Slave Route & Mission Museum Focus

Overview

A thoughtful Bagamoyo remembrance tour tracing parts of the slave route and spending unhurried time at the Catholic Mission & Museum. Guided storytelling brings context to sites linked with trade, transit, and abolition, with moments for reflection along the Old Town and waterfront.
Duration: ~6–8 hours. Dar es Salaam ↔ Bagamoyo: ~1.5–2.5 hrs each way (traffic/road). Best start: 7:00–8:00.

Itinerary

07:30 — Pick-up & Transfer / Meet in Bagamoyo
  • Pick-up in Dar es Salaam (or meet your guide in Bagamoyo).

  • Route briefing and historical context.

  • Guided tour of the Mission Museum and grounds.

  • Exhibits on trade routes, resistance, faith, and abolition-era efforts.

  • Visit the Caravan Serai area and other documented waypoints connected to movement and holding of people.

  • Discussion on routes to the coast and onward crossings.

Fresh seafood or Swahili dishes (vegetarian options available).

  • Walk through Old Town lanes past coral-stone houses, German Boma (exterior), and Old Fort precincts.

  • Continue to the waterfront to reflect on departures and coastal trade links.

  • Quiet time at the shore or a craft atelier stop (optional).

  • Drive back to Dar es Salaam or drop-off within Bagamoyo.

safari booking

Safari Booking
  • Licensed local guide (English-speaking)

  • Full-day walking/vehicle tour as per itinerary

  • Bottled drinking water

  • Pick-up/drop-off within Bagamoyo town (Dar transfers on request)

  • Government taxes/levies

  • Dar es Salaam ↔ Bagamoyo transfers (add on request)

  • Site entry fees (Mission Museum and any monuments)

  • Lunch and drinks beyond water; personal purchases

  • Tips & gratuities

  • Travel insurance and any services not listed as included