Stone Town –  old part of the Zanzibar Town – the capital of the island of Zanzibar, is a maze of streets with local shops and tiny squares where locals meet for afternoon coffee, and great, however quite run-down, houses built from coral during Arabic and colonial times. This multicultural town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is famous for its beautifully ornamented doors, its slave market, and the house which Freddie Mercury was born in. During this trip we will see the House of Wonders built by the Sultan in 19^th century, Old Fort, and Forodhani Gardens which fill up with numerous food stall after sunset.

When visiting Stone Town, you should visit the Anglican cathedral – the building was built in the 1870s in the place where the slave market was located. A round white marble slab was placed in the place of a stake where the slaves were tied. Red marble around it symbolizes the blood of slaughtered slaves. During the operation of the market, 15 dungeons were built in which slaves were kept – two have survived to this day. They were low, small rooms with no windows or a toilet. In such conditions, crowded slaves were kept, sometimes for several days, without food or drink. At the back of the cathedral, in 1998, the Monument to Slavery by Clarla Sörnäs was built – it depicts the four slaves and the overseer in a very suggestive way. The chains used in the monument come from the period and are original. Although slavery was officially banned in 1873, it continued in Zanzibar until 1907. It ended two years after the death of the most powerful trafficker, Tippu Tipa – he monopolized the ivory trade and was the largest slave supplier.