Stone Town Walking Tour: Explore Historic Sites and Cultural Artifacts in Zanzibar

Embark on a captivating three-hour walking tour of Stone Town in Zanzibar. Discover historic sites, cultural artifacts, and indulge in the vibrant local culture.

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • The Old Fort (Ngome Kongwe) - At the Old Fort, or Ngome Kongwe, you will step into the oldest building in Stone Town, a formidable structure built in the 17th century by the Omani Arabs to defend against Portuguese invasion. This historic fort, with its thick stone walls and crenelated battlements, now serves as a vibrant cultural center. You’ll…
What's Included
  • Pick up and drop off from your Hotel (Around stone town only)
  • Professional Tour guide
  • Service Entrance Fees
  • Mineral water
  • Shopping time
What's Not Included
  • Any Expenses of a personal nature
Additional Information

Choosing our Stone Town city tour means experiencing Zanzibar through the eyes of a local expert. Our guide brings a wealth of knowledge, offering deep insights into the town’s rich history, unique architecture, and vibrant culture. We pride ourselves on delivering personalized tours tailored to your interests, whether it’s uncovering hidden gems,…

Location
Forodhani Park, Zaznzibar
Meeting point is near the house of wonder opposite to forodhani park
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Hgyfg2t6y4
Aug 15, 2025
Great introduction to Stone Town - This is a good orientation tour for those visiting Stone Town for first time. Our guide, Hamad, was highly knowledgeable and covered the history of Stone Town and the island as well as covering some of local culture.
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Kimberly_e
Jun 25, 2025
Great Overview of Stone Town - The guide, Mady, did a great job in sharing details about the history, architecture and culture of Stone Town. He stayed as long as I wanted at places of interest. He also made recommendations for dinner options.
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Dromarkhanp
Nov 26, 2024
Enjoyable tour - Great trip, very informative and child friendly. Nice long walk along all of Znz for 2 hours. The best part was the end at the night food market! Asante Hamad.
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Berryv305
Nov 20, 2024
Very nice. - It is definitely worth setting aside a morning or afternoon for this. Beautiful narrow streets with an ancient history , here you can see various styles such as Persian , Indian , Arabic and Africa , beautiful cultures that come together here , not to mention the Freddy Mercury museum , is not big but worth it.You can take a guide but you can also install the app maps.me on your phone and download the maps of Tansania , mark your starting point and walk.
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Anobremskey
Nov 11, 2024
Great solo experience for half day stone town tour! - Mady was great! He met me at the port after getting off my ferry from Dar es Salaam. He gave me a thorough overview of the history of Zanzibar before embarking on our tour that made the experience that more enjoyable! He was knowledgeable about all facets of the history and answered all my questions.
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O5672sjjodyb
Sep 2, 2024
Helpful and knowledgeable! Fun tour! - Communication was very timely and clear. The guide suggested we start later so we could see the night market. They picked us up from our hotel on time which was way up north for an extremely reasonable rate, much lower than some of the others. Our guide Mady was very knowledgeable on the history of Zanzibar and the tour was very interesting. I stopped at a bank ATM to get cash and the ATM held my card because I took too long to figure out how much to withdraw so Madi helped us speak to the manager and to email a copy of my passport and waited with us for close to an hour until they gave us my card back. The tour went on more than the booked time because of that and we were very grateful for his help. I would love to take the tour again and see more of the city next time but we ran out of time and energy. They were very friendly and helpful and patient as I was traveling with my mother who was getting tired. I would recommend using this company for all their excursions!
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Northstar53202552958
Aug 5, 2024
Nice and informative Tour with knowledgeable Hamad - Hamad (Mado) our guide was knowledgeable and very nice guy to take us around the stone town. It was indeed a fun and informative tour with Hamad and i do recommend him highly.
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Allison_d
Dec 13, 2023
Great tour and guide - Mady was a great guide! Super knowledgeable about the history behind every place he brought us to. Would recommend!
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Lesli
Oct 1, 2023
Absolute BEST Walking Tour EVER! - We were so impressed with our guide, Mady’s deep and broad historical grasp of Zanzibar, its people and culture. Our favorite stops were Darajani market, and the old fort, as well as hanging out at Jaws Corner.
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P9272lkdoreenb
Sep 24, 2023
Walking Stone Town - The tour guide, Ismael, was friendly and knowledgeable of the history. However, it is advisable not to take the tour at 16:30 as it run approximately 2 1/2 hours not 3 hours. Moreover, in the late afternoon/ evening, many of the vendors in the fish and spice markets had closed their workstations and the slave trade exhibit had also closed. Nonetheless, Ismael, made the time enjoyable.
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From $35
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).