Chumbe Island coral Park (CHICOP) is a private conservation project that has developed Chumbe Island into a fully managed conservation area.
This small, uninhabited Island 8km off the coast of Zanzibar is dominated by coral rag forest and bordered by a west fringing coral reef of exceptional biodiversity and beauty. In 1994 the marine and terrestrial areas were gazetted as a Reef sanctuary and Closed Forest respectively by the Government of Zanzibar.
Chumbe island is self-sustained through small eco-tourism. You are invited to experience the beauty of this Island and it’s eco-bungalows, uniquely designed with state of the art architecture and technology. Knowledgeable Rangers will guide you through the forest, which is one of the last pristine “coral rag forests” in Zanzibar. They will also guide you over the reef where you will see many of the 350 fish species along with the Scleractinian coral species, which comprise at least 90% of all those recorded in East Africa.
