Bike tours from Stone Town and bike hire in Paje

Alleys, spice farms and village lanes at bicycle pace. Happy Bikes Zanzibar runs guided rides from the Old Fort: a Stone Town tour through the old town and Ng'ambo, the town's other side, and a six-hour spice-farm ride out to Dole village, back through Masingini forest, where red colobus monkeys are sometimes seen. On the east coast you can hire a bike in Paje and ride the flat lanes to Jambiani and Bwejuu — or along the hard sand at low tide. How to book: Book Happy Bikes through its website or Airbnb Experiences (the Stone Town tour is 18+, up to 10 riders). In Paje, bike hire is a walk from most hotels; ask your hotel for the nearest.