Stone Town Historical Walking Tour: Explore Zanzibar's Rich History and Stunning Architectures

Discover the rich history and stunning architectures of Stone Town in Zanzibar. Explore historical attractions, learn about the slave trade, and marvel at the unique Arabic, Indian, and local architectures.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Stone Town - Itinerary.
    This is typically itinerary.
    Here you we get full information about History of Zanzibar, slave trade in East Africa and Old Stone Town.

Also you can see historical attractions and heritages that are available in stone town like House of Wonders, Old Fort, Freddy Mercury House, Forodhani Garden, Jaws Corner, Darajani Market, Anglican and Catholic church and former slave market sites

What's Included
  • Admission fees in Darajan Bazaar, Old Fort, and Old Custom House
  • Professional & certified tour guide
  • Free pick-up from any hotel in Stone Town area (advance notice required)
  • Admission fees in Forodhani Garden
What's Not Included
  • Personal spendings and souvenirs
  • Entrance fees of a Former slave market that’s USD 5 per person.
  • Tip for a guide at the end of the service.
Additional Information

Mji Mkongwe, also known as Stone town (Old Town), is the historical segment of Zanzibar City, which serves as Zanzibar’s primary and capital city. It holds a rich history, rooted in the diverse influences of the original Zanzibar locals, Persians, Portuguese, and then the Sultanate of Oman. The city’s more modern section is referred to as Ng’ambo,…

Location
House of Wonders
Sokoku Street
When you come at the Forodhani garden, you will see the big and tall building is under construction, at the in front of that building you will see one big cannon. That is a tour meeting point (House of wonders).
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Lynda_h
Oct 16, 2025
Great intro to Stone Town and Zanzibar - Our guide, Ahmed, was a mine of info on the history of the town and showed us the main places of interest including the market, as well as many stories about Zanzibarian culture and customs, he even sang to us at one point! Ahmed’s tour was fun and gave us a perfect introduction to Stone Town and Zanzibar.
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198yayab
Oct 14, 2025
Excellent - Alfa is the best tour guide in Zanzibar! He showed me around, helped me find the best hotels, and was so patient and kind the whole time. He’s more than just a guide — I made a friend for life. I had an amazing experience because of him. I’ll never forget it. Thank you, my brother!
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53ds58
Oct 7, 2025
Great city tour. - My husband and I did a morning walking tour around Stonetown with Alfa. He was absolutely terrific. Alfa spoke clearly of the town's history, he made it very interesting . He was patient and gave us time to look and ask questions. We would highly recommend Alfa for your city tour guide .
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Miriam_o
Oct 4, 2025
Very enjoyable and informative city tour - Alpa is a great tour guide, very informative about the Town and island history. He took us to some great areas in the town, lovely old back streets, beautiful arbic and Indian doors original to the Towns. To a small secret local shop selling dry mango flavoured with Hisbiscus. Great tour
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Anne-lise
Sep 30, 2025
Perfekt guide ✨ - Alfa was a perfect guide for you in this beautiful Old Stown Town. He has a lot of knowledge and information of of the history to this old town.
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Ener641
Sep 23, 2025
Great tour - Great and interesting walkingtour about the history of Zanzibar from the past till now. Alfa is a guide with a lot of (historical) knowledge and passionate about Zanzibar and Stone City. Historical buildings, markets and other interesting placed were visited, each with their own stories. I would recommend Alfa.
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Laiacodina
Sep 21, 2025
100% Recommended - Alfa is such a nice guy and better guide! We did his tour because we wanted to learn more about the history of Zanzibar and he did an amazing job explaining us. In the beginning he asked us what we wanted to learn and see and he fulfilled our expectations. After the tour we asked him for recommendations of restaurants and we went there and the food was really good. I totally recommend his tour.
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1rolando1
Sep 19, 2025
Stonetown Walking Tour - We walked the length and breadth of old Stonetown yesterday with our guide, ‘Alpha’. It was an amazing afternoon full of great sightseeing with lots of interesting historical information. Alpha is a great guide, a very nice man and is so well informed about the history of Stonetown. We would definitely recommend 👍
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Bruce_r
Sep 13, 2025
Wonderful Stone Town Tour. - Alta was very knowledgeable and we learned a lot about the city and the island. We Recommended highly!
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Laetitia_flrt
Sep 16, 2025
Good visit but be careful with the organization - The tour went very well with the HB guide who provided a lot of information about Stone Town as well as the history of Zanzibar in general. The city is very pleasant to discover on foot and the different stops offered are interesting. The guide, HB, was very friendly. However, I had some problems in organising this visit. While the departure was scheduled with Alfa tour at 10:30, the guide first asked me to postpone the departure time (which I accepted) before telling me that another guide would pick me up (a few minutes before the already postponed appointment time). In the end, it was a very friendly guide, HB, who saw me lost contacted Alfa tour and took care of me. I therefore issue a point of vigilance on this while recommending the visit with HB.
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From $25
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).