Zanzibar Beach Holiday - Old Stone Town
It takes almost 3hrs duration to explore the very
fantastic history of this extraordinary site with it's
narrowest streets in the world. As a cosmopolitan
archipelago, Stone Town prouds of its amazing strong
introduction of Indians, Chinese, Oman Arabs,
Phoenicians, Sumerians, Persians, Assyrians, Portuguese,
Egyptians, Dutch and British Cultures Combined with
typical African traditions. The Arab tradition is
predominant in Urban design and architecture of stone
town where the most impressive and admirable residential
structures in town are the large Arab houses with a
Central Courtyard (Patio) built in around 19th C.
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