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Stone Town Tour: Experience 19th Century Zanzibar Culture
4.9
57 Ratings
Zanzibar
The tour offers an authentic experience of Stone Town, grounded in historical facts that provide a genuine insight into Zanzibar’s 19th-century culture. Our exceptional guides are not only knowledgeable but also friendly and engaging, ensuring that travelers are both impressed and satisfied with our services.
The tour offers an authentic experience of Stone Town, grounded in historical facts that provide a genuine insight into Zanzibar’s 19th-century culture. Our exceptional guides are not only knowledgeable but also friendly and engaging, ensuring that travelers are both impressed and satisfied with our services.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- The Old Fort (Ngome Kongwe) - Our accredited guide will take you to the old fort and give you detailed historical information about the old fort building with great eye view experience
- Old Slave Market/Anglican Cathedral - Our guide will take you to the oldest building of Anglican church, where the slave market was operating on last 19…
- The Old Fort (Ngome Kongwe) - Our accredited guide will take you to the old fort and give you detailed historical information about the old fort building with great eye view experience
- Old Slave Market/Anglican Cathedral - Our guide will take you to the oldest building of Anglican church, where the slave market was operating on last 19 centuries. you wil see the historical site and get experience about the past African Slavery
- Freddie Mercury Museum - Our guide will take you to see Freddy Mercury house ,where he was born and you will understand about past history of Freddy Mercury in 19 centuries and you will get to see in side of museum
- Darajani Bazaar - Our guide will take you to the old local Market, where peoples are selling some of the spice ,fish, fruits,meat and the market was operating since 19 centuries. you will see all of the places and give you the historical of the market .
- House of Wonders (Beit-el-Ajaib) - Our guide Will take you to see house of wonder’s,where it was sultan house in 19 Century and I will give you the historical of the building and you will understand why is called house of wonder’s.
- Stone Town - Our guide Will take you to see forodhani garden where normally we have night market and we will go to see zanzibar door’s , Center of the old town and finishing to see stone town panorama where you will see stone town view.
What's Included
- Bottled water
- Bottled water
What's Not Included
- Taxi
- Expenses of Personal Nature
- Entrance Fees of Freddy mercury
- Entrance fees of Slave market
- Taxi
- Expenses of Personal Nature
- Entrance Fees of Freddy mercury
- Entrance fees of Slave market
Location
Cape Town Fish Market Zanzibar
You will find our tour guide in front of Cape town fish market restaurant at entry gate
Cancellation Policy
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.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(57 Ratings)
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Go46537405540
Jan 4, 2026
Enjoy stone Town city tour - Enjoy stone Town city tour with us, zanzibar cultural heritage is here, zanzibar historical heritage is here. The tour is full of learning, entertainment etc.
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Getaway62159027736
Jan 14, 2025
Stone Tour - A wonderful walk of the town an unbelievable history The slavery was so sad however in history we learn an grow as a nation A trip to undertake whilst in Zanzibar
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Daniela307
Dec 30, 2024
Great tour - We had a great and informative tour with Nouman. He was very informative and took us at our own pace through the town. It was a great introduction to Stone Town.
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Briggitte
Oct 17, 2024
Informative Tour - We definitely would have needed a tour guide to help us to navigate the confusing streets of Stone Town. We met our tour guide at the Cape Town Fish Market Restaurant , so it was easy to find him. Our tour guide was nice and really mellow and he allowed us to go at our own pace. During our 2 1/2 hour tour we went by the market, several stores, the slave dungeon and memorial, the church, the old fort, and the Freddie Mercury Museum. The tour was interesting and informative. I recommend signing up for this tour.
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340kylien
Oct 8, 2024
Fantastic Stone Town tour - Our walking tour of Stone town with Nouman was fantastic! Nouman was very knowledgeable and personable. Would highly recommend
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911geoffs
Sep 8, 2024
Stone Town offers a lot - We took a tour of Stone Town, arranged by Tanzania Specialist. It was very informative and included multiple regions: the markets, the slave trader sites, the water front and more! There are lots of good places to eat - and we had some authentic food which was delicious. Our guide was invaluable since the tiny streets weave around and it would be easy to get lost! There is a lot of hustle/bustle with shoppers and vendors (great places to get some deals - especially on spices) . You mingle with the locals and get a real sense of the life.
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Giselap807
Aug 18, 2024
Beautiful tour in Stone Town - Cool tour! The city is beautiful and the guide is very friendly. One of our greatest experiencies in Zanzibar! Thank you Nouman!!
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Wander49854034411
Mar 5, 2025
Safe for a solo traveller - I was the only person on the tour, it was a last minute booking and I really enjoyed it.
Nouman was interesting, informative and very friendly. I felt totally safe walking around with him. The sights and smells at the fish market were amazing and the former slave market was overwhelmingly sad.
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Alainh295
Dec 24, 2024
Not very motivated - Let's just say it was very hot that day... Not the most engaging or enthusiastic guided tour we have experienced.
On the positive side, we worked with Nouman for making arrangements for transfers throughout the rest of our stay on Zanzibar, and that part worked out very well.
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Janic_h
Sep 19, 2025
Disappointing experience - We spent two nights in Stone Town after a beach stay on the East Coast and had read that a walking tour was a must-do to appreciate the history and culture of the area. After reading glowing reviews, we decided to book with Nouman and were looking forward to the experience.
Unfortunately, things got off to a rough start. We were told to meet at 9:00 AM and arrived promptly, but Nouman showed up 10–15 minutes late. While he mentioned later that he had bike trouble, we had sent texts to check in and received no response — a simple message would have gone a long way in setting expectations and starting things off on a better note.
Throughout the tour, Nouman frequently took phone calls, which made us feel like we weren't a priority. He would share a brief bit of information and then return to his phone, making it difficult to stay engaged or feel like we were having a personalized experience. Admittedly, we may not have been the most enthusiastic group, but it’s hard to be when you feel like an afterthought.
At $50 USD, we expected more value — both in terms of professionalism and depth of information. In hindsight, exploring on our own with a guidebook or online resources might have been more enjoyable and cost-effective.
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