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½ Day Trip Bagamoyo Tour and Exercusion is a ½ Day tour in Tanzania via the Bagamoyo route, starting from USD 271. Below you'll find the latest itinerary, inclusions & exclusions, and how to book.

Duration
½ Day

Route
Bagamoyo

From
USD 271

Operator
Kitano Tours & Safaris

ABOUT ½ Day Trip Bagamoyo Tour and Exercusion

Escape the hustle and bustle of Tanzania’s capital and take a day trip to the historic town of Bagamoyo. With a private guide, walk through the unpaved streets and learn about its history as one of East Africa’s most important settlements. Learn about what products were traded here, from ivory to salt to slaves, which made it an important caravan route that linked Lake Tanganyika to the sea.

Duration: ½ Day
Route: Bagamoyo
Starts at: USD 271

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½ Day Trip Bagamoyo Tour and Exercusion

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Day 01	Trip Bagamoyo Tour and Exercusion

Day 01: Trip Bagamoyo Tour and Exercusion

>> Bagamoyo, (which means “Lay down your heart”) lies 75kms north of Dar es Salaam. It was the most important trading center of the east central coast of Africa in the late 19th century. Bagamoyo’s history has been influenced by Indian and Arab traders, by the German colonial government and by Christian missionaries. The town has recently been designated as Tanzania’s seventh world heritage site.

Depart early in the morning heading to Bagamoyo Town, north of Dar es Salaam for a visit to the historical buildings, a slave port, Coral Mosques at Kaole, graves and other things dated to the 13th century, the old ferry at the great Wami River, reminders of the slave trade: Shackle rings, Stone pens Lunch at Paradise Local Restaurant, then return to Dar late afternoon.

Places to visit:

Kaole ruins:The oldest ruins of an Islamic mosque in the region, stemming from the 13th century, a few km south of Bagamoyo near Kaole, possibly the oldest mosque on mainland of East Africa at all.