Zanzibar old town historical walking tour

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Zanzibar, Tanzania

3 hours (approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

What's Included

Tour through Stone Town. and its historical sites.

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Old Fort
Mizingani Rd, Zanzibar, Tanzania
We will meet at the main entrance of the Fuerte Viejo de Zanzibar (the Old Fort).

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Old Fort

18 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Forodhani Gardens

18 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Old Customs House

18 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Stone Town

1 hour 12 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Darajani Bazaar

18 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Anglican Diocese of Zanzibar

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Freddie Mercury Museum

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Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Service animals allowed

Near public transportation
Most travelers can participate
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

4.9

based on 52 reviews

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A great walking tour of Stonetown

Donald_I, Jan 2025

I had a great walking tour of Stonetown with my amazing guide Ahmad. Communication was good prior to meeting up, and Ahmad was very friendly, professional and knowledgeable and happily answered any of my questions. The walking tour included visiting all the key cultural points of interest in Stonetown, and I learnt a lot about each historic site, as well as Zanzibar’s interesting history from Ahmad, who has a very impressive knowledge. I highly rate and recommend this walking tour.

Walking tour of Stone Town

Michael_B, Jan 2025

A comprehensive and thoroughly enjoyable walking tour of stone town. Our guide, Hassan was friendly, professional, and incredibly knowledgeable. Highlights included: the old fort, historic streets, local food market, slave trade exhibition, and waterfront. We learned much about the history and culture of this beautiful island. I highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting Zanzibar for the first time.

Wonderful guide to show the beauty of Zanzibar

Adam_A, Dec 2024

Hasan is a wonderful and knowledgeable guide. His love and pride for Zanzibar show, we did other tours arranged with him and all of them were great.

Exceptional tour

Susan_M, Aug 2024

Our guide excelled at presenting the history of Stone Town and of Zanzibar. We enjoyed the way he pointed out the various architectural features characteristic of the different influences. His sequencing worked well. We enjoyed the local cultural points. We couldn't think of anything he could have done better.

Best guide in Tanzania

Kaius_K, Jun 2024

Excellent guide who really knows his city. Compares to other guides that we had in Tanzania he speaks very clear english. We would definately recommed to boon tour with Hassan.

The Best Stone Town Guide

Maria_V, Jun 2024

Hassan was an incredible host and provided us a well informed tour of Stone Town. He tailored the tour to our needs, including the requested stops. His history knowledge was very impressive and provided a completely new perspective on the city. He is also a talented artist, so if you have space in your luggage you won’t be disappointed.