Jozani is a village located in

Kusini District Kusini District (''Wilaya ya Kusini'' in Swahili language, Swahili) is one of two administrative districts of Unguja South Region of Tanzania. The district has a water border to the east, south and west by the Indian Ocean. Kati District borders ...

Unguja South Region Unguja South Region, Zanzibar South Region or South Zanzibar Region (''Mkoa wa Unguja Kusini'' in Swahili) is one of the 31 regions of Tanzania. The region covers an area of . The region is comparable in size to the combined land area of the nat ...

of the

Tanzania Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest; Kenya to the northeast; the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to t ...

n island of

Unguja Unguja (also referred to as "Zanzibar Island" or simply "Zanzibar", in – as mentioned in The ''Periplus of the Erythraean Sea'') is the largest and most populated island of the Zanzibar archipelago, in Tanzania. History Geography Unguja is ...

( Zanzibar Island). It is located in the southeast of the island, 3.1 miles (5 km) south of Chwaka Bay, close to the edge of the

Jozani-Chwaka Bay National Park The Jozani-Chwaka Bay National Park (''Hifahdi ya Taifa ya Jozani na Ghuba la Chwaka'', in Swahili language, Swahili) is a national park in Tanzania, with the IUCN protected area categories, IUCN category II and UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere Pr ...

. It is primarily a farming community of about 800 people. located 21.7 miles (35 km) south-east of

Zanzibar Town Stonetown of Zanzibar (), also known as , is the old part of Zanzibar City, the main city of Zanzibar, in Tanzania. The newer portion of the city is known as Ng'ambo, Swahili for 'the other side'. Stone Town is located on the western coast of Un ...

off the road leading to

Paje, Zanzibar Paje is a village on the Tanzanian island of Unguja, part of Zanzibar. It is located on the southeast coast between the villages of Bwejuu and Jambiani. The lagoon is used to learn kiteboarding Kiteboarding or kitesurfing is a sport that ...

. It is easily reached by public buses 309 and 310, by chartered taxi or as an organized tour from Zanzibar Town. These tours are often in combination with dolphin observation in

Kizimkazi Kizimkazi - officially Kizimkazi Mkunguni, but also known as Kizimkazi Mtendeni - is a fishing village on the southern coast of Zanzibar, Tanzania, and was once a walled city. It is situated three miles southeast of the Kizimkazi Mosque (which i ...

, one of Zanzibar's oldest settlements with a tiny 12th century mosque open to public. The main road on the island, connecting the west and east coasts of Zanzibar, also connects to Jozani. Besides public bus routes 9, 10 and 13, you can also get here from Zanzibar Town by

dala-dala Dala dala are minibus share taxis in Tanzania.Thoughts On Dala Dala Buse ...

number 309, 310, 324, and 326. Jozani is a small and rural village, situated in the innermost part of the Pete Inlet Bay, immediately south of the

Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park The Jozani-Chwaka Bay National Park (''Hifahdi ya Taifa ya Jozani na Ghuba la Chwaka'', in Swahili) is a national park in Tanzania, with the IUCN category II and UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere Programme located within Kusini District of the ...

. It is one of six rural villages surrounding the park. Residents here depend to a large degree on the Jozani Forest as a source of firewood, hunting, building resources, farming, fishing, and more. The village also operates ecotourism in the Jozani Forest and has constructed a 0.6 mile (1 km) boardwalk through the

mangroves A mangrove is a shrub or tree that grows mainly in coastal saline or brackish water. Mangroves grow in an equatorial climate, typically along coastlines and tidal rivers. They have particular adaptations to take in extra oxygen and remove sal ...

at the southern road entrance into the national park. Many villagers work as authorized guides for tours in the southern tip of Jozani Forest.Zeppel, Heather (2006). ''Indigenous Ecotourism: Sustainable Development and Management''. CABI. Page 139. .

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