PERSIAN KIDICHI BATHS
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Baths entirely decorated with white stucco in 1850 for the second wife of the first sultan of the island Seyyid Said.
These baths were entirely decorated in white stucco in 1850 for the second wife of the island's first sultan Seyyid Said, the famous Scheherazade, also known as Binte Irich Mizra or Schesade, who was also the granddaughter of the Shah of Persia. This site is unique on the island and is worth a visit on the way to the many spice farms in the area, as the baths are relatively well preserved. By the way, the visit is often included with the Spice Tour from Stone Town, as the site is difficult to find. If you want to visit on your own, ask for directions when you get to Bububu. A line of pointed roofs of the baths can be seen from the road, corresponding to the changing room, the bathing room and the massage room. Three baths in pure Persian style have been erected in parallel to revel in the coolness of a natural river in landscaped pools. One can admire the details of Persian writings and sculptures on the walls still standing, birds and flowers on bas-reliefs. It is a rarity, because in strict compliance with Islam, the representation of animals or people is forbidden. But for his wife, the sultan turned a blind eye and bought them from a Persian craftsman. The princess used to bathe there after a day in the countryside or after hunting, one of her favorite activities, again rare for a Muslim woman. She liked to retire to her baths to stalk her prey in the bush and watch over the work in the spice plantations.
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