4 Days Slave Route Tour

Zanzibar

From on request

Durations4 Days

Tour TypeBasic Holiday

Overview

This tour highlights not only the depth of human misery but also the strength of endurance as these poor souls were trapped against their in horrendous heat and conditions awaiting transfer to foreign parts of the world. The larger cave also used to house slaves is still being used today as a source of fresh water for local villages.

Estimated Cost: From US $ 0 per person sharing a double room, Single applies supplement/ Holiday Supplement.

Highlight

Stonetown
Slave Market
Mangapwani

Tour Plan

Stonetown

On arrival at the airport or harbor, you will be met and transferred to your hotel in Stone Town. You will have an overnight stay at the hotel on Bed and Breakfast basis.

Stone Town / Slave Market

After breakfast you will depart for a guided tour of Stone Town. This tour commences with a visit to Zanzibar’s colorful market. Alive with the buzz of locals bartering fresh vegetables and baskets of tropical fruit, amongst the heady smell of jackfruit (and many other exotic fruits) we continue on to the site of the cathedral built in 1874. The cathedral signifies a potent time in Zanzibar’s history and stands on the sight of a past slave market, its high alter standing on the exact site of the whipping post. Slavery was abolished in 1873 through a decree passed by the then sultan of Zanzibar. From here we visit the residence of the late Sultan 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 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. At 1500hrs you will enjoy a boat ride to Prison Island, the former prison for slaves and quarantine station for Zanzibar, is an absolute worthwhile experience. Here you will also experience giant tortoise in the wild. You will have dinner at a local restaurant and return to your hotel for overnight stay.

Mangapwani / Stone Town

After breakfast transfer to Mangapwani village. Visit of the slave caves and chambers. You will have lunch at Mangapwani Serena Restaurant. The restaurant is located on the outskirts of Zanzibar Stone Town. The Serena Mangapwani Resturant and Watersports Centre is a great destination for those looking for somewhere special. Visitors to Mangapwani are offered a fresh seafood barbeque cooked to perfection by Serena’s expert team of chefs. The atmosphere is informal and friendly and the restaurant comprises a series of traditional makuti bandas, all set into a lush hillside overlooking an idyllic beach. At additional costs guests can also enjoy fishing, snorkeling, kayaking, catamaran rides and other pleasant distractions at the well-equipped watersports centre. Late in the afternoon, you will drive to Stone Town and have overnight stay at the hotel in Stone Town.

Depart

After breakfast transfer to the airport for your flight back home.

Include / Exclude

US $ 40 per person per day 24th, 25th, 26th, 31st December and 1st January inclusive
US $ 35 per person per day 3rd to 6th March inclusive

Visas
Inoculations and personal insurance
Domestic & International Flights and departure taxes (Quoted separately where applicable)
Optional activities and excursions
Drinks, tips, laundry, mineral water and other personal expenses
Medical, Travel and Baggage Insurance
Holiday Surcharge
Wildlife Management Authority (WMA) fees of US $10 per person per day (where applicable)