Bagamoyo & Kaole Ruins Day Trip from Dar

Highlights

• Private car and English-speaking guide for the whole day
• Bagamoyo's old Stone Town: the Old Fort and the German Boma
• History of the old slave market and the inland caravan routes
• The lively Bagamoyo fish market
• Lunch at Nashez restaurant
• Kaole Ruins: mosques and tombs from the 13th century

How the day runs

1. 7:00 AM — Pickup at your hotel in Dar es Salaam
2. 7:00–9:30 AM — Coastal drive north to Bagamoyo
3. 9:30 AM–12:30 PM — Stone Town walk: Old Fort, German Boma, slave market and caravan history, fish market
4. 12:30–1:30 PM — Lunch at Nashez restaurant
5. 1:30–3:30 PM — Kaole Ruins
6. 3:30–6:30 PM — Return drive and hotel drop-off (about 6:30 PM)

Included

• Private transport with hotel pickup & drop-off in Dar es Salaam
• English-speaking guide
• All entrance fees (Kaole Ruins included)
• Lunch at Nashez restaurant
• Snacks and drinking water

Not included

• Other drinks at lunch
• Tips (optional)
• Souvenirs and personal spending
• Travel insurance

Good to know

• Private tour: only your group, prices per person drop as the group grows.
• Children 5–12 pay USD 79; children under 5 go free.
• Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start.
• Wear comfortable shoes and modest clothing (shoulders and knees covered); bring a hat and sunscreen.
• Main photo: Wikimedia Commons; gallery photos from our own Bagamoyo tour.

Main photo: Photo: Vero.Lova, CC BY-SA 4.0