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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296lizzyd
Jan 4, 2025
Super Information- 10/10 - Alfa was super informative about the history of Zanzibar! We so enjoyed walking the city, especially seeing the slave market and museum. Highly recommend!!
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Stella
Dec 31, 2024
Guided tour of Stone Town’s historic centre - Excellent experience!!! The historical tour made me live through the guide’s account the founding history of Zanzibar. Highly recommended 👍 The Alpha guide is the best 👍
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Aletv19
Dec 30, 2024
Fun, relaxing and great cultural immersion! - Khalfan from Alfa Tours was amazing - super friendly and very knowledgeable. I was sceptical in booking this tour as I wasn't sure if it's too long in the heat, but it actually went by so fast and we ended at the amazing food market. Highly recommend stopping for a drink at the Rooftop at Swahili House and grabbing local food from the market.
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Victoriabs7922eh
Dec 25, 2024
Definitely recommend! - Couldn’t recommend this tour more! We covered a lot of ground in three hours but it didn’t feel overwhelming; it was perfect. 10/10!!!
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Adam
Dec 25, 2024
Excellent, friendly guide - Alfa was friendly, supremely informative and articulate. He was also flexible; e.g., when a downpour started, I stopped in a cafe a few blocks from our meeting point, and he was able to accommodate that situation.
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699rickyr
Dec 23, 2024
Great tour! - This was such a lovely tour. Our guide was very knowledgeable knew so much history about Stone Town. Fascinating sights.
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Godset5
Nov 13, 2024
Exciting walk with top guide - Exciting walk in Stone Town. Alpha tells the fascinating story and points to interesting doors and other objects as you stroll through the narrow streets. Very educational and pleasant trip with the best guide.
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946tayebwak
Nov 7, 2024
Alfa, one of the best tour guides I’ve encountered - Alpha’s knowledge about the stone town structures, its developments and the ocean waters is amazing. I recently traveled to Zanzibar and I don’t regret having Alpha as a tour guide. Oh how can I forget to mention his photography skills 🤗, he is so good at taking photos and he is a very patient man. These will be well kept memories together with my wife for future reference. I would highly recommend Alpha as a tour guide incase anyone has a trip in Zanzibar.
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I1571eajoseph
Oct 25, 2024
Good tour - Good tour. Alfa was knowledgeable and professional. Enjoyed seeing Stone Town and learning about Zanzibar's history.
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Oykolstad
Nov 12, 2024
Obligatory Stone Town tour - For this guided tour of Stone Town it was only Alfa and I. Alfa was a knowledgeable guide and attentive to questions and priorities from my side. I had a great learning experience.
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