Stone Town Walking Tour: Unveil the Historic Wonders of a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Uncover the enchanting history of Stone Town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, on a private walking tour. Navigate through narrow streets with a knowledgeable guide and delve into the area’s fascinating cultural heritage and architectural wonders.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Stone Town - This tour will give you an excellent way of familiarizing yourself with Stone Town’s geography, history, architecture and culture. This fascinating excursion leads you through a maze of narrow streets that boasts more than 2000 limestone buildings, covering an area of 50 hectares and with a population of 18000 living in the suburbs….
What's Included
  • Professional tour guide
  • Pick up from Stone Town hotels upon request
What's Not Included
  • Transfers from other parts of the island (tour starts in Stone Town)
  • Food and Drinks
  • Tips/Gratuities for the guide
  • Any cost of personal nature
Additional Information

Delving into the history of Stone Town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is an intriguing experience, yet its labyrinthine streets can be perplexing. In order to navigate easily and catch all the significant sights, engage an expert guide who is well-versed with the local history, cultural heritage, and architecture. This can be entirely customized to your…

Location
Zanzibar Tourist Information Centre
Mizingani Road
The meeting point is Infront of the Old fort at the main entrance.
Cancellation Policy

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

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Dallasdancemommy
Jun 4, 2025
Stone Town is a Must! - Our tour guide was extremely knowledge and kept an upbeat vibe throughout the entire time. He took queues from by allowing us to stop and provided more information as we showed interest. The culture and history of Zanzibar is intricate and resilient. Stone Town is a must for all visitors and by viewing other guides, I know we made the best choice!
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Y946medouglasj
Mar 12, 2025
Strategic tour of Stone Town - This was an excellent tour of Stone Town by Ramadan. He is very knowledgeable and strategic. It is quite hot and sunny in Zanzibar and he made a point of seeking shade for explanations as well as walking out of the sun as much as possible. He is highly recommended.
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Bradwb9334ov
Mar 11, 2025
Great tour and wonderful guide! - Our tour guide, MOHAMMED OMAR MOHAMED, was amazing! He was incredibly knowledgeable and super friendly. We had trouble getting picked up by the hotel and he waited with us for over 20 mins so that we could make it back safely. Great tour if you only have a little time in stone town.
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Athanas_b
Mar 5, 2025
Walking Tour with Mohammed - I really enjoyed the tour Mohammad. He was very knowledgeable, patient, and had a great sense of humor. I had fun and learned a lot about the history of Zanzibar. I’d highly recommend this tour!
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Bryansd5440hv
Feb 14, 2025
The Wonder of Zanzibar was on full display. - The Stone Town Private Walking Tour was Outstanding! Ali, our tour guide who is featured in the picture was absolutely Awesome!
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Julia
Feb 4, 2025
Great tour with Ahmed! - Ahmed was a very knowledgeable and friendly guide! We appreciated him showing us around and sharing his personal experience/insights of Stone Town, and also appreciated all his historical knowledge. Be sure to bring water!! It gets very toasty walking around in the heat and humidity.
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Lyndsey_b
Jan 14, 2025
Redeemed (after a false start) - Something went awry with the admin, no-one met me at the agreed time/place and couldn't get through on the provided phone number. However, a very prompt response to my email asking what happened produced, within minutes, Imran at my hotel ready to go. We did the walking tour immediately. He provided lots of history and information, covered all the promised places, answered all my questions including giving me time enough at the slavery exhibition. Imran was friendly, chatty, informative and helpful about other things I could see/do. Just what I had hoped for.
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Caitmoran
Jan 7, 2025
Superb walking tour of Zanzibar with Mohammed - A great walking tour with Mohammed, who was so knowledgeable and interesting. We had a two hour walk around the stone town area and Mohammed explained the history of Zanzibar and the significance of the different sites so clearly and accessibly. Mohammed was an absolute pleasure - courteous, kind and insightful. I couldn’t recommend this tour more- fantastic high quality professional level guiding and approach.
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Gilestakesabreak
Dec 26, 2024
Definitely Recommended - I booked this tour as an afterthought after booking a hotel stay up north in Nungwi, and I’m really glad I did. Stone Town is a very interesting and charming place to explore and I was fortunate to have Mohammed as my most pleasant and knowledgeable guide. Definitely recommended for anyone visiting Zanzibar for the first time.
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Nkim0701
Jan 29, 2025
Stone Town in half a day - We had a very experienced guide but we would have liked to enjoy a little more places, but the urgency of showing us everything did not allow it. If we hadn't insisted on going to the market, it wouldn't take us We also went to the species farm and could have avoided it, it was a boring walk.
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From $18
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).