Badagry Slave History Tour: Museum, Port & Island by Boat

The cells where enslaved people were held still stand, and you walk through them.

A five to six hour private tour of Badagry, Nigeria tracing the history of the slave trade from the shores of West Africa through museums, markets, and a boat crossing to Gberefu Island. An English-speaking guide leads you through the Badagry Heritage Museum, the Slave Market where people were auctioned, the Mobee Family Slave Relics Museum, Nigeria's first storey building and first primary school, the actual holding cells, and the Point of No Return. The tour combines road and water travel, with bottled water and an air-conditioned vehicle included.

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Badagry historical sites

• Visit Slave Market
• Tour Badagry Heritage Museum
• Visit Mobee Family Slave Relics Museum
• See First Storey Building and Primary School
• View slave cells
• Visit Badagry Slaves Port and Point of No Return
• Boat to Gberefu Island and see attenuation well

The experience

Five to six hours is the span of this tour through Badagry's slave trade history, moving between sites on land and by boat. You start at the Slave Market, where people were brought to be auctioned and sold, then move to the Badagry Heritage Museum to see original relics preserved there: your guide walks you through each one and the stories attached to it. The Mobee Family Slave Relics Museum follows, documenting one family's role in slavery and its abolition.

The physical landmarks anchor the second half of the day. You see Nigeria's first storey building and its first primary school, both standing in Badagry. Then you enter the actual cells where enslaved people were held before being shipped out. The tour ends with a boat crossing to Gberefu Island, where you pass an attenuation well on the way to the Point of No Return: the final departure point for those who were taken. A professional English-speaking guide maps each timeline and element throughout.

The operator photographs and films you during the tour so you have images to take home. Bottled water and an air-conditioned vehicle are included. Meals are not. Infants can sit on an adult's lap, and the tour suits all fitness levels.

What’s included

• Bottled water.
• air-conditioned vehicle for road travel.
• boat crossing to Gberefu Island.
• English-speaking professional guide throughout.
• all fees and taxes.

Options for this experience

2 options

Discover Badagry: the history of slavery in NigeriaGuide in English · No fixed time

Badagry tour with drop-off at the borderGuide in English · No fixed timeHotel accommodation for 1 night, with drop-off at the border. Duration: 1 day. Breakfast only.

You'll see the exact price of each option when you check availability.See dates and prices

Before you book

Days and timesEvery day

AgesAdult (17 to 70 years) · Child (6 to 16 years) · Infant (under 6): free

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish

Audio guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupNo hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

Prices and times updated 6 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortInfants must sit on laps

Operated by The Good Time Gang

Is this one for you?Choose this tour if you want to understand the slave trade's history through the actual places where it unfolded (the markets, the museums with preserved relics, and the holding cells) rather than through a classroom or a book. The boat crossing and the Point of No Return are moments you cannot experience elsewhere in Lagos.

Traveler reviews

5.00★★★★★★★★★★

1 verified traveler review

Read all the reviews ›

Top questions

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (6 to 16 years); Infant (under 6): free.

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.

What exactly is the Point of No Return in Badagry?

The Point of No Return is the final departure point on Gberefu Island where enslaved people were taken before being shipped across the Atlantic. You reach it by boat as part of the tour's final stop.

Do I visit museums and historical sites on foot, or does the guide take me by vehicle the whole time?

You move between sites by air-conditioned vehicle, but you walk through the museums, the Slave Market, the holding cells, and the sites of Nigeria's first storey building and first primary school. The boat crossing to Gberefu Island is the water portion of the day.

What's in the Badagry Heritage Museum that makes it worth the visit?

The Badagry Heritage Museum holds original relics from the slave trade era that have been preserved. Your guide explains the history and significance of each object as you move through the collection.

Will I have time to take photos and videos during the tour?

Yes. The operator takes professional photographs and videos of you throughout the day so you have memorabilia to take home from the tour.

Is this tour only about the slave trade, or does it cover other aspects of Badagry's history?

The tour centers on the slave trade and its history, but it also includes Nigeria's first storey building and first primary school, which are historical landmarks in Badagry connected to the broader story of the region.