Stonetown Tour: Explore Zanzibar's Rich History

Immerse yourself in the captivating history and culture of Zanzibar with a private half-day walking tour of Stonetown. Explore the narrow streets, admire the architecture, visit historical landmarks, and indulge in local cuisine. Unforgettable memories await!

Duration: 4 hours, 45 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Old Slave Market/Anglican Cathedral - The old slave market in zanzibar, also known as the Anglican cathedral.
    It was once a site where enslaved people were bought and sold. Today is a historical landmark that serves as a powerful reminder of island’s dark past that stands as a symbol of resilience and place for reflection on abolition of slavery….
What's Included
  • Professional City Guide
  • Bottled water
Additional Information

Participating in a Stonetown Tour in Zanzibar is an exciting endeavor that immerses you in the deep-rooted history and culture of the island. Here, you’ll meander through slender serpentine roads, appreciate the attractive architectural setups, visit signature historical sites such as the house of wonders, and navigate through noisy local bazaars. Make…

Location
Stone Town
The guide will come to pick-up the travelers at any point of meeting such as hotels,villas,restaurants or public places with in stonetown.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Culture01666850901
Jan 8, 2026
Great day exploring Stonetown - Charisma was extremely knowledgeable and very friendly, patient and accommodating to our family. We had a lovely day with him exploring Stonetown and enjoyed listening to all he had to share with us. Thank you for a wonderful day out Charisma!
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E583yebruceb
Nov 23, 2025
Stonetown history cones alive! - The Stonetown walking tour was well worth the time. Charisma is very knowledgeable and guides you at your pace. Highly recommend.
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Eric_e
Jul 17, 2025
Stone Town Experience - Informative walking tour of Stone Town. Our guide Ameena was vey knowledgeable and explained everything during our tour every step of the way! She was very flexible with what we were interested in and hit all of the highlights. Our driver Rashid was also great and very comfortable ride back and forth to our hotel on the beach. If you are looking for an authentic tour of Stone Tiwn I highly recommend this one!
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Gr_goryl519
Feb 21, 2025
Visit of the capital to the TOP 👌 - Charisma had been recommended to us and we were not disappointed. On the contrary, great welcome from the airport, then transfer to our hotel with an explanation of the history of Zanzibar. Nice to meet him, we asked him for a tour of Stone Town. And there we discovered a very professional person!! And really nice (that we already knew 😃)!!! Frankly, we recommend Charisma for her hospitality, professionalism and kindness ☺️ Ride with your eyes closed 😉 Thank you Charisma 🙏
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Neil_g
Jan 13, 2025
5/5 very enjoyable - A great tour of this lovely town, the guide contacted us the day before and was on time, not a rushed walk and informative with lots of local knowledge, you could also adapt if you wanted to do your own stop.
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Brigitteau5794tl
Mar 22, 2024
Extraordinary guide “Charisma Experience” - We did a 2-day visit to Stone Town, Memba with swimming & dolphins + sunset on a Dhow in Nungwi with a wonderful Zanzibarite guide, of exemplary kindness and intelligence, who speaks French perfectly and which explains in detail the life of the Zanzibari people with their traditions. He is very educational, of exemplary patience and takes great care with his customers. I recommend it to you with your eyes closed. The 2 days spent with this Charisma guide will remain engraved in my memory. His phone +255 692514446.
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Mathilde_m
Jan 17, 2024
Very good guide - The guide was great and knew everything also about whatever you ask about. Also a fun guide, his name is Osman. The company is good at reaching out
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Renatolui
Nov 15, 2025
Mudi speaks very good German - Mudi was a competent leader He speaks very good German and is very attentive Highly recommend him All shown and explained
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Treasuretravelstz
Jul 9, 2025
when you are at Zanzibar, please visit the Zanzibar stonetown to have nice history about the island of Zanzibar - Good to explore the Zanzibar stonetown, you will see the amazing building with and hear amazing history of the zanzibar island
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Yalla_habibi_323
Jun 11, 2025
It’s ok - Honestly you can do this on your own! You can see Freddy Mercury home and the Slave trade museum on your own and just walk around the town. No tour guide needed.
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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).