Stone Town Walking Tour in Zanzibar
Description
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.
Tour Options
Itinerary
You will visit the Old Fort inside and hear about it's history
This park is the heart of Stone Town nightlife, but also has an important historical role.
Also called the People's Palace, this place is now a museum but used to be the home of the sultan of Zanzibar.
You will get a tour of the old slave market area and visit the church built in its place.
We will walk through the bazaar area and see the different sections of the market
This little square is famous for it's political gossips and coffee service, as well as the big graffiti.
Highlights
What's included
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
Reviews(41)
Aziza was a wonderful guide for our tour of Stone Town. Our communication and pickup were seamless, and she stopped to get us some water as well. Stone Town is a city with a complex history, and Aziza was able to give such a wonderful background and answer our questions! Our tour ended up going a little long, maybe because we asked too many questions! Do be prepared to buy something from the craft or spice markets - it seems to be strongly encouraged that you do so.
We booked the trip through our guide. First we went to a spice farm. It was very interesting. See the many different plants and taste the fruit. “What is this?” was asked again and again and we could guess the spices. Then we went to Stone Town. Our guide was very simply perfect and responded to our wishes. If you choose such a trip, be sure to take a private guide, you really have it. There's so much to see. Then back to TUI Blue Zanzibar for Dinner on the Beach. A really nice day also thanks to the dear Upendo. Let's feel comfortable. 👌😘
Very interesting walk. Please take a guide. So that he will explain everything. Very safe & friendly people. Even a handicap person could be taken around in a wheelchair
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
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.
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.
Thank you for leaving a review for us. We are happy to hear you enjoyed the tour with Saida. Hope to see you again soon!
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.
No need a guide, you can make it alone. Nothing interesting anyway. Freddy Mercury hours and few more places...
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.
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.
