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Journey stop 15 of 22

Uroa

See this location as part of Mombasa to Zanzibar — Along the Swahili Coast—where it sits on the route, how the Journey reaches it, and what comes next.

Destination
0 km on Nungwi–Kendwa fork to Kendwa

The measured point where this Journey reaches or leaves the shared Across route.

0 km on Northern cross-island junction to Nungwi–Kendwa fork

The measured point where this Journey reaches or leaves the shared Across route.

45.5 km on Northern cross-island junction to Uroa

The measured point where this Journey reaches or leaves the shared Across route.

0 km on Uroa to southern island junction

The measured point where this Journey reaches or leaves the shared Across route.

0 km on Southern island junction to Jozani junction

The measured point where this Journey reaches or leaves the shared Across route.

0 km on Jozani junction to forest entrance

The measured point where this Journey reaches or leaves the shared Across route.

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Route context

Arriving and continuing

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Arriving from

Kendwa Beach

Car · about 105 minutes

Timing is variable; use times only as broad guidance.

Operator: Self-drive or locally arranged driver

Road geometry follows OpenStreetMap via OSRM; confirm current border, road, fuel, and daylight conditions.

Nungwi–Kendwa fork to Kendwa 2.5 → 0 km · 2.5 km Kendwa branch reused in reverse.
Northern cross-island junction to Nungwi–Kendwa fork 3.4 → 0 km · 3.4 km Shared northern road reused to its junction.
Northern cross-island junction to Uroa 0 → 45.5 km · 45.5 km Measured cross-island road to Uroa.

Continuing to

Jozani Forest

Car · about 60 minutes

Timing is variable; use times only as broad guidance.

Operator: Self-drive or locally arranged driver

Road geometry follows OpenStreetMap via OSRM; confirm current border, road, fuel, and daylight conditions.

Uroa to southern island junction 0 → 26.3 km · 26.3 km Measured southbound road.
Southern island junction to Jozani junction 0 → 7.6 km · 7.6 km Measured forest-road branch.
Jozani junction to forest entrance 0 → 0.2 km · 0.2 km Short entrance access.

At this stop

East-coast overnight in Uroa.