Stone Town Historical & Walking Tours
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Stone Town is the historic heart of Zanzibar City, the capital of Zanzibar, and is renowned for its unique blend of Swahili, Arab, Persian, and European influences. The beauty of Stone Town lies in its enchanting labyrinthine alleys, narrow streets, and intricately carved wooden doors that showcase the rich architectural heritage of the region.
Stone Town tour is conducted with an expert licensed local tour guide in the most requested languages to ensure you hear everything and to enjoy the beauty of Stone Town, the Icon city of East Africa. Your guide will take you to discover the most important sites in the center of Stone Town like Freddie Mercury House, House of Wonder, Darajani Market, Former Slave Market. A guide will walk with you around Darajani Market and the narrow streets of Stone Town, where you will be able to randomly shop from souvenirs shops and take unforgettable photos, exploring the culture of Swahili people.
The Narrow Streets Of Stone Town
The Stone Town is made up of different narrow streets which look very similar. If it is your first time to stay in Stone Town, we highly recommend you walk with a tour guide who knows each way. In our Stone Town walking tour, our guide will walk with you around the Stone Town streets while showing you different historical and cultural places.
Stone Town is one of the oldest living Swahili towns in East Africa. In 2000 it was marked as the UNESCO world Heritage site. Stone Town has a lot of Stories to tell you when it comes to the Historical facts of the East Africa region. In this tour, our guide will provide you with the fascinating histories about Stone Town and Zanzibar islands as whole. You will see the birth place of Freddie Mercury, the former Slave Market, Old local Darajani Market which was built during the rule of Sultan Ali Bin Humud.
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- Visiting historical buildings in Stone Town; House of Wonders, Freddie Mercury House, Sultans’ Palace etc.
- Shopping at Darajani Market in Stone Town
- Experience the local Fish auction in Stone Town tour
- Learn more about culture and architectures of the Stone Town.
- Taking amazing photos of stone town
Other Things To Do In Stone Town
- Visit Prison/ Changuu Island
- Relaxing on Nakupenda Sandbank
- Traditional Sunset Dhow Cruise
- Forodhani Night Market