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Stone Town Walking Tour
Carved doors, the old slave market, Darajani bazaar and Freddie Mercury's house.
- Duration
- 3 hours
- Start
- 09:00 or 15:00
- Group
- Private or small group
- Pickup
- Stone Town hotels or Forodhani Gardens
Overview
Stone Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and its narrow lanes are easiest to understand with a guide who grew up in them. You walk past carved Zanzibari doors, mosques, Hindu temples and old merchant houses.
The tour covers the Old Fort, the House of Wonders, the Anglican Cathedral built on the site of the last slave market, Darajani market and the house where Freddie Mercury was born.
How the day runs
- StartMeet at your hotel or Forodhani Gardens
- Old Fort and House of Wonders
- Darajani market and the spice stalls
- Anglican Cathedral and the slave chambers memorial
- Freddie Mercury House and Kenyatta Road
- EndFinish at Forodhani for the sunset food market
Included
- Licensed local guide
- Bottled water
- Hotel pickup in Stone Town
Not included
- Slave market museum ticket (about $10)
- Food and drinks
What to bring
- Clothes that cover shoulders and knees
- Comfortable shoes
- Cash for the market
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