The 15 Best Stone Town Tours in Zanzibar

Zanzibar: Stone Town, Spice Tour, Prison Island with Lunch - Stone Town: a two-hour walk through Zanzibar’s old core

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 1,219 reviews · 6 - 9 hours · from $68Our pick

Review of Zanzibar’s Stone Town, spice farm, Prison Island and lunch tour, with honest advice on value, timing, guides, boats and what to expect.

“Was a really fun and comprehensive tour, I did feel a little lost at the optional Slave Market museum, but other than that it was pretty wonderful, spice farm was great and the stone town&prison island tours were very interesting. Just prepare your stomach because the boat for prison island can get a little rough.”

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Zanzibar: Prison Island, Stone Town, & Spice Farm Tour

2.Prison Island, Stone Town, & Spice Farm Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 579 reviews · 8 hours · from $70

Review of Zanzibar’s Prison Island, Stone Town, and spice farm tour, with practical advice on timing, value, guides, lunch, and what to expect.

“This was an enjoyable full day trip and our tour guide was really good in explaining the history and showing us all the places of interest at Prison Island, Stone town and Spice Farm. We were treated to lunch at the spice farm. The driver was also very friendly and very careful on the roads. Thank you so much.”

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Zanzibar; Prison Island, Nakupenda, StoneTown Tour with BBQ

3.Prison Island, Nakupenda, StoneTown Tour with BBQ

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 457 reviews · 7 - 8 hours · from $71

Review of Zanzibar’s Prison Island, Nakupenda Sandbank, Stone Town and seafood BBQ tour, with practical advice on timing, crowds and value.

“This tour was great. Driver was on time to pick us up to our hotel. The tour was just as described. Lunch was good and enough for everyone. Wish we had some time to walk on our own in old town but other than that everything went well.”

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Zanzibar: Stone Town, Spice tour & Prison Island with Lunch

4.Stone Town, Spice tour & Prison Island with Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 453 reviews · 5 - 8 hours · from $55

Review of Zanzibar’s $55 Stone Town, spice farm, and Prison Island tour, with Swahili lunch, giant tortoises, boat rides, costs, and practical tips.

“Very nice and complete tour with super nice guides, would recommand !”

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Stone Town Private Walking Tour

5.Stone Town Private Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 371 reviews · from $26Top rated

Explore Stone Town’s landmarks, markets, doors, and difficult past on a private two-hour walk with a local guide for $26.23.

“Mohammed O. was a fantastic guide! Easily the best tour guide we had on Zanzibar! He was extremely knowledgeable, friendly, and professional. The walking tour was a perfect mix of history, culture, and sightseeing. Mohammed made sure to go to all of the important Read more”

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Zanzibar: 3 Hours Private Stone Town walking Tour with Guide

6.3 Hours Private Stone Town walking Tour with Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 301 reviews · 3 hours · from $24

Review of Zanzibar’s private three-hour Stone Town walk, covering slavery history, markets, architecture, guides, costs, and practical tips.

“Kassim was punctual, knowledgeable and and friendly. We learned so much from him specifically about Stone Town but also about Zanzibar, Tanzania and East Africa n history. We left with new information and appreciation. It was a great day.”

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Full-Day Private Stone Town +Spice Farm and Prison Island Tour

7.Full-Day Private Stone Town +Spice Farm and Prison Island Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 216 reviews · from $100

Review of Zanzibar’s private Stone Town, Prison Island, and spice farm tour, including itinerary, value, guides, practical tips, and drawbacks.

“Our guide Amina was very knowledgeable and informative in our tour of Spice Farm, Prison Island and Stone Town and ably supported by her driver Gigabiy and his music selection Thank you for a great day”

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Zanzibar: Stone Town Historical Cultural Walking Guided Tour

8.Stone Town Historical Cultural Walking Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 179 reviews · 2 - 5 hours · from $21

Explore Stone Town’s markets, forts, slave-trade history, and narrow lanes with a local guide on this flexible Zanzibar walking tour.

“The guide was very knowledgeable and showed us things which we would never visit by ourselves. Really recommend!”

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Stonetown: Food Markets and Street Food Walking Tour

9.Stonetown: Food Markets and Street Food Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 151 reviews · 3 hours · from $35

Explore Stone Town’s Darajani Market and Forodhani Gardens with sunset drinks, Zanzibar pizza, urojo, shawarma, and local guidance.

“Thank you Zahran for this tour, I spent a nice time with you and enjoy several meals at the food market ! I am also thankful for the addresses you gave me for next days in Stone Town :)”

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Zanzibar Stone Town Walking Tour

10.Zanzibar Stone Town Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 145 reviews · from $25

Explore Zanzibar’s Stone Town with private guide Kassim, visiting historic landmarks, markets, and the Freddie Mercury Museum for $25.

“Kassim is a great passionate tour guide and equipped with rich history about his country. I enjoyed the tour, asante sana!”

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Stone Town Historical Walking Tour

11.Stone Town Historical Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 143 reviews · from $20Best value

Explore Stone Town’s landmarks, slave-trade history, markets, churches, and Freddie Mercury’s former home on a private $20 walking tour.

“Khalfan was amazing, he showed a lot of patience showing us around Stone Town. He was welcoming and kind, extremely professional and helpful with useful guides, allowing us to stop for photos and shopping souvenirs as we wisheRead more”

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Spice Tour + Stone Town Tour + Prison Island

12.Spice Tour + Stone Town Tour + Prison Island

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 130 reviews · from $140

Review of Zanzibar’s private Spice Farm, Stone Town, and Prison Island tour, with lunch, tortoises, history, transport, costs, and tips.

“When booking the tour months ago., Viator advertised it as “reserve now - credit card will be charged 24 hours before tour commences”. In actuality, Viator charged the credit card at the time of booking. Between the time of booking and thRead more”

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Zanzibar: Spice Tour & Stone Town Walking Tour

13.Spice Tour & Stone Town Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 115 reviews · 5 hours · from $95

Explore Zanzibar’s spice farms and Stone Town on a private five-hour tour with local guides, slave-trade history, markets, and hotel pickup.

“It was amazing, ask for Moo! He was so attentive and really made the day fun showing and explaining everything”

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Stone Town: Stone Town and Prison Island Private Day Trip

14.Stone Town and Prison Island Private Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 104 reviews · 6 hours · from $90

Explore Stone Town landmarks, markets, curved doors, and Prison Island tortoises on a six-hour Zanzibar tour with hotel pickup.

“Our guide was excellent he paced the tour well, tailoring it to our physical limitations and interests, highly recommended.”

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Zanzibar: Stone Town Guided Tour with Prison Island

15.Stone Town Guided Tour with Prison Island

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 103 reviews · 6 hours · from $90

Explore Stone Town’s slave market, Old Fort, and local markets, then meet giant tortoises and snorkel at historic Prison Island.

“It was a private tour. Abu was the best of the best. Unfortunately my friend got sick so we had to adjust and Abu helped to get him medicine and take him to a safe comfortable place while I went to the tour. He even bought us umbrellas becaus it was starting to rain. He showed me every part of the city, told me a lot of interesting stories, showed me all the non tourist places also like the local markets, helped me wherever I needed it, taught me the language in an interesting way, explained everything. I thold him what i wanted to buy and he found me the…”

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