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  Nothing special  – Very loud and crowded. You cannot really enjoy the city, as most of the time you had to be careful and avoid cars, pick-pockets and chase away street vendors.

  Not worth your time  – As a solo traveler, my experience was one of worst I have experienced. Every time I went out, I was followed by local men. They were all trying… read more to sell me something. When I said “no, thank you” or ignored them, they persisted.
Buying produce at the local market was awful. I was overcharged for a handful of fruit and grabbed many times and pulled to different vendors.
Unfortunately, I stayed at an Airbnb and was not able to ask for assistance of any kind without paying extra! I would not return to Stone Town, and would suggest staying at a hotel if you do go.

  Disappointing. – Unsure where to start with the experience. After arriving by ferry, we were hounded so much that we ducked into the mercury bar next to the port (which is lovely… read more and would recommend). Quite a few times, after politely saying no thank you to taxi offers, we would be met with a response not in English and from the tone, and it certainly didn’t sound positive.
When we sat in beach front bars, people would hound you for money to buy them food. Not only were we offered drugs multiple times, but when wandering the streets, we saw people doing it. Although dressed appropriately, men were staring, and someone actually stopped in front of me on a moped, forcing me to go back into a wall in the middle of the day! We couldn’t enjoy walking through the streets because of the harassment and the mopeds speeding around.
This town needs more police present and is certainly not safe for solo female travellers. I can not understand how this is a UNESCO site. It’s hugely disappointing.