The town of Bagamoyo is a home to world class historical sites and one of UNESCO's world heritage sites with cultural heritage waiting you to explore. This town was once a most important trading port among the East African Cost and a German East Africa Capital. Bagamoyo is home to many ethnic groups, including the Wakwere, Wazaramo and Wazigua. Different cultures including people of Arab descent coexist in Bagamoyo making the town a peaceful and friendly place for visitors from all over the world.

The town of Bagamoyo was one of the most important trading ports on the East African coast and the penultimate stop of slave and ivory caravans travelling on foot from lake Tanganyika on their way to Zanzibar. Missionaries active in abolishing the slave trade made Bagamoyo, whose name means 'bury my heart' in Kiswahili, a centre for their activities.

Why should you visit Bagamoyo

• Bagamoyo stone town tour

Bagamoyo is surrounded by old buildings of the previous generation, beautiful Arab architecture with thick wall of Earth felted with well-carved doors made of thick African hardwood. On your walk through narrow streets between old buildings of Bagamoyo stone town you will visit the German Colonial Administrative block, art market, Old post office, 1st Tanzania Primary School, Old mosques, Hanging tower, Caravan Serai Museum and the fish market. On your walk along the Indian Ocean beach visit a centre for dhow sailboat building and get to know how local people builds boats.

• Kaole ruins tour

Kaole village formally known as 'Pumbuji' is one of the oldest villages that immigrants from Arabic countries choose as they landed on East Africa's coast. The village has ruins dating back to 13th century. It is in this village where Sultan of Oman preferred to settle and construct administrative and military headquarters. Today the ruins made-up of earth and corals and the Kaole Museum tells volumes of stories about Ivory trade, movement of traders, cruel slavery and the living culture of today's Kaole people majority originating from Asia.

• Bagamoyo Catholic Church & Museum tour

You will visit the old tower of the first Catholic Church in East Africa, one of the Oldest Baobab tree, Cemeteries (Catholic, German and Indian) Dr Livingstone tower, Old Fathers' house and the cross at the beach. Explore the museum with information about the slave trade, missionaries, life of the people and some collections of artifacts of the indigenous tribes.

Ruvu river Cruising

Take a boat ride to explore crocodiles, hippos and various birds along the Ruvu river that flows from the Uluguru Mountains and some parts of Southern Highlands of Tanzania. Get to know how locals fish in the rivers and various used of river water.