Historic sites

Stone Town, Zanzibar

Tanzania Zanzibar West Zanzibar

Stone Town, Zanzibar
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The old Swahili trading town of Zanzibar, a UNESCO site, with carved doors, the House of Wonders, the Old Fort, the former slave market and the Forodhani night food market.


Take a spice tour and a dhow to Prison Island's giant tortoises. Dress modestly in town.

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