Travel guide

Stone Town

Swahili-Arabian UNESCO old town

🗓️ Best time: June–October💰 Budget · ~$50/day📍 Tanzania

About Stone Town

Zanzibar's historic heart — carved wooden doors, Arab merchants' mansions, and Forodhani Gardens' night food market on the seafront.

Forodhani Gardens night marketOld FortHouse of WondersSpice tourSlave market memorialCarved Doors walkMaruhubi Palace ruinsPrison Island (Changuu)

Signature local dishes worth seeking out.

Zanzibar pizzaBiryaniUrojo soupFresh fruit juices

Walk — the labyrinth is the point.

Dress modestly — conservative Muslim population.

Safe by day; stick to main streets at night.

Emerson Spice rooftop; Livingstone beach restaurant.