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Slave Trade Tour: Badagry Black Heritage Adventure
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Badagry
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The story of over 400 years of slavery cannot be told without a visit to the former slave port. This is a private tour to explore the former slave quarters and see the preserved relics at the Slave Museums. This tour affords you the opportunity to experience first-hand what really happened and how these things happened during the slave trade regime. Many people known today as Black Americans have actually traced their roots to Africa to see and write their own narratives.
Your tour will include a boat ride to the Point of No Return (Gberefu Island) where the slaves were routed through to the ships to foreign countries. During the tour, there will be a brief stop at the ‘Attenuation Well’ w...
Highlights
From 6 hours to 7 hours
Offered in Arabic (العربية) & 2 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 6 hours to 7 hours
Offered in Arabic (العربية) & 2 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Private transportation
Boat Ride to Gberefu Island (Point of No Return)
Bottled water
All Fees and Taxes
Air-conditioned vehicle
Local Guide
Important Information
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Wheelchair accessible
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Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Service animals allowed
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Specialized infant seats are available
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Slave Trade Tour: Badagry Black Heritage Adventure
(29) Reviews
Badagry
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About
The story of over 400 years of slavery cannot be told without a visit to the former slave port. This is a private tour to explore the former slave quarters and see the preserved relics at the Slave Museums. This tour affords you the opportunity to experience first-hand what really happened and how these things happened during the slave trade regime. Many people known today as Black Americans have actually traced their roots to Africa to see and write their own narratives.
Your tour will include a boat ride to the Point of No Return (Gberefu Island) where the slaves were routed through to the ships to foreign countries. During the tour, there will be a brief stop at the ‘Attenuation Well’ w...
Highlights
From 6 hours to 7 hours
Offered in Arabic (العربية) & 2 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 6 hours to 7 hours
Offered in Arabic (العربية) & 2 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Private transportation
Boat Ride to Gberefu Island (Point of No Return)
Bottled water
All Fees and Taxes
Air-conditioned vehicle
Local Guide
Itinerary
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Seriki Faremi Williams Abass Slave Museum, Badagry, Lagos, Nigeria
The first point of call is the William Seriki Abass Slave Baracoon where you will pick up the history of slavery in Nigeria including the small rooms where a hundred of slaves were kept and also find out the batter prices for slaves. Aside seeing some of the relics of the slave era, you will as well visit the resting place of the Williams Seriki Abass, one of the great players during the slave era.
1 hour
2
Badagry Slave Museum and Black History Museum
The Mobee Slave Relics Museum which holds artifacts such as chains, mouth guards and locks, and more which were used on slaves is the second place to visit. You will also be shown relics and wreckage of some items used at the time.
1 hour
3
Badagry Building
You will be taken to see the first storey building in Nigeria built by the missionaries in 1845 and learn about their activities in Nigeria. This was the same place the bible was first translated from English to a Nigerian local language- Yoruba by the late Samuel Ajayi Crowther.
1 hour
4
Gberefu Island (Point of No Return)
You will be taken on a boat across a small lagoon to the sandy beach that leads to the Point of No Return where the slaves were routed through to the ships to foreign countries. There will be a stop at the ‘Attenuation Well’ where slaves were made to drink magical waters that made them forget who they are. At the beach front of the Point of No Return, you will make a brief stop to rest and reflect.
