Destination guide
Stone Town
A UNESCO maze of coral-stone alleys where Africa, Arabia and India collide
Things to do
Activities in Stone Town
Tour Agency
Stone Town walking tour
Wind through the UNESCO old town with a guide to decode its carved doors, palaces, markets and layered Swahili history.
Museum
Slave market and cathedral visit
Trace the sombre history of the East African slave trade at the former market site beneath the Anglican cathedral.
Tourist Attraction
Spice farm tour
Ride out to a working plantation to smell, taste and learn about the cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon and vanilla that built the island's fortune.
Tour Agency
Sunset dhow cruise
Sail a traditional wooden dhow off the seafront as the sun drops behind the Indian Ocean.
Tour Agency
Prison Island excursion
Boat to Changuu to meet its century-old giant Aldabra tortoises and snorkel the surrounding shallows.
Buffet Restaurant
Forodhani food crawl
Graze the waterfront night market for grilled seafood skewers, Zanzibar pizza and sugarcane juice.
Museum
Freddie Mercury and door photography walk
Hunt down the town's ornate brass-studded Zanzibari doors and the modest house where Queen's frontman was born.