What You Will Do
Stone town tour is a tour where you can learn the heart of Zanzibar culture and get to understand our Zanzibar lifestyle.
As a primary trading post on the spice, silk and slave trade routes for over a millennium, Stone Town has been a unique meeting place, blending African, Indian, Arabian and European cultures. It is one of the few remaining ancient towns in Africa.
It’s beauty, and historical value has earned it a well-deserved place on the UNESCO world heritage list.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Itinerary
Meeting Point
Go to the front of the House of Wonder building, you will see an arsenal, and you will find a guide with dark green/ dark brown T-shirt with name-tag showing Adarx Tours Zanzibar
1
House of Wonders
5 minutes
Our guide will start by giving you information about stone town, then you will start your tour walking in front of the House of Wonder building and being given highlights about the history of the building. it is also known as Beit Al jaib.
2
The Old Fort (Ngome Kongwe)
12 minutes
We will go to the Old fort, which is also known as Ngome Kongwe, we will enter inside the building and stop by for a few minutes, the guide will explain the history about the Ngome Kongwe building as the main slave trade market by history.
3
Freddie Mercury Museum
5 minutes
We will stop by the house where the famous musician by history was born, the name of the musician is Freddie Mercury, the guide will explain the interesting history about his life in front while you are taking pictures outside the building of Freddie Mercury.
4
Stone Town
1 hour
After visiting the historical buildings, the guide will take you for a street walk along the Stone town street and shop bazaars, also you will stop by the Catholic church and take pictures. You will go to see the Indian door style and later the Arabic door style the guide will explain more details about this types of Zanzibar door as you take pictures and pass by along the streets.
5
Old Slave Market/Anglican Cathedral
12 minutes
You will enter the Anglican cathedral church on checkpoint you will enter a room which have boards that shows key information about the history of slave trade, then the guide will take you to the chamber of slaves, and you then be taken to the sculptures of slave.
6
Darajani Bazaar
20 minutes
The guide will take you to the best shops in Darajani bazaar to Zanzibar spices, which are of your interest, you will buy as you wish to take home.
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