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The East African Coast: Trade, Faith & Empire

Mombasa · Gedi · Bagamoyo · Zanzibar

Subject
History
For
Students aged 13 and above
Duration
9 days
Price
Priced to your group size and dates
Group size
Up to 25 students
Departure
Dates set with your school

Overview

The trip

For a thousand years the coast was a meeting point of Africa, Arabia, India and, later, Europe.

In Mombasa, students explore Fort Jesus, a UNESCO World Heritage Site built by the Portuguese in the 1590s, and the Old Town. At Gedi, near Malindi, they walk through a Swahili town abandoned centuries ago. In Bagamoyo, a caravan terminus and slave-trade port, they study the history of the trade and its abolition. In Zanzibar, Stone Town's Old Fort, the House of Wonders and the former slave market site, now an Anglican cathedral and memorial, show how Omani rule, trade and the slave trade shaped the island.

Learning outcomes

What students gain

Students will be able to:

  • Trace the coast's history from early Swahili trading towns to Portuguese, Omani and colonial rule
  • Explain how the Indian Ocean slave trade operated and how it was ended
  • Use forts, ruins and memorials as evidence to explain changing power on the coast
  • Discuss how coastal communities remember a painful past

The price covers

What's included

Included

  • Nairobi-to-coast travel and travel between sites
  • Educational visits and expert-led sessions
  • Expert guide
  • Shared accommodation with breakfast
  • Entry guidance for Tanzania
  • Safety briefing
  • 24-hour guide support

Not included

  • Lunch and dinner
  • Entry fees outside the core programme
  • Personal spending

Itinerary

The day-by-day itinerary

The full schedule and quote come with your proposal.

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