Breakfast at your hotel. Pick up by your guide for a guided tour of Stone Town. The tour starts with a visit to Zanzibar’s colorful market, the market is alive with local fresh vegetables and baskets of tropical fruit, amongst the heady smell of Jack fruit (and many other exotic fruits). We then proceed to the site of the cathedral built in 1874. The cathedral signifies Zanzibar’s history and is located on the sight of a past slave market, its high altar standing on the exact site of the whipping post. Slavery was abolished in 1873 through a decree passed by the then Sultan of Zanzibar. Then we shall visit the residence of the late Sultans of Zanzibar, ‘Tip Tip House’, the Old Fort, ‘Peoples Palace’ and the House of Wonders’, full of intrigue and vivid history from a bygone era. The stone town tour ends with a stroll through the narrow streets of the old stone town, the heart of Zanzibar’s vivacious history with time for shopping. Lunch is at a local restaurant.
1500hrs, we take a boat trip to Prison Island, the former prison for slaves and quarantine station for Zanzibar, is an absolute worthwhile experience. Here you will also experience giant tortoises in the wild. Dinner at a local restaurant Return to Jafferji House & Spa for overnight.