The Made in Zanzibar Shopping Experience

A Guided Tour To Curate the Best Local Goods in Zanzibar

About the tour

Discover the shopper’s paradise on Zanzibar Island with this half-day tour. Shopping on the island can be adventurous if you are looking for something a bit different and unique. This tour promotes local handicraft in several shops around Stone Town. Get an opportunity to meet the local artists and shop for locally made art and craft. Choose something to symbolic to always remind you of your holiday!

Highlights:

• Explore the Stone Town and discover the odd ashtray carved out of a coconut shell.
• Visit the local shops around the old town, from kanga bazaar and get tasteful local souvenirs. You’ll discover kanga clothes with printed proverbs at this bazaar, and also learn how to wrap a kanga the traditional way. 
• Visit the leather sandal making workshop founded in 1976, where you can get hand-made footwear.
• Then, visit SASIK, successful women’s cooperatives on the island and watch how the women hand stitch and embroider wall hangings and cushion covers. 
• Get an opportunity to see how traditional kikoi are made at the local factories, and watch how local craftsmen create wood carvings from small designs to large pieces.
• Explore the ZAYAA Gallery and get your palms decorated with traditional henna. You can end your tour at the Zanzibar Gallery Shop or the Gallery Bookshop.