Free tour

The memory of Stone Town - free walking tour

4.79

Good (19 ratings)

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 booking and cancellation

Pay-what-you-wish tour, no set price, booking 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

Come on and book now!

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

Forodhani

I will be in Forodhan guarden where there is a bandstand.. They will get experience about cultural fusion of Zanzibar Island, therefore the arrival of different people from different places in the world, across the Indian Ocean. They will verily see the white arch and four Island,bandstand, fountain and a place where night market is taking place with it's all history of the Forodhan guarden since 14th.

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.

How much does this tour cost?

Free tours don't have a set price, instead, each person gives the guru at the end the amount they consider appropriate (amounts usually range from €10 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).