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TOURS
Cultural and historical tours of Africa and the African Diaspora.
Black Houston Bus Tours
Our local bus tours offer a fun and convenient way to explore Black Houston. Local bus tours are offered one day a month, with a different theme each month. These include our Black Art, Black History, Black Culture, Black Business, Third Ward, and Juneteenth tours. On these tours you get to experience Houston like a true local, going to some of this city’s most important sites, eating delicious food, and meeting new people!
Specialty Tours
Our specialty tours offer our explorers the opportunity to enjoy Houston in even more unique ways. These include our Third Ward Walking Tours, Beyonce Bus Tour, and Black Cowboy Tour in Houston, in addition to our Black Galveston Bus Tour, Black Philadelphia Bus Tour and Afro-Louisiana Heritage Overnight Tour.
Black Cowboy Horseback Tour
PHILA
LA
September 30-October 2
Tour leaves from Houston, Texas
Afro-Louisiana Heritage Tour (overnight)
International Tours
Our international tours give locals the opportunity to explore the Motherland and its beautiful diaspora!
Registration for our 2023 tours opens June 2022.
SENG
Fifth Ward Self Guided & Virtual Tours
In partnership with Sawari Tours and Visit Houston, you can visit Black Houston at any time and at your own pace through our self-guided tour of Houston’s Fifth Ward. Known to longtime residents as “The Nickel,” Fifth Ward was once one of the most thriving Black neighborhoods in the city. Its Lyons Avenue corridor was booming with businesses, from movie theaters like the DeLUXE Theater to entertainment centers like Club Matinee.
Like many of the city’s other Black communities, it had its own grocery stores, clothing stores, barbershops and beauty salons, organizations, churches, and schools--with Wheatley High School being its pride and joy. It also had communities within, like French Town, and close neighbors like Kashmere Gardens and Trinity Gardens. The neighborhood is being revitalized thanks to organizations such as the Fifth Ward Redevelopment Corporation and Fifth Ward Go Neighborhoods.
FIFTH
WARD
SELF GUIDED
TOUR
Features:
Can't make it to a bus tour but still looking for an immersive experience?
Tour Black Houston on your own time with one of our self-guided tours!
This self-guided tour includes photos, fun facts, and audio interviews about some of Fifth Ward's most important historical and cultural sites. Sites include The DeLUXE Theater, Wheatley High School, House of Brown Salon, and more!
VIRTUAL REALITY
BUS
TOURS
Features:
Can't make it to a bus tour but still looking for an immersive experience?
Tour Black Houston on your own time with one of our self-guided tours!
This self-guided tour includes photos, fun facts, and audio interviews about some of Black Houston's most important historical and cultural sites. Sites include Emancipation Park, Gite Gallery, El Dorado Ballroom, and more!
WHY SAWARI TOURS
Fun!
Fun and engaging tours of some of the city’s most important and often little-known Black historical and cultural sites.
Local Tours
Learn about the Black history and culture of Houston through our bus tours. Perfect for both locals and out-of-towners alike!
Convenience
Comfortable, air-conditioned buses to accommodate Houston’s unpredictable (but loveable) weather, and physical differences.
Expert Tours
Tours led by expert historian, Africologist, professor, world traveler, and Houston native.
