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Bagamoyo Tour
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Drive
to Bagamoyo at 08:30, which takes about
1 and half hour depending on the traffic
jam. The tour starts from
Kaole Ruins 3kms away from
Bagamoyo town, the guide will
explain
history of the area and explore the
ruins of the mosque, tombs, wells and
graves, which built using coral stones
back in 13th century. Visit the museum
with pictures and porcelains and pots
are displayed, before finishing up with
a walk to big baobab tree.
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Crocodile
Ranch
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On the
way back to
Bagamoyo
stop at the Crocodile Ranch, the farm
keeps reptiles for show and sell.
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Drive
to the Slave Market with small museum,
which displays Bagamoyo history in
relation to its contact with foreigners.
It has old photographs, documents and
relics from slave and ivory trade
(marking the “Bagamoyo” as
coastal terminus of
Nyamwezi caravans). Then drive to the
Mother of all Catholic Churches in East
Africa; start with museum with old
books, quotes, art-facts and pictures
displayed with explanations all over,
visit the church itself, after taking
picture and exploring the area drive to
the Stone Town (Mji Mkongwe), all
buildings are in one/two streets mostly
built during the German Era before they
moved to Dar es Salaam: among other
buildings, remains of the old German
Boma (colonial-era administrative
offices), built in 1897; Post Office and
Liku House, which served as the German
administrative headquarters, down to the
beach where there is local fish market,
stands the remnant of the German Customs
House (1895) and Old Bagamoyo's port.
With timing you can watch local lively
fish auctions on the beach.
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Lunch
Time
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Lastly, drive to Bagamoyo Traveller’s
Lodge Restaurant for Sea food lunch
before leaving for
Dar es Salaam.
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Duration:
the tour takes about 4 to 5 hours
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Mode
of the Tour: walking and driving around,
since the sites and building are
wide apart from each other (unless in
stone town)
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