Historic Stone Town and Spice Farm Tour

Description

8:00 departure from the hotel. The drive will take about 1 hour. Tour of Stone Town and see: slave monument, slave trade square, Freddie Mercury's house, Anglican Church, night market, House of Wonders and much more. The name Stone Town (Stone Town) is not the entire modern city, but only the older historic part of the city. The architecture of which is a bizarre mixture of oriental style with European and African additions, creating a unique flavor of the city. Stone Town is the gateway of the island, the historical center and also its only real city. It is home to 200,000 people. Once a fishing village, located here, was favored by Arab slave traders, who exported live goods from Africa, and over time the settlement grew, it appeared stone buildings: a fort, houses of rich merchants, mosques. Then Zanzibar was colonized by Portugal, and for two centuries Stone Town grew already under the leadership of Europeans. But by the end of the 17th century, they again began to actively displace the Arabs, gradually over Zanzibar established the rule of the Omani Sultanate, and later it was separated from the separate - Zanzibar. Then, in 1890m over it was established British protectorate, which was removed only in 1964. Around that time old Zanzibar began to be called Stone Town (Stone Town), because unlike local villages, it had many stone buildings. Lunch. Next you will visit the Spice Farm. These are amazing plants, their appearance is different from the usual spices we buy in the store. Tasting of various tropical fruits. There is an opportunity to buy a variety of fresh spices that are produced in Zanzibar. Around 17:00 return to the hotel.

Included:

• Transfer from the hotel and back
• English speaking guide
• Lunch
• Ticket to the Anglican Cathedral
• Fruit tasting

Not included:

• Entrance to Freddie Mercury's house (optional, price 10$ per person)