MANGROVE BUTTERFLY &SPICE GARDEN JOZANI ZANZIBAR

Get to know the endemic species of Zanzibar’s butterflies,spicies, fruits plantation,natural caves with natural springs with a visit to the MANGROVE BUTTERFLY & SPICE GARDEN JOZANI ZANZIBAR in the heart of the island into the Jozani Forest. The 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 Centre focuses on three areas: educational visits, conservation and butterfly,spices and fruits farming. The butterfly farming is done with no cooperation of any other farmer from Jozani or the nearby village . The farming allows the farmer to diversify their income and is especially suitable for women as they can easily integrate the activities around household and childcare duties. Formerly, most farmers have been clearing the forest for charcoal and agriculture causing habitat destruction and species extinction. Nowadays, they see the importance and incentive of conserving such habitats as the butterflies bred and rear only in intact forests. Although the Mangrove Butterfly&Spice Garden Jozani Zanzibar does not claim to be the general solution for the abolition of wood logging and charcoal production it does conserve Mangrove caves, Natural springs and many butterfly species as well as the wild population,Local spices and Fruits farming in and around Jozani. Tour During the guided tours of about 30 to 40 minutes, the visitor will be able to touch,smell,sees and even taste the available spices and fruits, learns everything about the life stages of a butterfly, sees many exhibits flying around, Zanzibar spices,fruits cultivation and learns to understand the importance of the conservation of the natural caves, natural springs and the tropical forest. The admission fees directly support the training of the farmer, micro-loans for setting up the business as well as investing in alternative Spices and Fruits plantations, wood logging such as the fast-growing tree of casuarina. The Centre also funded several water tanks, wells and cooperates with several not-for-profit organizations in the region.