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Discover the Stone Town City and Prison Island

By Wave Tours and Safari
Free cancellation available
Price is $139 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple travelers
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 6h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview

You will go to Stone Town, this atmospheric and mystical cultural and historical heart of Zanzibar. It was constructed from coral Stone during the 19th and 20 Century. You will walk through this narrow Street with your guide will you take on Historical Sites and Cultural journey through House wonder, the Old Slave market, Darajani market place, the Old Fort , you can see the mosques , churches , Zanzibar doors and temples side to side and you will learn a lot of the History of Zanzibar. Then, head to prison Island, this is boat trip from stone town to prison island Here you get the chance to see the giant tortoises, and other species, take the photo, and walk around the island and see the prison building.

Activity location

  • Old Slave Market/Anglican Cathedral
    • Mkunazini Road,
    • Stone Town, Tanzania

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Mizingani Seafront Hotel
    • Mizingani Road
    • Zanzibar, Mjini Magharibi Region, Tanzania

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PICK-UP FROM STONE TOWN CITY
  • Activity duration is 6 hours6h
    6h
  • English

PICK-UP FROM STONE TOWN CITY
Pickup included

Starting time: 9:00am
Price details
$139.00 x 1 Adult$139.00
Total
Price is $139.00
Until Wed, Nov 5
PICK-UP FROM EAST COAST
  • Activity duration is 6 hours6h
    6h
  • English

PICK-UP FROM EAST COAST
Pickup included

Starting time: 9:00am
Price details
$258.00 x 1 Adult$258.00
Total
Price is $258.00
Until Wed, Nov 5
PICK-UP FROM NORTH COAST
  • Activity duration is 6 hours6h
    6h
  • English

PICK-UP FROM NORTH COAST
Pickup included

Starting time: 9:00am
Price details
$258.00 x 1 Adult$258.00
Total
Price is $258.00
Until Wed, Nov 5
PICK-UP FROM SOUTH COAST
  • Activity duration is 6 hours6h
    6h
  • English

PICK-UP FROM SOUTH COAST
Pickup included

Starting time: 9:00am
Price details
$271.00 x 1 Adult$271.00
Total
Price is $271.00
Until Wed, Nov 5

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Waiting Charge, Fuel Surcharges & Service Fees
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Entrance Fees
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    Service of Informative, friendly and Experienced Professional Tour guide
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Mineral Water During the Tour
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    Comfortable Wooden Dhow With Life Jacket
  • What's includedWhat's included
    VAT (18% charged by the Government)
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Any domestic connection flights on arrival or departure
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Gratuities for Guide/Driver (please tip separately)
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    All items of a personal nature
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Visa

Know before you book

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

House of wonder (Pass by)
The House of Wonders or Palace of Wonders is a landmark building in Stone Town, Zanzibar. It is the largest and tallest building of Stone Town and occupies a prominent place facing the Forodhani Gardens on the old town's seafront in Mizingani Road.
Old Slave Market/Anglican Cathedral
  • 20m
  • Admission ticket included
The Anglican Cathedral of Christ Church was built in Stone Town (the old part of Zanzibar city) in the place where the biggest slave market of Eastern Africa.
Darajani Bazaar
  • 15m
  • Admission ticket included
Darajani Market is one of the central markets in Stone Town, Zanzibar. If you're interested in daily life and culture, make sure you visit the market.
The Old Fort (Ngome Kongwe)
  • 10m
  • Admission ticket included
The Old Fort (Arab Fort), also known as Ngome Kongwe in Swahili and by other names, is a former fortification located in Zanzibar Stone Town.
Freddie Mercury's House In Zanzibar (Pass by)
On a small road in Stone Town, the historic center of Zanzibar, stands what's dubbed the Mercury House. Mercury spent parts of his childhood within this house
Jaws Corner
  • 10m
Jaws Corner is an outdoor café in Stone Town’s narrow streets, where the locals meet for coffee. It is located in a small courtyard where two paths collide into an intersection and is where the men meet to discuss and play board games over a traditional Arabic brew.
Prison Island - Changuu Private Island
  • 3h
  • Admission ticket included
Situated 5.6km northwest of Stone Town, Unguja, Prison Island is a small island in the Indian Ocean which can be visited as part of a Zanzibari adventure.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIES
    Old Slave Market/Anglican Cathedral
    • Mkunazini Road,
    • Stone Town, Tanzania

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Mizingani Seafront Hotel
    • Mizingani Road
    • Zanzibar, Mjini Magharibi Region, Tanzania

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