Tanzania · HISTORICAL TOURS
The Swahili coast traded with Arabia and India for a thousand years, and Zanzibar was the centre of it, including the East African slave trade. The 15 tours below cover the old quarter, the cathedral built on the former slave market, and the German and British buildings on the mainland.
Walk Stone Town with a local guide, visiting the Old Fort, slave market, markets, and Freddie Mercury Museum for $21.
“The visit was very nice and the guide gave me lots of details and was able to answer all my questions. Highly recommend !”
Walk through Arusha with local guide Israel, visiting the Old Boma, Tanzanite Experience, Maasai markets, and Cultural Heritage Centre.
“Excellent tour of history museum, Masai market and central market. Israel is a easy to talk to and very knowledgeable guide. He brings local knowledge to the experience”
Explore Stone Town’s landmarks, markets, churches, and slave-trade history on a private three-hour walking tour with a local guide.
“I travelled with my wife and had a very good time with Khalfan (Alfa tours) as our tour guide throughout the entire stay in Zanzibar. He is a very good guide with full knowledge of the Island, the icing on the cake is his patience and letting you soRead more”
Explore Stone Town’s doors, markets, slave-trade sites, and mixed architecture on a flexible private walking tour with local guides.
“Very friendly and knowledgeable guide. He was also very accommodating and adapted the tour to our wishes. I strongly recommend Abdullah from happy bikes.”
A private Stone Town walk with a flexible guide, Sultan’s Palace, Old Fort, local history, and useful advice for $30 per person.
“Hamadi was THE best tour guide. He was so knowledgeable about the area, and answered all the questions we had. He was patient and super accommodating. He went above and beyond with my husband and I on our tour and even gave some amazing recommendations for restaurants in the area.”
Walk through Arusha with a local guide, visiting museums, markets, Tanzanite shops, and everyday city streets for $28.
“The tour was fantastic and our guide Innocent (I’m sure that’s not the spelling) was very informative and very friendly. We were incredibly grateful for the wonderful time he showed us on our short stay in Arusha”
Walk Stone Town with a private guide, from the Old Fort and slave market site to Forodhani Gardens, markets, palaces, and Freddie Mercury.
“Booked a walking tour of Stone Town with Ahmed and we both really enjoyed the tour. He paced it according to our interests and gave us a lot of information on the rich history, culture and the current struggles Zanzibarians are facing. We Read more”
Explore Dar es Salaam’s churches, markets, museums, art, and architecture on a private seven-hour tour with lunch and transport.
“This was a fantastic tour. We visited diverse locations and I learned a lot about the history, architecture, and rich culture of Dar and country as a whole. Bernard is wonderful - enthusiastic, friendly, and extremely knowledgeable. Pacing of the touRead more”
Explore Stone Town’s slave-trade past, markets, waterfront, Freddie Mercury’s Zanzibar, and local life on this private 2 to 3-hour tour.
“Seif was an excellent and dependable guide. He communicated before we even from the United States to Zanzibar to confirm everything. He also followed up closer to the time to check to make sure that we had transportation from our hotRead more”
Explore Stone Town landmarks, the Old Slave Market, and Zanzibar’s spice farms with a private guide, local lunch, hotel pickup, and tasting.
“I had an Outstanding trip with Ali, first of all he came right in time and drove safely to the spice farm, on that place I saw how all the spices and fruits growing up with explanation and tasting !! and after I had a local lunch Then we came back to stone town to walk the small streets and shops Definitely recommend trip with Ali ! 5 out of 5”
Explore Stone Town’s history on a private 2.5-hour Zanzibar walk with Old Fort, slave market, Freddie Mercury House, markets, and local insight.
“Our guide was very knowledgeable and polite. He customized the tour to our requests and was not concerned if we took extra time or less time at certain points of interest.”
Explore Stone Town landmarks, Freddie Mercury’s birthplace, and Zanzibar spices on a private 6 to 7-hour tour with pickup.
“Kassim is an awesome guide. We started at Jambo Spice Farm where another guy did the tour about spices. He explained how they're grown and there's so much fresh fruit to try. Especially stuff we don't have in the states. Afterwards Read more”
Walk Stone Town with Ally Jape, visiting the Old Slave Market, cathedral, forts, markets, and Freddie Mercury’s birthplace.
“Excellent! Our guide was extremely knowledgeable and gave us a comprehensive and educational overview of the sights in stone town. We were with a 10 year old child, and it was not an issue walking around or getting bored. Our guide took hRead more”
Walk Stone Town’s slave-market site, markets, forts, museums, and Freddie Mercury’s house, with lunch and an English-speaking guide.
“Ha sido un honor conocer y caminar las calles y la historia de Stone town junto a Juma. Mil gracias!”
Explore Stone Town’s key landmarks for $20 with a private guide, from Freddie Mercury’s home to the old slave market and Arab Fort.
“If you are looking for a professional, educated, wonderful and caring guide in Zanzibar, choose Fakiha. thanks to him, our holiday was unique and one of a kind. Thank you Fakih. We will not forget your generosity. See u next year and we invite u to our country❤️”
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