Stone Town is a UNESCO world heritage site and it’s the largest town in Zanzibar islands in the Indian Ocean – Tanzania, East Africa. Having been created in the 18th century by the East African Swahili and Arab stone builders, Stone Town features some of the oldest architectural stone buildings. Later on Europeans also used Stone town during slave trade. As a result, today, Stone town features a mixture of cultures including East African Swahili, Arab, Indians and Europeans as reflected by the food, buildings, dress code and markets. In addition to the sun, sea and sand, this tour explores best attractions of Stone Town. Highlights of this 3 Days Zanzibar Stone Town Tour include visiting Beit-EL- Ajaib known as the house of wonders, spice plantations, the market and a sunset cruise featuring a traditional sailboat.
3 Days Zanzibar Stone Town Tour itinerary.
Day 1: Arrival in Zanzibar.
On arrival at Abeid Amani Karume international airport, you meet and greet with your Zanzibar guide and be transferred to your hotel for dinner and overnight. When you arrive during the day, you shouldn’t waste any time. So, after relaxing, you will proceed for Stone town where ancient buildings and forts beckon. Visit the Beit-EL- Ajaib known as the House of Wonders built in 1883, it’s one of the oldest buildings here.
From there you will visit the Sultan’s Palace Museum which was a residence of the Sultan’s family. Here you will realize, one of the amazing sights of Zanzibar where there are two breeds of people, the bosses who sit on the doorsteps of their shops and the ones who carry. Dinner and overnight stay in Stone Town.
Optional night tour to visit the Forodhani gardens which is next to the house of wonders right on the shores of the Indian Ocean.
Day 2: Stone Town Market bazaar, Spice Plantation and Nungwi beach.
Have breakfast overlooking the ocean, ahead of the rewarding market walking excursion that you are about to undertake. On this tour, visitors are exposed to amazing historical and contemporary places that make this iconic city truly vibrant; including jewelry and craft shops, local markets selling mainly organic fruits and vegetables, and a blend of Arab-Indian –African / Swahili culture.
Take a Swahili lunch in the heart of Stone Town, and afterwards proceed to the Spice plantations to learn about the different spices such as cloves, ginger, cinnamon and how they are used as food for natural healing and medicine. From there, you will transfer about 2hour drive and hit one of the sun kissed beaches in Nungwi to end your day with a sunset sailboat.
Dinner and overnight stay – Nungwi beach.
Day 3: Beach exploration and departure.
Enjoy a sumptuous breakfast at the sun kissed beaches of Nungwi and depending on what you want; you can decide to conduct water sport activities such as sailboat rides and swimming. Thereafter, transfer to Zanzibar international airport for your departure flight.
