Stone Town, Zanzibar: A heart of Zanzibar

Stone Town, is the heart of Zanzibar Island, a town originally built on a peninsula which has been inhabited by different and unique people which gave rise to its own unique and authentic mix of arabian and african architect that now cover the isles.

Featuring various historic sites such as House of Wonders (Bait-el-ajaib),the Old Fort (Ngome Kongwe), Peoples' palace that stands uniquely presents the Zanzibar History on coast of the sprakling Indian ocean waterfront.


Pearl Guest Houses welcomes you to take a stroll down old Stone Town of Zanzibar, where you can spend many idle hours roaming in the vast and excentric labrynth of narrow cobbled streets and alleys enriched with Zanzibar history engraved on every isle.

Our guided tour will take you through a casual walk offering you a popular sweet coconut water from the Central Market (an old slave market) towards the Forodhani gardens.

A visit to the Anglican Church of Christ or a well know hub for slavery, built in 1887 to commemorate the end of the Slave trade and over 80 Mosques dating back to the early 19th centruy will present a unique experience and not to forget a Zanzibar Museum that preserves the relics and documents of the Sultans with historical pictures of the British Empire that ruled Zanzibar till the 1964 revolution. You will be able to learn the culture, meet the ready smiling faces Zanzibaris and enjoy several exotic locally grown fruits.

Enjoy a relaxing and memorable evening walk on the west coast of Zanzibar stone town to the legendary Forodhani gardens with view to the shimmering crystal waters of Indian Ocean and a sensational sunset at Stone Town beach that will leave you with an unforgatable memory.

Forodhani gardens situated in the heart of stonetown on west coast a Zanzibar, has been known for its beauty and cool Indian Ocean breeze from the Indian Ocean with ecstatic view of the Changuu (Prison) Island, Grave island , Snake Island.

Forodhani gardens is a great place for quickmeal stops offering Authentic Zanzibar and East Indian authentic cuisine along with variety of grilled and fried fish, lobster, crab, octopus to suit your taste.

TourZanzibar.com offers guided tours to various sites in the StoneTown. For tour details please visit Zanzibar Stone Town Tours.





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