Free tour

The memory of Stone Town - free walking tour

4.68

Acceptable(22)

Zanzibar

Duration: 2 hours and 30 minutes

Languages: English

Guru: Fatma

Registered on 25 April 2023

my name is Fatma, I'm professional tour guide based on history, culture, architectures and slave trade

Free reservation and cancellation

Pay-what-you-want tour, no set price, reservation and cancellation are free

Tour description

The Stone Town of Zanzibar Island is one of the world heritage sites which contains a lot of memories of the past.
It was announced in the year 2000 it's mostly dating back to the 14 century when by many countries got through mainly reasons for Spices. The Stone Town had a deep port and was easy to cross by using a dhow from Middle Eastern Europe and far from China and japans which got high value at the time, therefore, all the memories from Swahili city-states Bantu migration who image along the east coast of Africa still some of them exist. However, Zanzibar island in stone town was dominated by Oman Arabs for different periods called Sultan and at the moment Zanzibar was under British doctorate in the year 1890 all the things which happened made the cultures of the Stone Town of Zanzibar today.

During the tour, we will visit:

The Former Slave Market
Old Fort
Old customs
The magnificent wooden curved door
Architectural design
Forodhan Garden
Darajani market

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Highlights

What will we see on this tour?

Meeting point:

Forodhani, Zanzibar, Tanzania

I will be at Forodhan Park where there's a bandstand

Outside visit

Zanzibar Spice Community Shop

Clients will tremendously enjoy to see all spices and fruits which grow on tropical areas,and found around the coast of Africa and see the daily activities of the Zanzibarian people.

Outside visit

Old Slave Market/Anglican Cathedral

Outside East Africa slave market when we arrive there the travelers will get to know about slave trade all over the world how it was and how it's now called, however the history of slavery will based on East Africa,and they will also understand about slave trade in East African as well as whole world in general.

Outside visit

Old Fort of Zanzibar

Absolutely they will get a knowledge about the history of porguese with their arrival in Zanzibar Island and omis. Defenetly the travelers will see empythieter, the features of the Fort which means cosmopolitan architectures however the travelers will understand about arrival of the porguese in Zanzibar how they left and did.

How much does this tour cost?

Free tours do not have a set price, instead, each person gives the guru at the end the amount they consider appropriate (amounts usually range from €15 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).