Top Experiences in House of Wonders (Beit-al-Ajaib)

This tour is based on architecture, historical buildings and the stories behind those buildings. Guests will also see how local people culturally live.

Stone Town is a city of prominent historical and artistic importance in East Africa. Its architecture, mostly dating back to the 19th century, reflects the diverse influences underlying the Swahili culture, giving a unique mixture of Arab, Persian, Indian and European elements. For this reason, the town was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000.

The tour will start on the Old slave Market site (Anglican Church) through the narrow streets, the next stop will be at City Market where you could see local Fishes and fruits Market, Palace Museum, House of wonder, which is largest and tallest building in Stown Town a.k.a. Bait -al- ajab, an Old fort, Tippu Tip and Freddie’s Mercury’s House. A chance to visit Peace memorial and Natural History Museum and many more.

This is a combination tour of the spice tour, the stone town tour, and the cooking class tour.
During the Spice Tour:
The traveler will walk through the farm; guests will be shown and given an explanation of each and every spice that is found in Zanzibar. After being fully packed with knowledge, our guests get time to buy spices, soaps, and creams, which are all handmade by the community within the farm.
During the Stone Town Tour, you will see:
Guests will visit the Cathedral, Slave Markets, Sultan's Palace, Tip Tip’s House, the Old Arabic Fort, Freddie Mercury House, Forodhani Park, and the famous Zanzibar Doors in the petite streets.
During the cooking class tour, you will learn how to make authentic Zanzibar food. We will walk to the Darajani market and choose our ingredients before heading out to a spice farm in a private car. From there, you will have an hour-long spice tour and then join me to cook some delicious lunch in a traditional Zanzibar home with the spice tour offer.

My style of story telling, I will take back to Zanzibar history, and make you feel like you are watching movie of Tarzan and kunta kunte. Hope you them haha. I usually make you feel the culture of Zanzibar, by giving hints, joy, amusing and jokes of Zanzibar people, and of course you may try street food if you wish to buy some.

From the first contact you make with us we go to great lengths to understand your ideas to create the perfect chauffeur-driven tour. Our team works to ensure your enjoyment, safety and comfort during your adventures in the Zanzibar Isles.

Shop, eat and see all the magic of Stone Town through our private tour. Your chauffeur will drive you through Zanzibar's iconic narrow streets where you can choose to hop out or gaze at historic landmarks, stop to eat at highly recommended restaurants and shop with the assistance of your chauffeur in negotiating prices.

Come and join our experienced guide for a half-day visit. You will be introduced to the historic charms of old Stone Town, which is now a UNESCO World Heritage

The excursion starts around 9.30 with the visit of the old monuments and exploring the past stories of the sultans and princesses.

The visit incorporates a visit to the bustling bazaars, the past slave market, and chambers, the National Museum, the House of Wonders, the Old Fort, the Sultan’s palace as well as cathedrals and countless mosques.

Then walk around the narrow streets of Stone Town where most of the houses date back more than 150 years for some shopping and enjoying the arts of the local craftsmen. Visit also a local bakery, door carvers, and antique shops.

It is fascinating to explore a prison Island ( Tortoise ) where the old slave prison is seen and having more history the particular palce and historic stone town a UNESCO world Heritage Site but it is easy to lose your way in the area's maze-like narrow streets.
To stay oriented and ensure you do not miss key highlights, join a private guide with deep knowledge of local history, cultural heritage and architecture.
It is full personalized to your preferences, whether you are shopping for local textiles, interested in history, knowing about everyday life or learning about stone town unique architecture,

This combined Stone Town City Tour and Spice tour is an excursion package that would venture to some of the most popular tourist attractions Zanzibar has to offer.

This is the combination tour of Spice tour, stone town tour and prison island tour.
During Spice Tour:
The traveller will walk through the farm, guests will be shown and given explanation of each and every spice that are found in Zanzibar. After being fully packed with knowledge, our guests get time to buy spices, soaps and creams which are all handmade by the community within the farm.
During Stone Town Tour:
Guests will visit the Cathedral, Slave Markets, Sultans Palace, Tip Tip’s House, The Old Arabic Fort, Freddie mercury house, Forodhani Park and the famous Zanzibar Doors in the petite streets.
During Prison Island Boat Trip:
This tour offers nature, history and adventure combined in a relaxing, enjoying the beautiful and nice beach, feeding giant Aldabra tortoise and colored fish and corals for snorkeling in the channel of the Indian Ocean.

