Stone Town Walking Tour with Hassan

Stone town is a part of the world heritage with mixing of different cultures and traditions as well as beautiful history that can make guests to visit and enjoy the good scenery of the stone town. This is a capital city built by Oman since 19th century. In this tour, you will experience the historical buildings by visiting the house of wonders, old fort, people's palace, Freddy Mercury museum, Darajani Bazaar, former slaves market, catholic & cathedral church and so many buildings.

1. 1

   House of wonder

   10 min

   House of wonders was built in Stone Town, Zanzibar by Sultan Baraghash bin said. It was largest and tallest building of Stone Town during in the 19th century. And occupies a prominent place facing the Forothani gardens, it is located between the old fort and the palace museum. This building used as ceremonial palace and reception hall.

2. 2

   Forodhani Gardens

   17 min

   Here you will experience the visiting of the night food market in Zanzibar where tourists and local are coming to enjoy a simple dinner. But also forothani gardens were originally laid out in 1936 to commemorate the silver jubilee of Sultan Khalifa.

3. 3

   The Old Fort (Ngome Kongwe)

   10 min

   The Portuguese influence located in a stone town that was built by Portuguese in 16th century and now is used for different Zanzibar festivals. As well as it is the first oldest building in Stone Town, also this building knows as the Arabic fort located in Stone Town the capital of Zanzibar.

4. 4

   Freddie Mercury Museum

   7 min

   Freddie mercury was born in Zanzibar Town in 5 Sept 1946 and he be came British singer and songwriter who achieved worldwide fame as the lead vocalist and pianist of the rock band Queen and he died in 24 Nov 1991.

5. 5

   St. Joseph's Cathedral Parish

   7 min

   This church started building in 1863, by the missionaries were French and they came frome the French Colony Reunion around 1857- 1860. But stopped when they found that there were graves on the land. Building resumed 30 years later and the first mass was held at Christmas 1898.

6. 6

   Stop 6

   3 min

   Jaws corner is the heart of town also is a meeting place for local people and tourists on the island getting coffee and joking each other.

7. 7

   Anglican Zanzibar Diocese

   20 min

   Slaves market museum, but before it used as market of Slaves and the slaves were from different countries, and it was closed as the market of Slaves around 1873 by Sultan baraghash, Then it was built a Anlican Church by Edward Steere, third Bishop of Zanzibar, and reigned 1874 to 1882. When he died of a heart attack in the building next door he was buried behind the altar.

8. 8

   Darajani Bazaar

   15 min

   This building is the largest of the Central market structures. It was designed in an eclectic style by the British architect J. H. Sinclair and inaugurated in August 1904. The market was facing the Creek, and inside of small market like market of fish, spices, meat, fruits and vegetables.

9. 9

   Old Dispensary

   15 min

   The construction of the old dispensary was commissioned in 1887 by Tharia Topan, Topan's intent was for the building to be used as a charitable hospital for the poor. When he died in 1891 the building was not finished. His widow resumed the works but had to suspend them in 1893 for her budget was exhausted. That same year, as a consequence of a family quarrel, the building was sold for the new owner, who finaly brought it to completion in 1894.

10. 10

    Malindi Mosque

    9 min

    Ijumaa mosque (Friday mosque) was built in the 19th century. Compared with domes and tall minarets, the mosques of Zanzibar are relatively plain and unpretentious. However, in 1994 the ijumaa mosque was completely renovated in a modern arabesques styl, and the other large mosques may follow this trend.

11. 11

    Stop 11

    18 min

    This building was built around 1865 and constructed as the home for Zam Zam, a daughter Seyyid Said, the first Sultan of Zanzibar, and her husband Sayyid Humud bin Ahmed of the Busaidy family. After the death of bin Ahmed just a few years later. Zam Zam moved out of the house and left it in the hands of the relatives of her later husband. In 1928 the customs authority moved from Forothani area to the new port area and the family house served as the new Costoms House until 1987.

12. 12

    People's Palace Museum

    20 min

    The palace was built by Seyyid Said bin Sultan in 1830's for members of the Sultan's family, it was the second palace that he built, the first one was Mtoni palace. The palace was bombarded during the Anglo- Zanzibar war in 1896. The building was reduced to half of its original seize. The building continued to be the Al Busaidy palace until the Revolution of Zanzibar in 1964 when Sultan Jemshid was overthrown. It was renamed the people's palace. It continued to be used as government offices. The building was officially opened as the palace Museum in 1994.

• Wheelchair accessible
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
• All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.