Tanzania · STONE TOWN TOURS
Every trip has one free day too few. These 15 stone town tours justify the slot, priced and timed so you can decide in minutes and get back to the fun part.
Explore Stone Town, Zanzibar’s spice farms, and Prison Island in one full day, with a Swahili lunch, boat ride, and giant Aldabra tortoises.
“Hassan our guide was great! All in all a nice trip”
Spend a full day in Zanzibar visiting Prison Island, Stone Town, and a spice farm, with hotel transfers, lunch, and an English-speaking guide.
“This was an enjoyable full day trip and our tour guide was really good in explaining the history and showing us all the places of interest at Prison Island, Stone town and Spice Farm. We were treated to lunch at the spice farm. The driver was also very friendly and very careful on the roads. Thank you so much.”
Review of Zanzibar’s Prison Island, Nakupenda Sandbank, Stone Town, seafood BBQ, snorkeling, transport, timing, and value at $71.
“At first felt rushed with having to get to the sandbank but on a whole the day was a amazing,we loved it especially the tortoises”
Review of Zanzibar’s Spice Farm, Stone Town, and Prison Island tour, with Swahili lunch, giant tortoises, boat ride, tips, and honest drawbacks.
“Guide was excellent (Masi) Spice Farm was fascinating, great opportunity to support local. Lunch traditional swahili food. Prison Island and the tortoise sanctuary well worth a visit. Be aware getting on and off the boat is tricky and you will get wet as you are knee deep in the water. Stone Town fascinating, our guide was superb. Biggest criticism was there was a lot of waiting around in very hot weather and the group was too big for a Stone Town tour, couldn't hear the guide over the noise so missed half of what was said. Would be useful to know how many is in your group as this did…”
Explore Stone Town’s maze of lanes, historic landmarks, markets, and culture with a private local guide in two focused hours.
“I was happy to be guided through the town. I learned more on a tour then if I'd just walked around. The information about the doors of Stone Town was intriguing. I also liked the slave trade information and museum. Being there brought my history books more to life albeit humbling. I liked how my guide spoke of the culture of Zanzibar, as well. I definitely recommend this tour!”
Review of Zanzibar’s private three-hour Stone Town walk, covering slave-trade history, markets, architecture, Freddie Mercury, and local culture.
“His depth of knowledge was excellent. He made the tour very interesting and informative”
Explore Zanzibar in one private day with Stone Town history, Prison Island tortoises, snorkeling, and a hands-on spice farm visit.
“Our guide Amina was very knowledgeable and informative in our tour of Spice Farm, Prison Island and Stone Town and ably supported by her driver Gigabiy and his music selection Thank you for a great day”
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 !”
Taste Zanzibar pizza, urojo, shawarma, and sugarcane juice while exploring Stone Town’s markets and sunset views for $35.
“I really enjoyed this 3 hours tour in night food market. I had heard that if you don't know from which stand to try you might have stomach issues, going there with Zahran, was the best thing. He knew exactly where to take me and we tried amazing dishes. I loved every single one. While I was enjoying the flavors, Zahran was informing about the beautiful culture of Zanzibar. Definitely I recommend this tour. Thank you Zahran 🙂”
Explore Stone Town with guide Kassim on a private 2 to 3 hour walk covering Zanzibar history, key sights, markets, and local life.
“Kassim was an excellent tour guide and was able to breakdown the history of Zanzibar and the slave trade in an easily digestible form. The history lesson also became a brief overview of some African history as a whole. A very worthwhile tour.”
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”
See Zanzibar’s Stone Town, Jambo Spice Farm, and Prison Island in one private day with lunch, transfers, and expert local guides.
“I had such a wonderful day with Ismael on this tour. We started with the spice farm where I learned so much about Zanzibar’s spices and got to eat delicious pilau rice. Ismael was very knowledgeable and explained things very well. We thRead more”
Explore Zanzibar’s spice farms and Stone Town on a private five-hour tour with hotel pickup, local guides, history, markets, and culture.
“Very friendly, on time and kind Our Guide had a lot of useful knowledge about the attractions”
Explore Stone Town’s markets, slave museum, curved doors, and Prison Island’s giant tortoises on a flexible six-hour Zanzibar tour.
“We had a great day walking around Stone Town. We learned a lot and our guide was extremely informative and helpful. The Prison Island part of the trip was relaxing and thoroughly enjoyable. Definitely recommend.”
Explore Stone Town’s slave market, Old Fort, and Prison Island’s giant tortoises on a six-hour Zanzibar tour with boat rides and snorkeling.
“Abu my guide was brilliant - very knowledgeable very friendly and it made the trip that much better. The tortoise is an amazing experience as well as understanding more about slavery at the museum. Highly recommended”
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