zanzibar · Mid-range
Stone Town & Spice
4.7· 440 reviewsThree nights in the old quarter and the spice farms behind it — the island's history before its beaches.
Per person, excluding international flights and visas.
The story of this journey
Zanzibar is usually sold as a beach with an airport attached. This is the other half: the coral-rag alleys of Stone Town, the carved doors, the cathedral standing on the old slave market, and the clove and nutmeg farms that made the island rich enough to be fought over.
At a glance
- Duration
- 3 days
- From
- $890 pp
- Style
- Mid-range
- Difficulty
- easy
- Booking
- Tailor-made
- Best months
- JUN · JUL · AUG · SEP · OCT · DEC · JAN · FEB
The trip in pictures
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What's included
- Boutique hotel in the old quarter
- Guided Stone Town walk with a local historian
- Spice farm visit and lunch
- Airport transfers on the island
Not included
- · Flights to Zanzibar
- · Meals beyond breakfast unless specified
Medical and emergency cover
AMREF Flying Doctors — Maisha TouristAir evacuation
Not included — your own insurance must cover this
Traveller stories
What our guests say
“Excellent guiding and genuinely comfortable vehicles. Long transfer days in the rains are simply the reality of the north — Maguca were upfront about that from the first email, which I appreciated.”
“Unhurried, warm, and completely tailored to two adults and two very excitable kids.”
The Okafor family · United States Verified on Google · Travelled Dec 2025“Summited Kilimanjaro thanks to a crew who carried more than our bags. Pole pole works. The pre-climb briefing could have been more thorough on kit — but on the mountain they were faultless.”
“Maguca didn't just show us Tanzania — they let us feel it. Our guide read the bush like a language.”
“I expected to see animals. I did not expect to cry at sunset over the crater, or to feel like I was leaving family behind. Maguca did not show me Africa. They let me inside it.”
Sarah M. · United States Verified on SafariBookings · Travelled Aug 20265 traveller reviews — scroll or use the arrows
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Where you'll go
The places on this journey
- Jozani ForestZanzibar red colobus — Found nowhere else on earth, and down to a few thousand animals.
- Stone TownCarved doors — Hundreds of them, and the brass studs were once a defence against elephants that were never here.
- Zanzibar & the CoastWarm water year-round — The Indian Ocean does not have a cold season.
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