TANZANIA
The trips worth your time.
The 15 most popular walking tours in Tanzania. What each one is really like, who runs it, and what you will pay.
A 2-hour private walking tour of Stone Town with a local guide, landmark focus, and tips for food and sights in Zanzibar City.
“A very enjoyable tour by Muhammed. Knowledgeable, patient, charming, and ingratiating. Would highly recommend! Ahhhh. Almost forgot, the Freddie Mercury Museum is here in Stonetown! Kewl.”
Private 3-hour Stone Town walk in Zanzibar with a guide: Swahili architecture, slave-trade history, markets, doors, and coffee stops.
“His depth of knowledge was excellent. He made the tour very interesting and informative”
Walk Stone Town with a local guide and see the Palace Museum, Old Fort, slave market and Freddie Mercury Museum, plus Darajani Market.
“Our guide was amazing. He explained everything with patience and he is well learned about the history of Zanzibar. We got to experience the culture and the people. It was really amazing. I highly recommend”
A 3-hour Stone Town evening food walk: Darajani Market produce hustle, sunset drinks, and Forodhani Gardens street food for about $35.
“Juma was an excellent guide. We were introduced to all kinds of new delicacies and our favorite was the mango soup!! We had already done the typical tour so was nice to really talk about daily life and current affairs in Zanzibar as we took a post market digestive walk around town. Very personable and…”
Arusha walking city tour with Israel: Boma Museum, tanzanite, clock tower, Maasai market, cultural center, plus pickup and drop-off.
“Israel met me at my hotel and we got a Tuktuk to the first sight on the tour. Israel’s English is amazing and he has a wonderful command of Tanzanian history (more than anyone I met on my trip). I was a female solo traveler so I’m always Read more”
Stone Town UNESCO walk with Kassim: House of Wonders, Old Fort, and Freddie Mercury Museum in 2–3 hours. Private $25.
“Kassim is a great guide and showed us Stone town. The good and the bad. I would recommend you to use his services.”
Stone Town walking tour with a certified guide: House of Wonders, Old Fort, markets, Freddie Mercury spots, and slave-trade context.
“Booked this for three friends as it had good ratings. The booking link gave a google map location inside a closed construction site. We didn’t have a number so we walked around for 30 minutes and eventually worked out that the meetiRead more”
Private 2.5-hour walk through UNESCO Stone Town: Anglican Cathedral, Darajani Bazaar, Freddie Mercury House and Tippu Tip. Bottled water.
“Felt very safe as a solo female traveler doing afternoon/evening tour with fantastic guide Juma Amir. I had already seen some of the sites on the published tour route, and he was so helpful and flexible— taking me to other fascinating historicRead more”
Private 5-hour Zanzibar tour: spice plantation tastings and Stone Town walk with slave-trade sites, markets, and landmarks.
“We‘re very satisfied with the tour and the whole day. It was an amazing trip and it was very impressive. The guide Sahim was also very great. He was very kind and explained a lot to us. He made a really great job! Thanks so much! We‘re really happy!”
A 2-hour Dar es Salaam city center walk with Derick Lawrence, hitting St. Joseph Cathedral, Askari Monument, Old Boma, and Kivukoni Fish Market.
“I am really happy that I did the tour! Our guide was really knowledgable about Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and its culture and traditions. Every of my questions was answered and I had a very beautiful experience!”
A private guided walk through Stone Town’s UNESCO streets, limestone architecture, spice and coffee markets, slave-trade sites, and sunset options.
“Informative tour. Our guide Abdalla was great and took his time with explaining everything with us.”
A 3-hour Zanzibar Jozani forest walk with hotel pickup, guided red monkey spotting, and a mangrove area lesson on how roots grow.
“Die Abholung verlief problemlos und pünktlich. Die Tour ging relativ schnell vorbei und man hätte sich doch an der ein oder anderen Stelle etwas mehr Erklärungen gewünscht bzw. einen längeren Aufenthalt in den jeweiligen Waldabschnitten.”
Walk under Zanzibar’s ocean with a breathing helmet. No swimming needed, plus a guided Nungwi Beach boat trip and photo moments.
“I loved it. The boat ride was so fun. The scuba was very interesting. We had a table underwater and chairs to sit down. The guide took photos and videos of us. We stayed in the water approximately 15 minutes. Very interesting experience. I totally recommend.”
3-hour Stone Town walk with a licensed guide through coral-stone lanes, slave-market history, Sultan power sites, and Darajani market.
“Our guide was amazing, he went at our pace and was very knowledgeable about the city. He picked us up from our hotel, made the tour fun and interesting, showed us different areas and even sang us two songs! Would definitely recommend this tour for one of your first days in Stone town Thanks”
Private Stone Town walking tour in Zanzibar with a guide, major sights, food stops, and optional paid museum and bath entries.
“Great walking tour with Nasir, he was very knowledgeable and provided lots of interesting information on the history of Stone Town.”
