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Bagamoyo -2 days 1 Night Africa Safari

  • 2 days · 1 night
Bagamoyo church African Safari
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2 days · 1 night

Overview

Bagamoyo has played many historical roles in Tanzania. Apart from being a slave and ivory port, it was a German headquarters in 1891. Explorers such as Burton, Speke, Grant, Livingstone and Stanley all passed through the town.

The name Bagamoyo comes from the Swahili words 'bwaga moyo', meaning 'throw down your heart', the despair of people captured as slaves, who knew they faced an uncertain future.

On this overnight trip from Dar es Salaam, you see the Kaole Ruins and the town's historical sites, and spend a morning on the beach.

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Day by day

  1. Day 1

    Kaole Ruins and historical Bagamoyo

    At 08:00, leave Dar es Salaam city centre for Bagamoyo.

    On arrival, visit the Kaole Ruins, the ruins of a Shirazi trade town from the 13th to the 17th century. Then visit the crocodile farm, where crocodiles are kept before being shipped abroad.

    Lunch is at a restaurant in Bagamoyo.

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    After lunch, visit the historical sites: the Caravan Serai, the old terminus of the caravans coming from the interior to the shore of the Indian Ocean, and the Catholic Church, started in 1868 with the Livingstone tower, where Livingstone's body rested for one night before it was shipped to Zanzibar.

    See the cemeteries, with 47 tombs of early missionaries, and German buildings such as the Old Boma and the Customs House.

    Dinner and overnight at a hotel in Bagamoyo.

  2. Day 2

    Beach morning and return to Dar es Salaam

    The morning is at leisure on the beach. If you wish, a Ngoma (traditional dance) session at the Bagamoyo School of Arts can be arranged with prior notice, at extra cost.

    Lunch is included.

    After lunch, drive back to Dar es Salaam, with drop-off in the city centre.

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Good to know

  • The trip leaves Dar es Salaam city centre at 08:00 and ends with a drop-off in the city centre.
  • A Ngoma (traditional dance) session at the Bagamoyo School of Arts can be arranged with prior notice, at extra cost.

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