I think that travelling to a place it is so vital to learn about the history of a place. Zanzibar has such a rich history and going here for this 1-1.5 hour tour is so worth it. A good mix of learning the larger history of the slave trade as well as individual stories

Dont understand why anyone should pay for this. There are good info panels about the history of slavery which tell you more than a guide that will take you to the church - LOL?! .. theres a statue of slaves and you will see the slaves chamber and thats it. Ok for 5 dollars but very annonying thing is that other salesman would try to force you to buy their muslim clothes that you must wear if you are a woman to go to the church, very funny

Entrance is $5 or TZS 11.500,0 for tourists, locals pay TZS 5.000,0. Staff will give You a scarf (if You’re a woman) to cover legs or naked armsExhibition is made only from posters so nothing special, but the monument makes a difference

Pay $8 entrance, and the first thing you do is a room with all the slave history then you go to the underground chambers where they put the slaves, then you go to the Anglican Catedral and next to the catedral you can find the sculptures of some slaves. Is interesting to learn more history about it. You can do all the tour un half an hour.

Painful past. Painful. The story of Cyprian Asmani made my heart to sink.

Learned a great deal about the slave trade and the history of Zanzibar. Definitely recommend with a guide

Totally worth a visit for everyone interested in the history of slave trades. Its easily possible to come here without booking a tour. You have to pay 5 USD (11.500Tzs) entry and additionally a tip for the guide.You can visit the church, the slave chambers, the memorial and an exhibition explaining the history of the slave trade. Takes roughly 1-2 hours. Very interesting!

Nice little museum. Make sure your guide gives you 30 minutes to read the displays detailing yhe history of the Zanzibar slave trade in the museum before you see the former cells.

East Africa has its share of cruelty and suffering, but such stories bite my conscience as if for the first time 😭😭😭😭

This place is historic but not much to look at. The church was good place to have peace of mind. The monument is ok portraits history of the place

As sombering as these horrific memories are I visit because the history needs to be shared and Known by EVERYONE! The monuments and building are a must see. Read all the boards in the museum area. Take the opportunity to learn. The staff does a great job explaining things. Coat $5USD or 10k tsh

Its a very sad historical site. If you are interested in the history of the Arab-led slave trade and British opposition to it you may find it worth paying 5 usd for. Personally I was seriously put off by the mandatory guide whom you have to pay on top of the entrance fee and who asked for 20 usd for a 20 minute guided tour. I gave him 2 usd which was still way too much. Its painfully clear that the propriators are trying to use the past suffering of the slaves for personal gain.

A very interesting to go here, but there is not a lot to see. When you will go in to the museum a person(guide apperantly) will show you the way. We didnt have a good guide, so it would have been better to go alone. The session with the guide took 15minutes and he wanted 10k shillings for showing us around. The museum has a history room where the explained the start of using slaves and then the abolishment of using slaves, which were very interesting.

The sad history. Unfortunately you have to pay the guide or read for yourself

Mostly incredibly heart rendering historical photos and narrative. An essential stop. True learning experience. Don’t miss the underground slave cells where you must sit and contemplate why this and its legacy continue today

Well designed exhibition, friendly guides

The Slave Chambers and museum of slavery are in the grounds of the Anglican Cathedral in Stone Town, Zanzibar. This is an important site to visit if you want to understand African and Zanzibar history. The exhibition shows the impact of slavery on the East Coast of African and how it continued until 1907 although slavery had been abolished in the British Empire a century earlier. It shows how slavery had been a part of the African experience for thousands of years with slavery being a part of tribal life even before the Arabs started to use the region as a source of slaves.

Lovely place and right place to get more information about East and Central slave trade you will no clearer . How the business of Slave operated, resoin hapend and ho end.

The slave market is also a good place because it reminds us of what happened during that period and it also generates huge income in our government.

Its one of the memorable place to visit so that you can be aware of Slave Trade History. Actual its sad, but also, its good to know how slave trade was horrible and even still exist in some of the area Worldwide. There is a Guider to show you around from point one to the end, very cool and I will share some pictures.

