Top Experiences in Badagry Heritage Museum

Embark on a profound and enlightening journey through history with our Weekend Slave History Tour of Badagry. This thoughtfully crafted tour offers a unique opportunity to delve into the painful yet essential history of the transatlantic slave trade while exploring the vibrant culture of Badagry, Nigeria.

The ancient town of Badagry was founded around 1425 A.D. Badagry Town holds so much history of Nigeria, which includes the very first storey building in Nigeria while it also played an historic role during the slave trade era.

Nigeria is a nation with diverse tribes and ethnicities. These ethnic groups are what make Nigeria a beautiful place to live in and visit. The unique languages, food, dressing, and cultural festivals add spice and colour to the country.
This tour will give you an all-inclusive overview of Nigeria, touring the southern and northern part of the country learning the cultures, history, food and the people as you embark on 5 days tour through the country for a fun and stress-free vacation. You will particularly enjoy the wildlife and safari experince across the country.

Highlights
Historic and symbolic monuments
Food, Culture, Lifestyle and Languages
Nature Reserves
Museums and Arts Markets
Beach and Resorts
Waterfalls

Your tour starts from the pick up at your hotel or airport.

However, since it is a private tour, tourists do have privileges to determine in most instances their preferred stops and ideas to create a flexible itinerary for the tour.

The story of 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’ where slaves were made to drink magical waters that made them forget who they’re. There will also be a stopover at the beach front of the Point of No Return for a little rest and reflection.

The hallmark of this trip feel, experience and enjoy Lagos west Africa. basically the heartland of the black people. Relish the melting pot of rare Negro traditions, cultures and traditional religions . We shall explore Important historical buildings, markets that specialize in interesting things, museums with authentic historical objects, good landscapes. We shall experience the real, traditional Lagos West Africa.

The tour will focus on African and American history, Africa European history, The Transatlantic Slave Trade, Cultural Education, We shall Visit Slave Castles of 15/16th centuries markets and other historic sites. This tour will give you the opportunity to discover Ghanaian, Togo, Benin and Nigeria traditional music and dance, costume, food, open-air vibrant markets and natural sights against the backdrop of traditional rural communities.
(Accra, Kumasi, Cape Coast) Togo ( Lome, Togoville) Benin (Ouidah, Cotonou, Abomey, Lagos Nigeria).

As we navigate across the borders to give you the best experience of Africa, this guided West Africa private tour will give you an all-inclusive overview of the cultures, history, food, music, dance and religion as you embark on these 5 days tour for a fun and stress-free vacation.

Parts of the many places to visit include Makoko floating village in Lagos (a community that lives on the water), Lekki Conservation Center which houses the longest canopy bridge in Africa and the Badagry slave center in Nigeria. In Benin, you will experience the Voodoo culture in Quidah, visit the Sacred Forest, Ouidah Museum of History and the Python Temple. In Togo, you will visit Togoville, the Agbodraconslave site and the Fetish market. In Ghana, you will explore Accra and take a trip to the Cape Coast Castle, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

With this tour, your understanding about Africa will now be a first-hand knowledge. The tour can start in any of the West African countries of your choice.

Want to discover the city of Lagos - the sixth-largest city in the world by population? The city was previously known as Eko but was renamed Lagos by the Portuguese. During this tour, you will see the best places in Lagos on foot.
Over five hours, you’ll feel the vibe of the city. We’ll take you through Old Lagos, where you’ll feel the history and meet the friendly people, who make the city more exciting. There are about 250 ethnic groups in Nigeria, each having its language, culture, food, and mode of dressing. All of them you will find in Lagos, and you will have the opportunity to see them on the lively streets.
You’ll walk through historical sites, many dating back as far as the slave trade era. Lagos was a major slave-trade center. You’ll see the slave market, prison, the very popular door-of-no-return, and the slave museum. You’ll also see chains and other slavery day relics.
It will be the most memorable walking tour.

Embark on a captivating journey through the heartland of West Africa with our immersive Heritage Tour, spanning Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Ghana, and Côte d'Ivoire. Delve into vibrant cultures, poignant history, and stunning landscapes as you trace the footsteps of past civilizations at ancient kingdoms, colonial forts, and poignant slave trade sites. Marvel at architectural wonders like Cape Coast Castle and the Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, and encounter breathtaking natural beauty from the tranquil waters of Ganvie Stilt Village to the lush rainforests of Kakum National Park. Savor culinary delights with every meal, guided by knowledgeable experts fluent in English and French. Travel in comfort with air-conditioned transportation and comfortable accommodations, ensuring an unforgettable journey of discovery through the essence of West Africa.

On this 8 day Destination Nigeria Tour, you will visit the main commercial city of Lagos, the slave heritage town of Badagry; purchase Batik fabrics at Itoku market; drive through Ibadan and Oyo in the Yoruba heartland; view the mysterious Esie soapstone statues; visit the UNESCO World Heritage site of Oxun Shrine. You will also visit the ancient city of Ile-Ife the Yoruba cradle of creation and climb the historic Idanre hills. See the nearly built political city of Nigeria, Abuja.

The badagry tour is more than an event, it is a revistitation of history, an in-depth retelling of the history of slave trade from the shores of nigeria. Tourists are guided through the journey, the elements, the intentions and fates of slavers and the enslaved. Part of this exploration will happen via road and via boat, all with professional english speaking tour guides, mapping each timeline. The Badagry tour is the most sought out explorations in Lagos, it's a one of a kind experience and many have seen it several times.We also take the best pictures and videos of you to take back as memorabilia.

Great ancestors have been taken away who later gave birth to children and grand children in far away unknown lands. This tour affords you the opportunity to know, first hand what really happened and how these things happened.

Many have traced their roots to Africa to see and write their own narratives. Why not you?