skipped it.

The guide was lovely! The place is quite overpriced - 25.000 tsh/person/short tour for an hour.We did see the monkeys and some crabs in the mangroves. If you’re bored, go. If not, you may skip. The guides are volunteers (or at least are not getting paid, on the top of that 80% of the entrance fee goes to the government!!) so you need to tip them.

Fantastic place, wonderful monkeys and brilliant atmosphere. One of the best place Ive ever seen. Part of Zanzibar which is worth to see when you will be there.

Amazing Greenery, cute monkeys, funny Guides....... full fun for 1 hour

Great vibe and sights to see. Visiting from Washington, DC

The jozani forest, for me i would like to call it pride of Zanzibar its a small forest located in the main island of zanzibar which is known as Unguja Island the most interesting part of this forest is the monkeys, the red colobus mokeys unlike other colobus monkeys theese ones are red coloured with long hair and a cute face, and the most interesting part is the can only be found here in Zanzibar and no where else... They just need to stay home in order to survive if taken off the island they die... Other countries tried to take these species for adoption but could not survive elsewhere... So that means if u want to see red colobus monkeys u have to be at jozani forest in Zanzibar... Hey even net geo wild channel and animal planet channel once came here to this place to make a documentary about these creatures.....Nevertheless there are other cool things u cab see while u explore the forest u can visit the small animals park in it so u can see turtles or snakes chameleon etc.. Welcome to jozani forest.

We went with our own guide (was pretty brief) do yourselves a favour and wear shoes, mosquito repellent and pants! But not so special

Awesome tour, and lovely monkeys! Must visit when in Zanzibar!

Beautiful Experience. Great tour guide Mosa! Thank you, highly recommended!

Very informative and cool place. Best to do this tour in clear weather and high tide.

Nice forest and lots of monkeys! It is amazing to see them so close with their babies! The mangrove area is also impressive.

Nice place with protected monkeys Red Columbus. Its nice place and I recommend visit this forest.

What an amazing place to visit. If youve ever wondered what real nature is supposed to look like, have a look at this forest.

A beautiful forest with monkeys unique for zanzibar and a mangrove forest.

The short guided tour was okay, we saw a lot of monkeys! But the guide felt like he wanted to get the tour over with, he talked and walked really fast through the forest (and its not so much of a real forrest, on your tour you pass by village houses and the restaurant)mmagroves are cool to look at too. Guide expects a tip after the tour. He looked a little disappointed at our 5000 TSH tip.

I expected more from the visit. Its nice to see the monkeys anyway. The tour is about 1:15 hours total.

Nice park to exlpore. 1.5-2 hours excursion really expanded my understanding of Zanzibar nature.Special thanks to Omar Khalid Omar - he was our guide: looks like the guy knows everything about every plant there: lots of interesting facts + good English and sence of humor! 👍👍👍 would recommend him as a guide - 5+! )))

Mangrowe tree area in Jozani is something you must see. It really shows you how wonderful nature is