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Zanzibar City: Prison Island and Stone Town Walking Tour
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Zanzibar City: Prison Island and Stone Town Walking Tour

By Upendo Tours & Safaris
4.8 out of 5
Free cancellation available
Price is $145 per adult
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 5h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview
  • Learn the Swahili culture during the walking tour in Stone Town
  • Admire the beauty of the city and visit historical attractions
  • Discover the history of the tortoise population
  • Explore the prison that once housed rebellious slaves in the 1800s
  • Enjoy a beauiful boat ride to and from Zanzibar city

Activity location

    • Zanzibar City
    • Zanzibar City, Mjini Magharibi Region, Tanzania

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Zanzibar City
    • Zanzibar City, Mjini Magharibi Region, Tanzania

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Pickup from Zanzibar City
  • Activity duration is 5 hours and 30 minutes5h 30m5h 30m
  • English
Starting time: 10:00am
Price details
$145.00 x 1 Adult$145.00

Total
Price is $145.00
Pickup from Stone Town
  • Activity duration is 5 hours and 30 minutes5h 30m5h 30m
  • English
Starting time: 10:00am
Price details
$160.00 x 1 Adult$160.00

Total
Price is $160.00

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedHotel pickup and drop-off
  • What's includedWhat's includedBoat to Prison Island
  • What's includedWhat's includedEntrance fees for prison island and the former slave market site
  • What's includedWhat's includedGuide
  • What's includedWhat's includedBottled Water
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedTips
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedLunch

Know before you book

  • Not allowed: Shorts
  • Not suitable for: People with high blood pressure

What you can expect

Ride by boat to Prison Island, famous for its population of Aldabra giant tortoises. Experience the turtles up close and spot the local peacocks. Move along to a walking tour of Stone Town and learn the Swahili culture and its important historical role in the slave trade.
Begin with a beautiful boat ride to Prison Island, also known as Changuu Island. View the local wildlife and learn of the slave rebellion that occurred in the 1860s.
Start the walking tour of Stone Town at Forodhani Park. Explore the area and visit important sites such as the House of Wonder, Old Fort, the house of Freddy Mercury, and end at the Darajani market before returning to the city.

Location

Activity location

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    • Zanzibar City
    • Zanzibar City, Mjini Magharibi Region, Tanzania

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Zanzibar City
    • Zanzibar City, Mjini Magharibi Region, Tanzania