Accommodation

Just next to Jozani Forest National Park in southern Zanzibar you will find our World Unite! Forest Camp on a natural forest ground. There are three comfortable safari tents (6 m x 3 m x 3.50 m high), which are shared by a maximum of 6 participants, each featuring 3 bunk beds with mosquito nets. The tents are on platforms and covered by a solid wooden thatched roof, protecting the tents from rain and sun. The tents have large windows with mosquito netting, allowing wind to come in for an enjoyable temperature inside the tent. Each tent has lockable cabinet compartments for every participant. A solid building hosting a toilet and a separate shower with cold and hot water is attached to and accessible from inside every tent. In front of each tent you can sit on a wooden verandah deck and enjoy the tropical forest atmosphere. We try to separate the bed occupancy by gender, however we cannot guarantee this, depending on varying booking numbers of males and females. Just next to the tents there is a large terrace, serving as communal space, covered by a large sail that provides protection from sun and rain. It is a space for everyone to relax, work, and enjoy the meals. The kitchen is next to the terrace, catering for three meals per day. There is a drinking water outlet at the kitchen where participants can refill their bottles with filtered and chilled drinking water at no extra cost. There is also an additional toilet at the communal area. The tropical garden of the World Unite! Forest Camp has a lawn for sunbathing and a refreshing small pool. In the garden are also several fruit trees and the Keyhole Gardens where we grow vegetables, lettuces, herbs and spices in a resource-saving way for your meals. Volunteers can make use of a washing machine. Ecological aspects were of great importance when building the World Unite! Forest Camp. All illumination and the mobile phone chargers we provide are solar-powered. The hot water of the showers comes from solar water heaters. Local and renewable construction materials have been used as far as possible. The greywater from the showers is filtered through several layers of gravel and flowing into a small biotope, which is planted with yams and reed, where the water infiltrates or evaporates. You can find creative recycled artefacts all around the camp, such as lampsheds and curtains made from recycled plastic bottles by World Unite! volunteers. The camp has three watchmen, providing 24 hours security. Valuables can be stored at a safe deposit box.

Guide

Visit to Zala Park Cultural Tour in Muungoni Village Mangroves Canoe Trip. Alternative activity: Bicycle tour to Makunduchi Village Visit to Jozani Forest National Park (entrance fee not included) Visit to Dada collective Visit to Zanzibar Butterfly Centre (entrance fee not included) Nature Trail

Meals

Welcome drink 3 breakfasts 3 lunches 3 dinners

Hygieneprotocol

We have Covid-19 safety measures in place (incl. all staff wearing masks, free African fabric face mask is provided for free to participants, hand disinfection liquids provided)

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Others

Entrance fee for Jozani Forest National Park and Zanzibar Butterfly Centre Meals and services that are not mentioned in the itinerary description Personal purchases, souvenirs, etc. Gratuities, other donations, etc. Visa costs (50 USD for most nationalities)

Flights

International flights to Tanzania and Zanzibar

Transport

Transfers from airport and back for arrival and departure

Insurance

Travel Health Insurance

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Day 1 Arrival At Kitogani - Visiting Zanzibar Turtles And Tortoise Land And Cultural Tour Of The Village
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Arrival At Kitogani - Visiting Zanzibar Turtles And Tortoise Land And Cultural Tour Of The Village

After your arrival in Kitogani, you can check-in at "Mother Nature Forest Camp Jozani" from 12 am. You will receive a welcome drink of fresh tropical fruit juice.

Depending on your arrival time you will first visit "Zanzibar Turtles and Tortoise Land", which is a little park where local reptiles for educational purposes are kept. The park invites school classes from all over Zanzibar to provide them a scientific approach to animals in order to bust superstitious beliefs, which unfortunately still today often result in the killing of wildlife.

After this, you will do a Cultural Tour of the village. During this varied tour, you will get an insight into the life in the village which hasn’t changed a lot over the centuries. Learn how the local live in close relation with the nature around them, which provides them with a lot of what they need in their daily lives. You will also see the water supply system and the school which have been financed through the revenues of ecotourism. You get the opportunity to participate in activities such as weaving baskets and tasting local fruits and sweets.

