Nigeria · Museum

1-Day Badagry History Tour from Lagos with Slave Trade Landmarks

1 Day Round trip from Posukoh Rd Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights

01 Visit the Badagry Slave Market site and the Point of No Return
02 Explore the Slave Trade Relics Museum and its powerful artifacts
03 See the early Missionaries Cemetery in historic Badagry
04 Discover the Baracoon cells at the Badagry Slave Museum

Travel back into the dark history of Badagry, the Nigerian coastal town that was once one of West Africa's first slave ports. Located on the western tip of Lagos and about an hour's drive from the mainland, Badagry traces its origins to the people who lived along the Coast of Gberefu. Here, learn about the daunting history of slavery through its preserved sites, museums, and relics.

The Badagry Slave Museum is also home to the Baracoon cells, where enslaved people stayed shackled with neck chains and mouth locks for months.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 1 Day

Tour type Shared

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access Not applicable

City Lagos

Languages Dutch, English, French, German, Italian

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Historic Badagry Slave Route Tour

Leave Lagos for a historic day tour of Badagry, the old slavery town and a coastal settlement that was one of West Africa's first slave ports.
Visit the Badagry Slave Market site and the Point of No Return, where captured Africans departed for Europe and the Americas to meet their unknown fate.
Also see the early Missionaries Cemetery and explore the Slave Trade Relics Museum, which educates visitors about the slave trade through artifacts such as ceramic bowls that were once exchanged for human lives.
The Badagry Slave Museum is also home to the Baracoon cells, where enslaved people stayed shackled with neck chains and mouth locks for months.

Have lunch.

End of the tour.

The route