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Journey stop 11 of 22

Stone Town

See this location as part of Mombasa to Zanzibar — Along the Swahili Coast—where it sits on the route, how the Journey reaches it, and what comes next.

Destination
0 km on Kisauni junction to Kizimbani

The measured point where this Journey reaches or leaves the shared Across route.

0 km on Stone Town to Kisauni junction

The measured point where this Journey reaches or leaves the shared Across route.

0 km on Kisauni to northern cross-island junction

The measured point where this Journey reaches or leaves the shared Across route.

0 km on Northern cross-island junction to Nungwi–Kendwa fork

The measured point where this Journey reaches or leaves the shared Across route.

0 km on Nungwi–Kendwa fork to Nungwi

The measured point where this Journey reaches or leaves the shared Across route.

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Route context

Arriving and continuing

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Arriving from

Kizimbani spice farms

Car · about 35 minutes

Timing is variable; use times only as broad guidance.

Operator: Self-drive or locally arranged driver

Road geometry follows OpenStreetMap via OSRM; confirm current border, road, fuel, and daylight conditions.

Kisauni junction to Kizimbani 4.7 → 0 km · 4.7 km Spice-farm branch reused in reverse.
Stone Town to Kisauni junction 10.6 → 0 km · 10.6 km Measured return road to Stone Town.

Continuing to

Nungwi

Car · about 95 minutes

Timing is variable; use times only as broad guidance.

Operator: Self-drive or locally arranged driver

Road geometry follows OpenStreetMap via OSRM; confirm current border, road, fuel, and daylight conditions.

Stone Town to Kisauni junction 0 → 10.6 km · 10.6 km Established island road reused.
Kisauni to northern cross-island junction 0 → 38.4 km · 38.4 km Measured northbound road.
Northern cross-island junction to Nungwi–Kendwa fork 0 → 3.4 km · 3.4 km Shared northern road.
Nungwi–Kendwa fork to Nungwi 0 → 4.4 km · 4.4 km Short Nungwi branch.

At this stop

Return to Stone Town after the farm visit.