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Half Day Tour : Explore Goree island
Dakar, Senegal
“A half-day journey through centuries on an island that teaches, moves, and transforms.”
Gorée island is world heritage site classified by the UNESCO. In other words ,this famous island was very active in slave trade ,and will from 1536 to 1848 ,year of the abolition of slavery ,the main transit center ,where 15 to 20 slaves will be shipped for the America's. Slavery will first start on the island practiced by the Portuguese in 1536 .On Gorée island ,we will open a chapter of the history of mankind with the visit of THE SLAVES HOUSE and its famous "DOOR OF NO RETURN",which was the last link of the slave with the Motherland or Africa .Here you learn how Black people were abused,downgraded,brutalized by the slaves merchants ,and their collaborators for nearly 4 centuries .You will also see the 1830 French church ,the former French strongholds ,the birth house of the first black deputy at the french Parliament, the French governor's residence.In short you will learn a lot about the country's history, slavery, colonization and so on .
What's Included
- ✓And we take you back to your hotel in Dakar for free
- ✓Pick up offered from your hotel in Dakar to ferry Station for Goree island back l
- ✓Slaves house and museum fee
- ✓Ferry fees