Nice place to visit, unfortunately we were disappointed after all payments we made for our students to visit still the day we went they ask us to pay for the guides. The guides were great and explained things to us very good.

So much history and a great feeling when you walk into the church. I was there when there was a service to say thanks to David Livingston for building the church. And to see the cross they made from the tree in Zambia where Davids heart was burried is amazing.

This is a must if your on Zanzibar. Great insight to the horrendous life’s that these people had to endure. There is now a church built on top of the slave market, and is absolutely stunning.

This is a great museum and a must visit if you are on the island! Displays written in English take you through the history of slavery and abolition in the Zanzibar region. It also points out slavery as it exists around the world today. There are great photos and maps with lots of information on the local tribes involvement, Sultans, and local wealthy traders. A sad history the world was involved in but is important to know..the cost was 11,500 tsh per visitor and you are also able to have a guide for tips who speaks almost any language you request. Only downside I wish we could have seen more of the building, or there was more than just written information but still very interesting.

Very disturbing place, but certainly worth a visit, so that we never forget the truth in our history, and how bad we once treated human beings.This place should bring a tear to your eye

Authentic historical site, alot to learn and revisit what was taught to some of us in history class. Worth a visit when in Zanzibar

Outside the cathedral in the grounds, there is the moving Slave Memorial, which stands as a reminder of the past. We also visited the East Africa Slave Trade Exhibit, which features a series of detailed informative panels to commemorate the abolition of slavery and preserve the legacy of the individuals who were brought there and sold. At the end of the exhibit, there are the former slave chambers where they were imprisoned in terrible conditions before being sold.

Depressing but a lesson that needs to be heard & learned - don’t leave Zanzibar before learning that its fame, riches & amazing spices have been made only possible by exploiting so many poor souls ..:

It was a good way to learn more about the City’s history. It would be nice if the tour was a little more dynamic and had a little more to do there. So although interesting I think there could be much more.

Excellent local museum very well set up and very well worded, being the son of a museum curator i was very happy! I took a walking tour from my hostel for $10, $5 was used as entrance for the museum. Water around this area is very cheap much cheaper than anywhere else. The slave chamber and museum are fascinating but depressing as hell! The monument to the slaves struggle is in excellent condition 20years later and the 2nd only Christian church is just marvelous. The head priest who abolished slavery was an amazing man who was british yet translated the Bible into Swahili and helped many former slaves convert.The museum also houses much info about David Livingston and his help with regards to the slave trade.The space museum is located very close to the border of stone town and the local market which is well worth a walk through.

Nice to see... quick tour not more than 15 minutes

Another example of what a human can do to a fellow human being. No artifacts available only big information tablets.

I love that there is no pressure to tip. The guides are very knowledgeable...and the exhibition is very detailed!

Good to see. Guide can give you some interesting facts.

Sad history was made here. Cant imagine how many people were kept in such a tiny room with no windows. Get a guide to understand the history of the place

Such awful, awful things happened here. but it is a very well done exhibit

Very heart breaking thinking what those people had to go through.I cant imagine how one human being do this to on the human, but it was worth the visit and getting to know the history of the east Africn slaves.

Could do with more of the site itself, not just huge printed posters with little to no narrative. worth the visit though. dont forget to have a look at the cathedral as well.

A lot of information detailing Stone Towns association with slavery. It even includes a basement of where slaves were actually held. Definitely worth coming to. The entrance fee was $5 USD (well worth the price)

Interesting place. Nice food 🍲. Very warm atmosphere. Friendly people araund.

Gives you an idea of how some humans were treated in the past; you will be more selfless after visiting this place

Its a reminder of how cruel humans can be. The additions of turtles and other animals is nice for kids

A must see in Zanzibar! This is a small museum about the old slave market in Zanzibar where Africans were captured or sold from the mainland, made the hard journey to Zanzibar to be auction off to the highest bidder. The underground slave chamber gave me goosebumps because the slaves were held there up to 3 days before being auctioned.There’s a small memorial to commemorate the slaves at the back of building along with a church. Entrance fee for foreigners is 11,500 tsh or $5.

