Aromas echo down labyrinthine streets. Seafood sizzling on an outdoor grill, coffee and meat from a small cafe, plus sultry scents escaping from the Spice Market.
Sounds mingle here as well, the Islamic call to prayer just one piece of the religious harmony. It’s so much fun to get lost here, amid the thousands of houses constructed from coral. You’ll pass trinket stores and exotic facades, plus atmospheric markets and places of mystery.
Stone Town is the most enigmatic and exotic old town anywhere in Africa. You need a guide to understand its secrets and this cultural walk will reveal how Stone Town really is, from a local perspective.