Best Things to Do in Zanzibar (Stone Town + beaches)

What Zanzibar (Stone Town + beaches) is worth your time for

Zanzibar is the perfect beach cap to a Serengeti safari or Morocco desert trip — UNESCO Swahili-Omani heritage + reef-fringed east coast + world-class kite-surf at Paje in one archipelago.

Best things to do in Zanzibar (Stone Town + beaches)

• Stone Town UNESCO walking tour

  Freddie Mercury house, Old Fort, House of Wonders, Old Slave Market — 3h guided US$25.

• Spice farm tour

  Cinnamon, clove, cardamom, vanilla — half-day US$25 including cooking demo + tropical fruit tasting.

• Prison Island (Changuu)

  Giant Aldabra tortoises + snorkel — dhow half-day from Stone Town US$40.

• Mnemba Atoll snorkel + dolphins

  Boat from Matemwe — swim with dolphins + reef US$80 half-day.

• Jozani Chwaka Bay red colobus monkeys

  Endemic monkey forest + mangrove boardwalk — half-day US$40 including entry.

Booking tours and experiences

Timed-entry sights and small-group tours in Zanzibar (Stone Town + beaches) sell out first in peak season. Booking the two or three experiences you care most about before arrival usually costs the same and protects the dates you want.

Fitting it into your days

Plan around 6–9 days. Group sights by neighbourhood rather than by ranking — it saves hours of backtracking.