4 Days Unearthing the Slave Routes of Zanzibar

 

See the historical sites of Zanzibar’s slave trading past. Visit Dhow Harbor in Malindi, where slave ships brought their human cargo from Bagamoyo to Zanzibar. See the house of a notorious Arab slave trader - Tippu Tip and the site of the Old Slave Market/Anglican Cathedral, visit Mbweni Ruins, formerly a school for freed slave girls, Visit Dr. David Livingstone's House, Maruhubi Ruins and the last stop is at Mangapwani Slave Chamber where slaves were kept waiting for monsoon winded boats to fetch them and to be exiled.The larger cave also used to house slaves is still being used today as a source of fresh water for local villages. This tour highlights not only the depth of human misery but also the strength of endurance as these poor souls were trapped against their in horrendous heat and conditions awaiting transfer to foreign parts of the world.