A destination worth visiting... very enlightening and touching stories on slave trade 💔

Hatd to Love something that is so depressing, but we learned the East African or Arab Slave trade was probably worse than the Atlantic slave trade in more ways than one....

Not many things to see - only two old slaves chambers and modern Slave Memorial. Most interesting are walls at end of the tour with photos and lots more information about the slavery in Africa in general. Entrance is 5 USD.

Small, but very interesting and informative exhibition.

Hard to visit places like this. But this is history, which we cant change, but we can care to not repeat it never ever.The Slave Market Memorial is a reminder of the sordid history of this island. Here are the Anglican church which was build on the old slave market place, small museum with slave history from the beginning till our time and horrifying slave monument. Underground are slave chambers.

A good place to visit

Awful and compelling history of slavery, sensitively displayed. An essential part of of African and world history.

If you are in Stone Town and if you want learn more about history, visit this place!

A most informative exhibition on the history of slavery in Zanzibar.

What!? TOURIST TRAP ALERT! I enter a big room and am forced to read text from endless panels scattered all over. It took me hour and a half. No place to sit. No actual items from that era. If you want a real experience visit Bagamoyo history museum. Same money but real stuff.

They have renovated the place. Would advise people to visit the area.

History was devastating and heart breaking, but nourishes the mind.

A must experience while in stone town. Very detailed descriptions and visuals to take you back in history.

Its very well done, lots of information to take your time to read. Incredible value, only 5 dollars. The slave chambers are shocking and incredibly moving. You dont need a guide, but if you want one to take you through they are tip only. The church on the site is nice.

It was shocking to See and read what humans did to humans...

The Anglican church built at the former slave market is very beautiful. A must see when in Zanzibar

Nice place in learning about slave trading

Interesting to learn where it all started. Realise how fortunate we are

Very insightful place, I had a wonderful time and learned a lot too.

Theres not much to see more than a lot of walls with slavery horror story. Interesting but nothing you can read on a book.On the other hand, you can get into the slave chambers which is horrifying but...you have to enter by crossing the souvenir shop...

We were very impressed by the story this place tells. The guide provided was very friendly, knowledgeable and funny. The history of the slave trade is well documented with text and images, but for the rest of the tour I would recommend accepting the service of a guide, who you can tip at the end.

Recommended to visit with a Local Guide ,so that the history can be learned about.

Well preserved and conserved. Very deep and touching

It reminds you of the dark side of humanity.

Its very moving and definitely worth the entry. However, I wish there was less of a focus on the gigantic walls of text/posters on the slave trade, and more on how the building used to be used and used to look. There also needs to be clear signage or guidance directing people to the Anglican Cathedral and former slave market nearby.

It showed where slaves were kept before being auctioned

Very beautiful place with rich history here. The next time you visit Zanzibar this is a place to see. People are friendly and the tour guides are superb. The stone Town (where Slave Chambers is located) is not so big and one can walk to almost all places here including restaurants.

Very heartfelt experience but good and informative, quality exhibition.

As a part of the stone town tour, visiting the slave chambers was deeply harrowing. Learning of the awful conditions and getting to see them yourself from such a privileged position was very grounding. The stories of liberation but also the continuation of slavery into the modern day has encouraged me to stay vigilant and was incredibly insightful.As a health and safety note, there are steps, low ceilings and cramped conditions below ground level

Impressive, humbling and very informative. We had a great guide (David) who was able to answer all our questions and set a great time for the experience. Well worth the couple of dollars entry fee.

It was a great experience to actually visit this place in person... I met the reality of what I learnt in history

A very profound experience, esp the slave chambers,disturbing and unbelievable that humans can inflict such pain on others. Important to know some history of the place to get the best experience, for example the exact position in the Church where the whipping post was situated.

