Stone Town Historical Walking Tour: Explore Zanzibar's Rich History and Stunning Architectures

Discover the rich history and stunning architectures of Stone Town in Zanzibar. Explore historical attractions, learn about the slave trade, and marvel at the unique Arabic, Indian, and local architectures.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Stone Town - Itinerary.
    This is typically itinerary.
    Here you we get full information about History of Zanzibar, slave trade in East Africa and Old Stone Town.

Also you can see historical attractions and heritages that are available in stone town like House of Wonders, Old Fort, Freddy Mercury House, Forodhani Garden, Jaws Corner, Darajani Market, Anglican and Catholic church and former slave market sites

What's Included
  • Professional & certified tour guide
What's Not Included
  • All fees and/or taxes
  • Any means of transport
  • Personal spendings and souvenirs
  • Entrance fees of a Former slave market that’s USD 5 per person.
  • Tip for a guide at the end of the service.
Additional Information

Mji Mkongwe, also known as Stone town (Old Town), is the historical segment of Zanzibar City, which serves as Zanzibar’s primary and capital city. It holds a rich history, rooted in the diverse influences of the original Zanzibar locals, Persians, Portuguese, and then the Sultanate of Oman. The city’s more modern section is referred to as Ng’ambo,…

Location
House of Wonders
Sokoku Street
Meeting point is In front of the house of wonders at the mizingani road stone town Zanzibar.
Cancellation Policy

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

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Sharon0265
Mar 18, 2025
Our guide Alfa was fantastic! I must do!! Excellent few hours - We enjoyed a fantastic guided walk around stone town. Alfa was our guide we started at 4pm and finished around 7pm. Alfa is very knowledgeable, we learnt about the history, culture, buildings, religion and food. I would definitely recommend this! We did this on our first day and so we then had a good understanding of the area, and culture. We also visited the slave museum which was heartbreaking, but I feel you need to visit it!
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D5790sxmichaelb
Mar 18, 2025
Informative and interesting. - We were impressed with Alfie’s knowledge and really enjoyed this tour. So please we didn’t try to do it alone. It wouldn’t have been the same without our experienced guide.
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Escape66277329158
Mar 17, 2025
Highly recommended - We did the private city tour, spice farm tour and the airport transfers with Alfa. They were very reliable, punctual and provided good service. Would highly recommend them.
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336sophiey
Mar 13, 2025
Great tour, great guide! - Amazing walking tour through Stone Town with Alfa tours. We got to know the history of this unique island and see all the historically important sites with lots of fun and flexibility in between. Would highly recommend!
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251gerharda
Feb 27, 2025
Stone Tour - Alfa was an excellent guide with high knowledge of Stone Town and its history! We had a private tour and he took us all over the important places, showing us the history of Stone Town! Highly recommended!!
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166fuzzyb
Feb 16, 2025
Excellent tour with Ahmed! - Ahmed was a wonderful guide! He showed us all around Stone Town and went in depth into the history of Zanzibar including the roles of the Indians, British and Omani. The highlight of the tour for us was looking at all the different doors in the town! Ahmed explained all the architectural influences from each of the different cultures that went into it. Would recommend!
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Timothyx2025
Feb 13, 2025
Stone Town tour - Alfa was an excellent tour guide - very knowledgeable and explained the history very well. Would recommend him to others visiting Stone Town.
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Northstar720536
Jan 30, 2025
Great tour guide - We had a great tour with Alfa. He was very knowledgeable on the history of Stonetown and was a happy, friendly person to spend the morning with.
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Charlotteae3871wx
Jan 29, 2025
Olde Stone Town - Alfa our guide met us promptly at the designated place & explained in detail where the tour was going to take the three of us. He is extremely knowledgable & showed us around the Old Town at a pace that suited us. The whole tour was eye opening & took us to places we would not of visited or understood the history of on our own.
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X8411jfclaudiag
Feb 18, 2025
Sansibar Feeling in Stone Town - We were picked up on time at the hotel. Our guide was waiting for us at the port of Stone Town. He took us knowledgeably to the most important places in the city. The fish market was particularly impressive. Hold your nose. We would have liked to have had even more time for the many shops.
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