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Stone town of Zanzibar is also known as Mji Mkongwe or the Old town Zanzibar. Stone town is found on the Western coast of Unguja Island and is the main city of Zanzibar city. The name Stone town was derived from the builings and the houses built with local stones which were built by the Arab traders in during the slave trade in 19th Century.
Zanzibar stone town is Characterised by the stone alleyways, ancient buildings, and the attractive carved wooden doors .
WHY STONE TOWN WORTH A VISIT?
Witnessing the ancient architectures and buildings with beautiful designed doors. There are over 550 uniquely carved doors in Stone town. Due to a mix of cultures in Stone town each door reflect a certain culture like the Arabic designs, Indians designs and the Local Swahili doors which consists of artistic designs such as flowers, vines and local emblems
Visit the Sultan's Palace Museum in Stone town Zanzibar. It was during the 19th century (from 1828-1896) when the Sultan Seyyid Said shifted his residence to Zanzibar and owned this palace. However the British destroyed it and overthrown him but it was then later rebuilt. In this Museum you will see a lot of original artworks, banqueting tables, crockery and grand stones although new features were later added.
Visit and explore the Historical Slave Market in Stone town Zanzibar. When the sultan Seyyid Said shifted and owned Zanzibar he established the slave trade where slaves were bought and sold. The slaves were trade was abolished by the British in 1973. At this place you will see A Christ Church Cathedral, Statues of chained slaves symbolizing the toughness of life during that era.
Explore the beautiful Old Fort of Stone town Zanzibar. This is the great touristattraction in Stone Town Zanzibar. It was established in 1699 by the Oman Arabs after they conqured Portuguese and madeit as a prison. Nowadays the Old Fort is used as an amphitheatre for shows and concerts and is laden with souvenir shops and popular cafes
Shop a lot of items in Stone Town. In Stone town you can buy local arts and crafts, spices, traditional mats, carpets, handwoven baskets. For example Hurumzi steet is famous where visitors can buy wooden animals and local arts, where as Chang Market is famous for buying spices
Enjoy a Stone Town Spice Tour in Zanzibar. You can call Zanzibar as a Spice Island as there are a lot of spice farms. The commonly spices found in Zanzibar are; cinnamon, ginger, vanilla, nutgem, black pepper, cardamom, lemongrass, saffron and clove. You can enjoy a stone town tour by visiting a lot of spice plantations and if you wish you can include learning to cook with the local family. The spices were firstly introduced by the Portuguese in Zanzibar
There are massive Restaurants, Dishes and Alcohol. There are many restaurants in Stone Town such as the Lazuli, Forodhani Gardens among others. The workers areso caring and there various dishes such as Urojo(mango and tamarind soup) with the handmade chickpea fritters. The other dishes are Biryani, Chips Mayai (chip omelette), bananas, homemade ice cream.and seafoods. For the visitors who prefer alcohols, you can get them from the markets, resorts and hotels in Stone town.
Accommodations in Stown Town Zanzibar. There are variety of places to stay in Stone Town such as Luxury and midrange resorts. The luxury resorts are like Park Hyatt Zanzibar, Hilton and Marriot Hotels. The midrange is the Emerson Spice or Emerson on Hurumzi hotels
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