About this experience
This introductory guided tour of Zanzibar, provides living evidence of a rich cultural heritage, where Arab, Indian, Persian and European influences blended with local African tradition. Historic buildings with elaborately carved wooden doors, shaded by balconies, loggias and verandas line the narrow winding streets. The tour include a visit to a Town Market, Slave Market, National Museum of Zanzibar, High Court Building, Slave Chambers, Old German Consulate, Africa House (former English Club), Tip-Tip House, Kelele Square, Old British Consulate, Orphanage Home, Old Fort, Forodhani Gardens, House of Wonders, Sultan Palace (now a Museum), Custom House, Old Dispensary and Old Harbour
At a glance
- Duration: 4 hr
- Private experience
Plan your experience
Set aside 4 hr for the experience itself, with additional time to reach your meeting or pickup point.
Before you go
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
What is included
- Private transportation
- Bottled water
- All Fees and Taxes
Not included
- Alcoholic Beverages
- Use of bicycle
Itinerary and highlights
This is 2 hours guided tour, which starts at Kidichi until Kizimbani spice farms. Here are the Persian Baths built by Seyyid Said Sultan for his wife the Princess Shehrzard, one of the family member of the Shah of Persia. You will then proceed to Kizimbani spice plantations. Here you can see, touch a wide variety of spices, fruits, herbs and ornamental plants and flowers.
You will also have the opportunity to pick, smell, and savour fruits and spices which you have probably never seen on the supermarket shelf, Cloves, star fruit, tangerine trees, lemon grass, mangos teen, ‘lipstick trees’, to name but a few what you can expect to see! This is the cheapest place to buy locally made perfumes and oils. When the tour is over we drive back to the hotel
Meeting and pickup information
- Traveler pickup is offered Once your purchase is complete, we will send you complete contact information (phone number, email address) for our local operator to organize pick-up arrangements
- Traveler pickup is offered Normally Cruise ship dotches Zanzibar main port around 7:00am , where the Port and immigration officers including the Minister of Tourism Zanzibar with Zanzibar Commission for Tourism are to welcoming the visitors with an official reception plus some immigration procedures before letting these precious visitors to come out and enjoy the traditional dance which is prepared for their formal reception , after that our staffs will be there with sign-boards of names of each of the visitors who would have booked through the Door tours and travel
Languages and tickets
- German — Guide
- English — Guide
- Italian — Guide
- French — Guide
- Spanish — Guide
- Mobile Only
Tour operator
- Serengeti adventure
Accessibility and practical details
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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