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Things to do in Stone Town

Zanzibar's World Heritage old town of coral-stone houses and carved doors, with the Old Fort, the slave market cathedral and Forodhani's evening food stalls.

11 sights

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Church

Christ Church Cathedral and former slave market

Anglican cathedral begun in 1873 on the site of the last slave market, its altar over the whipping post.Entry: TZS[fee]Search tickets and tours on Tiqets
Market

Darajani Market

Stone Town's central market, built in colonial times, where locals and visitors buy fruit, vegetables and essentials.Entry: Pay as you go
Food

Forodhani Gardens

Seafront gardens below the Old Fort that become Stone Town's open-air food market every evening.Entry: Pay as you go
Museum

Freddie Mercury Museum

A museum in the Shangani Street house where Freddie Mercury, born Farrokh Bulsara, spent his later childhood.Entry: TZS[fee]Search tickets and tours on Tiqets
Ruins

Hamamni Persian Baths

A Persian bathhouse in the Hamamni quarter, one of the buildings named in the World Heritage listing.Entry: TZS[fee]Search tickets and tours on Tiqets
Neighborhood

Malindi and the dhow harbor

The northern seafront quarter, where wooden dhows are still built and repaired beside the harbor.Entry: Free to visit
Viewpoint

Old Dispensary

A landmark seafront building on Mizingani Road, named among the major monuments of the World Heritage town.Entry: Seen from the streetSearch tickets and tours on Tiqets
Ruins

Old Fort (Ngome Kongwe)

Omani fort built after the Portuguese were expelled in 1699, Stone Town's oldest standing structure.Entry: TZS[fee]Search tickets and tours on Tiqets
Nature

Prison Island (Changuu)

A small island off Stone Town visited by boat for its colony of giant tortoises.Entry: TZS[fee]Search tickets and tours on Tiqets
Church

St Joseph's Cathedral

The Roman Catholic cathedral of Stone Town, one of the monuments named in its World Heritage listing.Entry: Seen from the streetSearch tickets and tours on Tiqets
Neighborhood

Tippu Tip's House

The former residence of the slave trader Tippu Tip in Shangani, seen from the street outside.Entry: Seen from the street

See them in a day-by-day plan

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Stone Town in 1 dayFreddie Mercury Museum, Christ Church Cathedral, Darajani Market, Hamamni Persian Baths, Old Fort, Old Dispensary, Forodhani Gardens1 day, TanzaniaPacked pace