Stone Town & Historical Tours Pemba Island Tours

Chake Chake Town Tour

A walking tour through Pemba's compact, mangrove-bay capital

Area: Pemba Island
Duration: 3 hours
Group size: 1–12
Activity level: easy
Private / shared: Shared
Swimming required: No

Chake Chake is Pemba's main town, set on a ridge overlooking the mangrove-filled waters of Chake Chake Bay, and this walking tour covers its compact historic core. Stops typically include the town market, which opened in 1904 and still trades in tropical fruit and spices; the Old Fort; an English garden; the site of the old slave port; and the fish market. It's a working town rather than a museum piece.

Several operators run this as a standard half-day product (Pelago, EaseMyTrip, Artu Expeditions among others, with no single exclusive operator), typically with pickup available from Chake Chake itself or from Wete, Mkoani and Micheweni further afield.

The town's setting above the bay gives a different feel from the rural plantation and ruin sites elsewhere on Pemba.

Highlights

Chake Chake's town market, trading since 1904
The Old Fort and an English colonial-era garden
The site of the old slave port and the working fish market
Views over mangrove-fringed Chake Chake Bay

What is typically included

Guide for the walking tour.

What is typically excluded

Transport/pickup from locations outside Chake Chake.

What to bring

Comfortable walking shoes, sun protection, cash for market purchases.

Meeting point / pickup

Chake Chake town center, central Pemba.

Best time of year

Year-round; market is busiest on weekday mornings.

Cultural guidance

Ask before photographing market vendors; modest dress is appropriate in the town center.

Cancellation

Cancellation terms are set by each provider and shown at booking. No cancellation policy is guaranteed by this page.

This page is an original Zanzibar.today description, researched from public and provider-supplied information. It is not copied from any single operator's marketing material.