• Zanzibar Harbour - Explore Dhow Harbour in Malindi, a historic site where slave ships once transported their human cargo from Bagamoyo to Zanzibar. The air is filled with the aroma of cloves as workers busily load and unload sacks of the region’s prized crops. Daily, dhows arrive from the mainland, bringing flour and other goods not found on the islands. Early in the morning, fishermen bring in their fresh catch here.
• Livingstone Beach Restaurant - David Livingstone is renowned as one of the most famous 19th-century European explorers in Africa. Many of his expeditions started and concluded in Zanzibar, and he resided in this house before embarking on his final journey to discover the source of the Nile. Constructed around 1860 by Sultan Majid, the house is situated on the northeast side of Stone Town. It served as a base for Livingstone and other explorers like Burton, Speke, Cameron, and Stanley for their expeditions into eastern and central Africa during the latter half of the 19th century. In the early 20th century, the house was utilized by the island’s Indian community for various purposes. In 1947, it was acquired by the colonial government and transformed into a scientific laboratory for clove disease research. Following independence and the revolution, it became the Zanzibar headquarters of the Tanzania Friendship Tourist Bureau and later the main office of the Zanzibar Tourist Corporation.
• Tippu Tip’s House - Tippu Tip’s House is a historic building in Stone Town, Zanzibar, located in Suicide Alley in the Shangani ward, near the Africa House Hotel and Serena Inn, just a 3–5 minute walk from the Old Fort and Forodhani Gardens. This is where the influential merchant and slave trader Tippu Tip (1837–1905) resided. The building remained a private residence until the Zanzibar Revolution, after which it was converted into a block of flats. The intricately carved wooden door and the black and white marble steps still reflect the immense wealth of the house’s historical owner.
• Old Slave Market/Anglican Cathedral - Discover the Former Slave Market in Zanzibar! The island was once home to one of the world’s largest slave markets. Although the slave trade occurred throughout the island, three major markets were notorious for these inhumane transactions. The market in Stone Town was infamous for its brutality. The pit and the Slave Market Memorial are located where enslaved individuals were gathered for sale. This memorial was created in 1998 by Clara Sornas from Scandinavia. Adjacent to the memorial is a mansion housing the slave cellar, one of fifteen low-ceiling chambers. These dim, suffocating chambers, lacking toilets, were packed with enslaved people awaiting auction. Captives were led to the yard and marched to the pit, where they were inspected by potential buyers.
• Mangapwani Slave Chamber - The Mangapwani Slave Chamber, constructed from Mangapwani caves in Zanzibar around 1880, was connected to the seaside 2 km away. It served as a crucial transit point for captured slaves to be sold globally during the abolition of slavery in 1873, particularly in the Middle East. Between 1880 and 1905, the Slave Chamber was used to conceal human cargo pending their sale.

The Slave Chamber is a square underground cell carved out of coralline rock, topped with a roof. The area is surrounded by various indigenous trees such as Breadfruit, Rambotans, and fragrant shrubs. Originally built by Mohammed Bin Nassor Al-Alwi, a wealthy slave trader, the chamber was intended to store his slaves. Boats from Bagamoyo on the Tanzania Mainland would discreetly unload their cargo on a secluded beach, separated from the main Mangapwani Beach by coral-rock outcrops.

• Private transportation
• On-board WiFi
• Bottled water
• All Fees and Taxes
• In-vehicle air conditioning

• Lunch

Delve into the history of ancient slavery on this tour, starting at the Dhow Harbour in Malindi, where slave ships transported their human cargo from Bagamoyo to Zanzibar. Visit Livingstone’s House and the House of Tippu Tip, exploring the residence of the infamous Arab slave trader, followed by a visit to the Anglican Church built on the site of the old slave market.

Stone Town was once the center of one of the world’s last open slave markets and one of the largest globally. The Swahili Coast, under Arab traders, remained active until the British closed it in 1873. Slaves were transported here in dhows from the mainland, packed so tightly that many became ill and died or were cast overboard. A brief drive to Mbweni leads to the Mbweni ruins, once a school for freed slave girls. Explore the Mangapwani slave caves, where hundreds of slaves were held, awaiting the monsoons and the arrival of dhows to be taken away from their homeland.

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