Jozani Forest, Butterfly Centre and Bee Keeping
- Day trip
- Private or group
- Full day
- Zanzibar and the Coast, Tanzania
Overview
The tour begin after driver drop off at Jozani forest from your accommodation early.. Jozani Chaka Bay National Park is the large park in Zanzibar. The trip will starting after a driver take you there and drive to starting point Jozani. After arrive Jozani the guide will go with you in the forest to starting the tour on the trials you will get the chance to see the different animals like Red Colobus monkey which is also only unique to Zanzibar with less than 2000 species remaining in the world even blue monkey, elephant shrew and others insects like millipede and so on. Also you will connect direct to see the bridge and different Mangrove trees which you experience the habitat of Mangrove and take some beautiful pictures because it’s very good place, also you will enjoy, luxury to meet with the local people that show the culture of Zanzibar island by dance and play the Local drama music at the Bush area.
After that interactive and visual environment offers a pleasant experience for adults and children alike. You can be part of the feeding ritual and if you wish, let the butterflies fly close to your hand. The tour can take 1hour to 1:30 minutes where you can inspect the tiny butterfly eggs, touch and hold the hungry caterpillars and watch them nibble away at the leaves and get close-up view of the life cycle stages of some of the butterflies, starting with their curious cocoon. Without for chameleons by touch to your hand and feeding It’s among the community based tourism attraction whereby revenue generated by visitors provides funds for locals.
Finally the driver will drive you to the bee Keeping area to Learn about the intriguing world of honey bees in a way that few get to experience: through experience from your guide in the site! Your led by professional local guide based beekeeper, will include suiting up in protective gear, lighting a bee smoker, and spending two hours as real-life Beekeeper.
Your guide will give you some tips on what to look for inside a hive including explanation on how to breeding the bees and how the Queen control the whole bees and where to look to potentially witness the birth of a new worker bee. Then the guide give you explanation on how to watch the bees at work creating honey, pull out a frame of honey ready for extraction.
Once the Tour completes you can relax and delight your senses enjoying ying a refreshing the test of the honey tonic and food platter with local Cassava that beside there where the honey that you will lick by using your right finger. And this will be the end of your tour for this day.
Trip highlights
- Experience the really original of the bee honey with Boiled Cassava while your in this excursion..
- Enjoy the Local music of HAKUNA MATATA song at Jozani Mangrove with your guide and Local people
- Meet with friends Red colobus Monkey in Largest National Park in Zanzibar.
- Get the wonderful pictures with different Butterflies and Videos African Chameleons.
Rates per person
$120 per person, from
What you pay depends on when you travel, how many of you there are and the standard of accommodation you choose. Send us your dates and we come back with the figure for your party rather than a range.
Inclusions
Included
- Entry fees
- Government tax
- Bee equipment
- Professional Guide
- Soft Drinks (water)
- Test the honey with Boiled Cassava
- Tips (Optional)
Excluded
- Lunch & Alcohol
- Extra Expenses
Activities and transport
- Activity: Full day
- Travelling as: Private or group
Where it starts and ends
- The trip starts in Zanzibar.
What we will advise you on
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The best months for this trip
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Weather and what to pack
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Flights and how to get here
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Choosing the right lodges
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