If you arrive late, you will only visit Zanzibar Turtles and Tortoise Land today and do the cultural village tour the next day.

The Community group will serve dinner at your accommodation where you will experience an exciting night in the middle of nature, where you can hear the sound of animals such as nocturnal birds, bush babies, and Red Colobus Monkeys.

Included meals: welcome drink and dinner

Accommodation: shared accommodation in Mother Nature Forest Camp Jozania
Day 2 Mangrove Canoe Trip Or Bicycle Tour
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Mangrove Canoe Trip Or Bicycle Tour

After breakfast served at your accommodation, you will go on a Mangroves Canoe Trip*. You will be surrounded by the quiet, natural environment of this special forest, and get the chance to get close to birds and other animals in their natural habitat. The mangroves have an important role in the conservation of many animal species that depend on the mangroves for their existence, and their protection is paramount.

If the Cultural Tour of the village has been done the day before, you can book an extension of the canoe trip to Uzi Island. This inhabited island which has two small villages is even more remote and life is even more unchanged compared to the villages on Zanzibar’s main island Unguja. If you book this extension, lunch will be served in Uzi Island.

If the Cultural Tour has not been done the day before, you will do it on this day. The order of the activities will depend on the tide.

* If you don’t wish to go on the canoe trip there is an alternative option of going on a half-day Bicycle Tour to Makunduchi Village in the south of Zanzibar. Some visits of this trip include an impressive cave with stalactites and stalagmites, a visit to a real traditional voodoo priest who will demonstrate some of his magic, climbing up the highest lighthouse of Zanzibar, and entering Zanzibar’s second biggest mosque in Makunduchi. This tour takes about 5 hours, including a 1-hour lunch break at the beach.

Included meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner

Accommodation: shared accommodation in Mother Nature Forest Camp Jozani
Day 3 Trip To Jozani Forest National Park, Dada Collective And Zanzibar Butterfly Centre
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Trip To Jozani Forest National Park, Dada Collective And Zanzibar Butterfly Centre

After breakfast at the accommodation, on today’s program you will go by bicycle with a guide to Jozani Forest National Park. At Jozani Forest National Park we will spot and closely observe Red Colobus Monkeys, which are endemic to Zanzibar, go on a walk through the deep groundwater forest with its gigantic vegetation, and walk through the mangrove forest on a boardwalk. Also, we will visit a marine turtle conservation project.

We will then proceed to the community development project ‘DADA collective’, which is dedicated to skill development and empowerment of local girls and women, where we will take lunch and see a presentation of how to use a traditional loom. You can see the many skillful handcrafts produced by the collective.

The next stop on this day is the Zanzibar Butterfly Centre in Pete Village, East Africa’s largest aviary for butterflies, where you can see all local species of butterflies. The centre is a project of sustainable income generation for locals. As butterflies only have a relatively short lifespan, the centre has a constant need of new butterflies, which are grown by villagers of Pete under the supervision of a biologist and paid for by the Butterfly Centre through the revenues of tourism.

We will then return to Muungoni by bicycle and take dinner.

Included meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner

Accommodation: shared accommodation in Mother Nature Forest Camp Jozani
Day 4 Guided Nature Trail Walk
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Guided Nature Trail Walk

After breakfast at the accommodation, we will walk a Nature Trail during which you will receive a full explanation on the plants you see and their uses for the local population. The locals depend heavily on the proceeds of the forest, not only for food but also for medicines, construction materials, and other needs. You will be surprised by the many uses and knowledge the people have about the plants found in the natural environment!

World Unite! has sponsored vocational training in permaculture farming, a scientific method of sustainable farming to members of the Muungoni Community Tourism Initiative. You will also visit such permaculture gardens where sustainable food is sourced from, using as little resources as possible.

Included meals: breakfast and lunch

4 days tour

Ecotourism And Cultural Immersion In Jozani Forest National

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Itinerary of your trip Ecotourism And Cultural Immersion In Jozani Forest National

Arrival At Kitogani - Visiting Zanzibar Turtles And Tortoise Land And Cultural Tour Of The Village

Mangrove Canoe Trip Or Bicycle Tour

Trip To Jozani Forest National Park, Dada Collective And Zanzibar Butterfly Centre

Guided Nature Trail Walk

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