“The lungs of Dar es Salaam”

The reserve with 8,965 ha is the remnant of the oldest lowland Coastal Forests of Tanzania and is located at Kisarawe district about 20 kilometers Southwest of Dar Es Salaam city. The proximity of the reserve to the city offer enormous recreation potentials to city dwellers and travelers awaiting their flights at Julius Nyerere International Airport (JNIA).

TOURIST  ATTRACTIONS

A number of touristic attractions found in the reserve include closed forest full of various plant species, giant bamboo stands, Minaki dam, Tanzanian flag colored grasshopper,   bat   caves, Dar Es Salaam City viewpoints, worshiping and spiritual sites, the endemic Mpugupugu tree, white colobus monkeys and giant millipedes.

ECOTOURISM  ACTIVITIES

These include; hiking to view-points, canoeing/kayaking, sport fishing, bird and bat watching, photographing, camping, worshiping and meditation.

ACCESSIBILITY

Pugukazimzumbwi Nature Forest Reserve is accessiblethrough a tarmac road about 20 km from Dar Es Slaam.

NEARBY TOURIST ATTRACTIONS SITES  

These are Vikindu Forest Reserve, Kaole Ruins, Bagamoyo Stone Town, Nyerere National Park, National Museum and Pande Game Reserve.

ACCOMMODATION 
The site offers opportunity for camping. Also, several hotels are found 
in Dar es salaam.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

Conservator, 
P.O. Box 28126, 
Kisarawe–Coast Region 
Email: pugu@nature-reserves.go.tz 
Phone: +255 746 240 882 / +255 621 084 713 
Instagram: @tfspugukazimzumbwi