Stone town is famously known for its prominent historical and artistic importance from Eastern to Central Africa. Its history mostly dates back to 7th century with defused culture and its architecture where the world explorers met up

Enjoy walking in the World heritage site of Zanzibar’s ancient town. You will visit different historical sites, the bustling market, the House of Wonders, the Palace Museum, and the site of the former slave market at the Anglican Cathedral Church.

Discover Zanzibar City’s UNESCO-listed historic center on a Stone Town walking tour that explores Zanzibar’s history and distinctive architecture, from a bustling local market to a Sultan’s palace-turned-museum. Sightseeing on foot means you can leave cars behind while following Stone Town’s most narrow, winding streets, and group size is limited to 10 people for personalized service from the guide.

You may combine this with one of these tours such as Prison island Tour, Spice Tour, and Nakupenda sand bank.

The tour covers the most attractive places in Zanzibar and is provided by the experienced and certified guide.

Stone Tour is one of the tour which most of guests in Zanzibar prefer to have. Is not a time consuming tour but its uniqueness and varieties to see, no one would prefer to miss it.
We have well trained and experienced guides who have been doing the tour for years and some decades. With thus vastnesses, we can guarantee the satisfaction to our guests.
Book with us and you will be our ambassador.

The Stonetown Tour will start in one of the most important parts of the old slave market site. Then Anglican Church then continues through the narrow streets. The next stop will be at the city market. Here you can see the biggest market of all the islands. Locals buy and sell all sorts of products here. Including the freshest fruits and fish auctions where locals bid on seafood.

Afterwards, the tour will cover the main sights of Stown Town. Such as the Palace Museum, House of Wonder, which is the largest and tallest building in Stone Town and also known as the Bait-al-ajab. Visit an old fort, the Tippu Tip and of course the most famous spot, Freddie’s Mercury’s house. Visit the Peace Memorial, Natural History Museum and many more.

This tour we will skip museums where you need to pay for entrance

No visit of Stone Town is complete without doing a guided city tour. The beautiful UNESCO world heritage city is home of many magnificent buildings and other sights, which reflect a period of over 1000 years of colonisation. Elements of Arab, Indian, African and European create a unique and fascinating townscape, which is still intact today. Our multilingual and experienced guides will show you the most prominent sights of Stone Town and some hidden treasures, while giving you detailed information to the history of these fascinating places. ​

Our tour is made in a form of experiencing the reality of Stone Town based on historical facts that gives a real view of Zanzibar culture at the 19th Century, we have great guides who are very good and friendly with rich social engagement that makes our travelers impressed and satisfied with our services

We are making sure that your holiday dream to be fulfill with a full of enjoyable trip safe for we is first

Ancient Arab colonial history
Visit the Anglican Church
Visit the, House of Wonder, Sultan Palace Museum & the Central Market
Explore the local streets on a walking tour of the city
Walking on narrows streets of Stone Town, Small shops, souvenirs, food, and famous, beautifully curved doors of Stone Town

With this tour, I will accompany you through historical sites found in the old stone town city including but not limited to the Old fort building at Ngome kwongwe, The house of wonder, Slave trade chamber.

I will explain the history behind each historical landmark we pass through.

Stone Town is the old city and cultural heart of Zanzibar.It is a place of winding alleys, bustling bazaars, mosques and grand Arab houses whose original owners vied with each other over the extravagance of their dwellings. This is a walking tour that takes you through fabled Stone Town, where history appears to stand still. With visits to the House of Wonders,the former slave market for East African Slave trade, and Arab Fort,Freddie Mercury house, spice market, roman catholic church, Anglican cathedral church and others.

The architectural style of Stone town buildings is a unique mixture of various influences and culture, ornately carved doors Stone Town has some excellent gifts shops with plenty of souvenirs and handicrafts. A guide walk through this colorful and alternating city who knows not only funny of Stone town, but also cruel stories to tell about life of the old times in Stone town. Stone town tour is a walking tour and takes almost 3 hrs walking in the narrow streets.

Experience the rich culture of Zanzibar by touring the City and walking through the ancient buildings and attractions. Climax your tour with local Zanzibar delicacies at the best local restaurants.

It is a three-hour tour which begins at your hotel or entry point where you walk and driven around the historic old city. Our first visit during this tour and excursion in Zanzibar is the fruit market which was opened in 1904 here you will see and buy a variety of the tropical fruits and spices, Guests will visit the Cathedral, Slave Markets, Sultans Palace, Tip Tip’s House, The Old Arabic Fort, Freddie mercury house, Forodhani Park and the famous Zanzibar Doors in the petite streets.  Also to see and look at beautiful things concerning to Zanzibarculture like traditional wearing (khanga) for women and (kikoi) for men.

