Gos tour in #zanzibar. Get your guide for slave market & Stone town city — Attraction in Mkunazini

My visit to the Old Slave Market/Anglican Cathedral in Zanzibar, Tanzania, was a sobering and thought-provoking experience. The site was formerly a slave market, where thousands of enslaved Africans were bought and sold during the 19th century.

The history of the site is presented in a clear and informative way, with displays and exhibits that detail the brutal reality of the slave trade. The guided tour was insightful and provided a greater understanding of the horrific conditions that the enslaved people were subjected to.

The Anglican Cathedral, which now stands on the site of the former slave market, is a beautiful and striking building that provides a fitting tribute to the victims of the slave trade. The architecture is impressive, with high ceilings, stained glass windows, and intricate details.

Overall, my visit to the Old Slave Market/Anglican Cathedral was a powerful and moving experience that left a lasting impression. It is a reminder of the inhumanity and cruelty of the slave trade and serves as a call to action to continue to work towards a more just and equitable society. I highly recommend a visit to this historic site for anyone looking to gain a deeper understanding of the history of Zanzibar and the impact of the...

Apparently there is more than just the exhibit with panels and pictures, and a place underground also. We couldn't find it, and you might need to pay a guide extra for that (on top of admission to the exhibit).

A few rooms details the history of the market in display panels with photos and renderings and a lot of reading. There is a monument that you can see in the photos. The interior of the cathedral is nice. They have services on Sundays in Swahili. There is a service in English at 8AM in the chapel. The price of admission is high, but you're not paying for new information, simply just to get past the gates to see the monument and read some panels, and be in the same place where it all happened. The information presented is definitely sobering and good knowledge to have when visiting and touring Stone Town, but if you can read about it online and have no need to be in the same location as where it happened (and could be content with just looking past the gate--or visiting on Sunday for church to get on the grounds), you won't be...

Informative museum on the East African slave trade. Dark times for humanity. The shame of many prosperous countries in the world. It really gives you a lump in your throat here, looking at the depictions of villages being burned and families split up and shipped away. The East Africans were sent as slaves to mainly Arabia, after being imprisoned and bought here in Stonetown, Zanzibar. I knew a lot about the slave trade to the Caribbean, but not so much here, so it was very educational. Lots of history, pictures and illustrations in the museum, and stories on individuals. I got a good background on how Dr. Livingstone was on the side of the slaves and tried to promote trade of resources to phase out slavery. There are also some stories on the individual slave traders, if you can stomach their greed and heartlessness. There is also a basement under the church where the slaves were imprisoned, that you can explore. A guide is allocated to you with the price of admission. Our guide was...