Uncover the dark history of the Zanzibar slave trade on this walking tour. Visit historical sites such as the Dhow Harbour, Livingstone’s House, and the Anglican Church, and explore the Mbweni ruins and Mangapwani slave caves.
Uncover the dark history of the Zanzibar slave trade on this walking tour. Visit historical sites such as the Dhow Harbour, Livingstone’s House, and the Anglican Church, and explore the Mbweni ruins and Mangapwani slave caves.
- Zanzibar Harbour - Visit Dhow Harbour in Malindi, where slave ships brought their human cargo from Bagamoyo to Zanzibar. The scent of cloves hangs heavy in the air as stevedores load and unload sacks of the region’s most valuable crops. Every day you’ll spot dhows arriving from the mainland with deliveries of flour and other goods not available on the islands. Fishermen deposit their catch here early in the morning.
- Zanzibar Harbour - Visit Dhow Harbour in Malindi, where slave ships brought their human cargo from Bagamoyo to Zanzibar. The scent of cloves hangs heavy in the air as stevedores load and unload sacks of the region’s most valuable crops. Every day you’ll spot dhows arriving from the mainland with deliveries of flour and other goods not available on the islands. Fishermen deposit their catch here early in the morning.
- Private transportation
- Bottled water
- On-board WiFi
- All Fees and Taxes
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Private transportation
- Bottled water
- On-board WiFi
- All Fees and Taxes
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Lunch
- Lunch
In the past, Stone Town was a central location for one of the last open slave markets globally, and one of the largest on the Swahili Coast, managed by Arab traders until the British closed it in 1873. Slaves were transported here in dhows from the mainland, packed so tightly that many became ill and perished or were cast overboard.
Delve into the…
In the past, Stone Town was a central location for one of the last open slave markets globally, and one of the largest on the Swahili Coast, managed by Arab traders until the British closed it in 1873. Slaves were transported here in dhows from the mainland, packed so tightly that many became ill and perished or were cast overboard.
Delve into the historical era of 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, explore the residence of the infamous Arab slave trader, and proceed to the Anglican Church built on the site of the old slave market.
A brief drive to Mbweni will lead to the Mbweni ruins, once a school for freed slave girls. Discover the Mangapwani slave caves. Walk through the caves, which held hundreds of slaves awaiting the monsoons and the arrival of the dhows to be taken far from their homeland.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