Many tourists come to enjoy our beautiful beaches, but while visiting Zanzibar, we invite you to get to know our culture, our food, and our people.
We provide a diversity of cultural experiences. Come and get to know Stone Town and its people and discover all its magnificent wonders!

This is the combination tour of Stone Town and Prison Island Boat trip, we will start with Stone town tour where you will get to explore the historical city of Zanzibar under the guidance of professional and experience guide, this will be around 1hour once you are done with Stone town tour our guide will take you to Prison island where you will get to see giant aldabra tortoise and an old prison which was never used.

Safari Across Tanzania provides an all-around Tanzanian wildlife and beach experience. You’ll visit four of the finest wilderness and wind down at the ever spectacular Zanzibar Island. If you enjoy Africa in a no-nonsense way, with the focus on good sightings and wonderful areas, then this is the choice for you.

This tour takes you from the hotel to Stone Town, about an hour away, and, together with a guide, will walk you through the town, visiting the Old Fort built in the 1600’s and the House of Wonders, the residence of the previous Sultans of Zanzibar.
Winding your way through the alleys of Stone Town, a world heritage site, you will proceed to the Anglican Church, where the old slave market was, and on to the old dispensary.
The informative guide will talk you through the history of the town and its people, and historical architecture. The price includes entry fees into all the places of the interest.
Meal at a local Restaurant is also included in the price. Tehere you will be able to taste all the flavour of this historical spot.

It is a three-hour tour which begins at your hotel or entry point where you walk and driven around the historic old city. Our first visit during this tour and excursion in Zanzibar is the fruit market which was opened in 1904 here you will see and buy a variety of the tropical fruits and spices, Guests will visit the Cathedral, Slave Markets, Sultans Palace, Tip Tip’s House, The Old Arabic Fort, Freddie mercury house, Forodhani Park and the famous Zanzibar Doors in the petite streets.  Also to see and look at beautiful things concerning to Zanzibarculture like traditional wearing (khanga) for women and (kikoi) for men.

Explore the beauty and wonders of Tanzania with our Bush & Beach Safari Experience. Traverse across Tanzania and relishan all-around Tanzanian wildlife and beach experience. You’ll visit four of the finest wilderness and wind down at the ever spectacular Zanzibar Island. If you enjoy Africa in a no-nonsense way, with the focus on good sightings and wonderful areas, then this is the choice for you.

Stonetown is a UNCESCO world heritage site since 2000. It was the main center of the slave trading around the Indian ocean, you can see many important spots of the abominable past of this time. The city is full of historical importance in East Africa. Stonetowns architecture, reflects the various influences underlying the Swahili culture, giving a unique mixture of Arab, Persian, Indian and European elements. Immerse yourself in all the wonderful smells, colors and spectacle that you can only find here through the mix of the different cultures. In our guided Tour we will see and explain all important places of the history, the House of Wonders, Forodhani Garden, Slave Trade Museum / Anglican Church, the Hindu Temple, Catholic Church, Darajani Market, Jaws Corner and much more. Loose yourself in the narrow streets, look at the carved doors which tell stories, venture into the rush of the market and feel the spirit of Zanzibar.

Visiting very interesting historical sites like, Darajani market, House of wonder(beit-el-ajaab), Arab fort (old fort), Freddie Mercury House, Old Zanzibar Slave Market, Stone Town.
The travelers will get chance to know, the Culture of Zanzibarian, like Wearing style, Shopping, Traditional Music, etc

everyone will be satisfied from all the services which will be done by me be free to ask questions as you would like to ask or know.

This is a wonderful introduction to Zanzibar and gives you a feeling of the rich cultural heritage. One gets a comprehensive view, history and walk of the Stone Town, magnificent architecture, narrow alleys, sand and stone ancient built houses where some of them are over 200 years old and have Arab/Indian carved doors.
The tour starts at the main City market which was opened in 1904, where tropical fruits, vegetables, spices and fresh fish from the island are sold.
Our next stop is the Anglican Church of Christ which was built by Bishop Steers in 1873 on the site where slaves used to be auctioned.

Other highlights on the historical stone town tour are visits to:
• The Africa House - Formerly the English Club.
• Forodhani Park - Where you can spend your evenings leisurely watching the brilliant sunset while sipping freshly squeezed sugarcane juice or enjoy charcoal barbeques and locally made dishes.
• The Old Fort - Built by Arabs for defense against the Portuguese.

With this tour will get to explore different historical sites found in the old stone town city of Zanzibar with their history behind them.

Due to the vast history behind Stone Town City, this tour is a must when you visit Zanzibar.

You will also get to explore the largest spice farm found in the north of Zanzibar island outside the town.
Here you will get to see different spices, and how local dishes are being prepared and made.