Nothing to see as part of the slave history. The place has big boards which is explaining the timeline of events in the slavery history. The organisation of the events and photos and change connecting it to the modern area was done nicely so it worths to see but don’t expect the see crafts and real market place. The statue and the church are the two locations next to the slavery history gallery... but I congratulate them to build a museum for slavery.

We had a great tour guide who was included in the admission but we decided to tip based on the quality of the tour. It is hard to say that seeing a place like this is fun, but I am glad that we went and learned so much about slavery in this part of the world.

Church worth a visit but it is nothing special.In front of the church, you can find building with exhibition about local slave market. It was interesting but it would be nice to add something more than text and pictures. It is like reading an article in Wikipedia but it is not free.

A stark reminder of the atrocities humans often perpetuate on one another all in the name of economics.

A truly moving experience. Highly recommend a visit. The chambers below and tours are well kept and a good insight at the horrible past humanity has endured. The statue outside is outstanding.

The Stone Town Slave Chambers and Slave Monument provide a very telling tale of a dark past. Zanzibar saving been very much the focal point of Eastern slave trade done mostly by Omani slave traders in those days. There is also a quite good museum on slavery attached to the nearby Cathedral church. A must-see when in Stone Town.

A well-done grouping of sites to see, including two of the original slave chambers underground, a slave monument, a museum-style walkthrough to learn about the slave trade, and the Anglican Church. There is an entrance fee that comes with a guide. Our guide was informative and pleasant.

Its a good exhibition to learn about the history of east Africa.

Nice museum worth visiting

Not that much to see. A very skewed history of slavery. Arabs are blamed for everything while the Portuguese who started the slave trade and established Zanzibar as a trade center, get a pass. Then there the church which needs urgent maintenance as it has a rich history.

Sobering and in my opinion the best museum in Zanzibar. A guide will try to attach themselves to you and naturally want a tip at the end, in our experience they didnt add much, other than pointing you in the right direction. You initally have a look at the church built on top of the slave post, then the Chambers, and finally a museum with very interesting history which progresses right from the beginnings of slavery right up until modern day slavery.

One of the must see places if you are in stone town. You can learn the story of the slave market and how these people where threatens for over 400 years.Just dont think this is a first class museum, is just a humble representation

Its a small memory built on the slavery site of the old times. Its also reminder that no race is superior to anyones as times always change due to environments of the nature. Though nature is mute spectator in events like slavery,the hidden cunningness and bias of selfish genes play a major role in either narrow minded or broad minded game of survival.

The beef stew was so good for lunch.

The slave chambers museum is a graphic epic of the horrible journey captured tribes people endured, or died in the journey, 20 million it is estimated lost their lives over the 400 years of legalized slave trade promulgated primarily by islamic traders. A piece of history that needs to be included in history books without politically correct censorship.

Also called slave market, its explained by photos and story how African slaves been kept and treated at that time, where the buyers come from, how was their life. When I was there I was feeling like Im living on that era,

Best place to visit while in Zanzibar

Everyone need to visit and learn at this place

Definitely a must go in Zanzibar. Many of the horrible details about slavery where uknowown to me and the museum offers a great explanation of the history of human trade in Zanzibar.A guide took us throug the first part of the tour in exchange for a tip. Its a good complement to the information found in the museum later.

I was been there for half hour due to closing time. It was an amazing experience for people to understand what did our ancestors do to these kind and easy going people. Absolutely a must to visit in zanzibar.

One of the few places in Stone Town you need to see. Very interesting place to learn about the slave market times of Zanzibar and eastern Africa. Good tour guides. 5$ entrence fee (guide included).

Very educatinal. I was stunned.

Loads of information. Was hoping to be led more by a guide but I think such is available when you go with a pour company. Includes a fully guided your in the chambers downstairs and the cathedral adjacent.

Very interesting and emotional history ! The place is really amazing!

Disturbing but well done display.