Stone Town with Prison Island

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Zanzibar, Tanzania

3 to 4 hours (approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Get both culture and nature in this private tour that takes you to both Stone Town and Prison Island, hassle-free, with all the logistics organized for you. You’ll see the site of the old slave market, the old fort, Freddy Mercury’s house, and much more in Stone Town. When you get out to Prison Island, check out giant tortoises and snorkel in the clear water.

Enjoy round-trip transfers from the convenient meeting point in Stone Town
Your boat trip ticket is also taken care of so no paying on the spot
Use provided snorkel gear so no need to bring your own
Enjoy this tour with just your private group

What's Included

Use of Snorkeling equipment

Use of Snorkelling equipment

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Mizingani Road
Mizingani Rd, Zanzibar, Tanzania
The meeting point will be forodhani garden stone town.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Arranged start time

Confirm time with the local provider in advance of your experience.

01/19/2020 - 05/03/2027
Monday - Sunday : 12:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Itinerary

Stone Town (Pass By)

Stone Town

4 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Near public transportation
Infants must sit on laps

Infant seats available
Transportation is wheelchair accessible
Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
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 51 reviews

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Easy half day tour

Michelle_H, Aug 2025

Was a pleasure taking this tour. Was easy and hassle free. It was a quick and easy trip by boat to Prison Island and back and then a light walking pace tour around stone town and picked up a souvenir along the way. Information given by our tour guide was good but there is room for improvement there.

Stone towncand Prison island tour

Matthew_G, Sep 2024

We enjoyed this tour of stone town and prison island, helpful, informative and nice guide. Would recommend it!

Great tour

Celia_M, Feb 2024

Our guide Ani0n made this a great tour.for us. He was knowledgeable, fun and kind. Highly recommend..

Response from Host, Feb 2024

Many thanks, mrs celia we were happy to hear that you enjoyed our service, thanks for the compliments and looking forward to welcome you again.

Great Overview of Stone Town

Clinton_W, Dec 2023

Great tour; our guide (Munta) was friendly, relaxed, and flexible. We skipped the snorkeling in favor of more time at other stops and never felt rushed. Highly recommend!

Good but a bit formal

Alexander_E, Jan 2022

Good tour but in our case it was a bit formal, without any attention to details or touch of personal service. Nothing wrong, just standard walking excursion