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Stone Town Walking Tour in Zanzibar: Explore the Historic Cultural Blend of Zanzibar City
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40 Ratings
Zanzibar
Discover the rich cultural heritage of Zanzibar City on a 3-hour walking tour of Stone Town. Explore the historic streets, visit iconic landmarks, and immerse yourself in the vibrant blend of Arabic, African, Indian, and European cultures. Don't miss the lively Forodhani Gardens, known for its delicious street food. Book now for an unforgettable experience!
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- The Old Fort (Ngome Kongwe) - You will visit the Old Fort inside and hear about it’s history
- Forodhani Gardens - This park is the heart of Stone Town nightlife, but also has an important historical role.
- People’s Palace Museum - Also called the People’s Palace, this place is now a museum but used to be the home of the sultan of Zanzibar.
- Old Slave Market/Anglican Cathedral - You will get a tour of the old slave market area and visit the church built in its place.
- Darajani Bazaar - We will walk through the bazaar area and see the different sections of the market
- Jaw’s Corner - This little square is famous for it’s political gossips and coffee service, as well as the big graffiti.
What's Included
- Bottled water
- Pickup from hotels located in Stone Town
- Guide
What's Not Included
- Food and drinks, unless specified
- Transfer from other parts of the island (tour starts in Stone Town)
Additional Information
Explore Stone Town, the atmospheric cultural and historical heart of Zanzibar City, on this 3-hour walking tour with a guide. Constructed from coral stone in the 19th and 20th centuries, Stone Town was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2000.
Stone Town is a very lively place where you’ll find a mixture of Arabic, African, Indian and European cultures living comfortably together. As you walk through the labyrinth of streets too narrow for cars to pass, you can see mosques, churches and temples side by side.
While you wonder around the city, your guide will take you on a historical and cultural journey through the old slave market, Darajani market place, the Old Fort and the Sultan’s Palace.
Forodhani Gardens is definitely worth a visit, especially at night when it comes alive as one of the best street food markets in East Africa.
Tour can include a lunch in a restaurant or in a local house, if booked beforehand.
- Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
Location
Forte arabo di Stone Town
Mizingani Road
In front of the Old Fort main entrance, in Forodhani, Stone Town
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Zanzibarlocaltourgui
Aug 8, 2022
However you will also experience the Swahili culture is dynamic which contain different cultures around the world that's why its - Probably when you get a chance to visit there you will see the beautiness of the stone town city of Zanzibar island as well as get experience of Zanzibar life how do people live in daily life the stone town city its so amazing and unique on its own ways which amazed the majority of the tourists who come and to do walking round the city
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Coril953
Mar 12, 2020
Great way to see Stone Town - Our tour guide Saida was excellent and was able to answer all of our questions about Zanzibar's fascinating history and modern society. Would definitely recommend as it gives you a good overview of the city with interesting details that you might miss if you wander around alone.
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Wassir
Feb 27, 2020
Awesome tour - Awesome walking tour through Stone Town, the the Palace Museum to the marketplace and everything in between. The weather was hot, so take water and wear sturdy shoes. Wish I could remember the name of our guide. She was informative and patiently answered everyone’s questions.
Highly recommended.
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Hana
Jan 17, 2020
The first thing to do when in Stone Town - Although I travel very often with only a copy of Lonely Planet, I definitely could't experience properly Stone Town without our guide Imani Zuberi.
With his excellent English, the normally 2 hours walking tour became a 3 and a half hours of interesting and entertaining stories about history, culture, religion and trivia. The heat was unbearable at moments and he always picked the route with most shade. We were so pleased with his service we also hired him for the airport transfer. It was more affordable and comfortable than regular taxi.
Highly, highly recommended.
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Jesse
Nov 29, 2019
Informative and easy - Fatima made this tour the wonderful experience it was. After trying to navigate the city ourselves, myself and my girlfriend very much appreciated learning about stone town from a local. The planned attractions were very interesting, but what I loved was an opportunity to ask questions and get a better idea about the day to day life in this one of a kind part of the world.
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Twogoats
Mar 11, 2020
Worth doing - During a one day cruise visit we did the walking tour. Our overall guide was passable but the specialist guides at a couple of stops were excellent. The tour allows you to cover the narrow streets of Stone Town in an organised way. After doing it you will feel oriented and comfortable about returning to sightsee by yourself. Recommended.
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Juluan-bg
Mar 3, 2020
Just a tour, you can make it alone - No need a guide, you can make it alone. Nothing interesting anyway. Freddy Mercury hours and few more places...
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Patsychom
Dec 30, 2019
Only way to see the area - Very important to have a tour guide as area is very confusing plus you really don't know what you are looking at. Even with a guide book, so much easier and pleasant to have a guide and it is not expensive. As well, I was looking for a particular shop which he took us to whereas I never would have found it on my own. Very interesting place full of history. Architecture interesting as it passes through and reflects history and who ruled at the time. The market was crazy - absolutely the highlight for me! Frantic energy and tons of people. Also got recommendations from the guide re other things to do and see and where to eat so well worth the minimal cost of the tour.
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123susan456
Nov 29, 2019
Good way to see stone town - Because I got lost in the maze decided to take the tour. I did a 5pm one to hopefully get out of the brutal heat. Loved seeing freddy mercurys home. Saw the slave quarters which is very hard to see what people can doto each other spice market etc. Worth doing.
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91colleenl
Mar 13, 2020
tour not taken - we were on the Sun Princess and only found out about the $US69.00 visa fee once we were onboard! We decided not go ashore after all and tried to cancel for the 3 weeks prior to the tour. On board ship, as everyone knows, the wifi is slow, but we eventually had the response 'Your cancellation has been noted'. So far we have had no refund or paperwork saying that the tour had been cancelled even though it was well within the cancellation period. Please confirm that you received our cancellation notice and send the refund. Your tour guide on the ground can confirm we did not attend. Thank you. booking nos are available.
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