Kivukoni Fish Market
Kivukoni Fish Market
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Munir D
Toronto, Canada704 contributions
June 2021 • Solo
The Fish Market has nothing spectacular unless one wants to buy fresh fish. The place is too crowded, very noisy and vendors can easily cheat you to buy fish that are not fresh. After the recent experience where I got cheated on the quality of fish, I have decided not to go here again.
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Written 10 July 2021
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StotheN
Stockholm, Sweden538 contributions
July 2022
This is a real place within the heart of the city that people make their living from. There are three zones of the market, the place where they transfer the fish from boats to selling dock, the place where they sell the fish, and the place where they fry the fish to sell. If you go here in the morning, expect a lot of hustle and bustle. It is genuine local market.
Written 7 August 2022
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Christian H
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June 2022 • Family
Awesome fish market that is SUPER primitive and cool to walk around. Our taxi driver found us a man to walk us around the market and show us everything, it was super cool… crazy bad smell though. Would not recommend to a tourist without a guide or local to guide them.
Written 7 June 2022
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Haytham Abu Firas
Qatar20,658 contributions
Mar 2023 • Solo
We arrived after dark in a weekend where area was packed with locals. Our guide scared me to care for my belongings like mobile, camera and wallet. Actually it’s fish and vegetable market. People put their stuff on the street for selling. Mangos is small and hard but sweety. Different kinds of fish and seafood so buy or to eat. Friendly people when you are escorted by guide.
Written 4 March 2023
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Miles Archer
Boca Raton, FL7,156 contributions
Feb 2022 • Solo
I came here not to buy fish, but to watch the fishermen bring their catches in. There were a few other locals here who did indeed come here to buy and eat the fresh fish. I mingled with the people and took in the sights and atmosphere. Very interesting.
Written 7 February 2022
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aberdeenangler
Aberdeen, UK729 contributions
Nov 2014 • Solo
As others have mentioned, this place can be very busy, very crowded, very smelly, very hot and humid but it reflects the reality of the Tanzanian fishing industry. The 'processing' area across the road mustn't be missed, although it really is very hot and humid and also very smoky. Be careful - some of the workers there took aggressive exception when I started taking photographs, even of just the general area and not particularly them. There seemed less offence being taken when photographing in the auction and unloading areas.
I agree that it is an ideal operating area for pickpockets and watch out for unofficial 'guides' too who may expect to be paid handsomely. Mind you, I don't think there are actually any official guides.
I was warned not to enter the areas on the beach where fish drying and unloading was taking place, as this is apparently a hotbed of pickpockets and guides who will rip you off.
I visited late morning but there was still plenty of activity, although most of the boats had unloaded their catches by then. Early morning would be better, for all sorts of reasons. Don't expect to see many other foreigners or tourists and bear that in mind if you feel uncomfortable in such situations.
I agree that it is an ideal operating area for pickpockets and watch out for unofficial 'guides' too who may expect to be paid handsomely. Mind you, I don't think there are actually any official guides.
I was warned not to enter the areas on the beach where fish drying and unloading was taking place, as this is apparently a hotbed of pickpockets and guides who will rip you off.
I visited late morning but there was still plenty of activity, although most of the boats had unloaded their catches by then. Early morning would be better, for all sorts of reasons. Don't expect to see many other foreigners or tourists and bear that in mind if you feel uncomfortable in such situations.
Written 19 November 2014
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Peter P
Athens, Greece40 contributions
Oct 2012 • Couples
Busy and smelly place, since it is a fish market. A beautiful melt with locals and local culture. Do the tour of the market, see what is on offer and definitely try a local fish speciality. Do not get discouraged by the smell, the food is clean and good! People eat in big tables, so just grab your fish soup and join one of them. Food is cheap - don't pay more that 1000 Tsh per person.
Written 10 September 2013
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DStephenP
Oxford, UK58 contributions
Aug 2011 • Friends
On first sight, it doesn't look like anything special. When my friends and I arrived there at dusk, most of us decided to head back to the hotel - however, two of us stayed, and we were sooooo glad we did. After strolling around, and posing with a pufferfish (standard), we decided on one of the many women cooking food on portable stoves. After loading a plate full of veggie-yumminess, we sat down at a bench with a load of locals, and handed mugs of chai (food and chai for less than £0.40!). A really memorable experience, and I would highly recommend it. You get a real feel of Tanzanian city life. Make sure you try the spiced octopus and fish (sooo good) and watch out for mashed plantain (looks just like mashed spud, but nowhere near as nice!!)
Written 2 July 2012
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Premsy
Toronto, Canada75 contributions
July 2016 • Friends
Belonged to costal area Dar has a great provision for sea food lovers. Having kept this in mind, i thought to visit the market during my morning walk. So after walking for about 20 minutes from Jamhuri street along the costal road i have reached Kivukoni market. The market is large and alive in the morning. Red snapper, King fish, Squids, Pomfret, Crabs allover there. You can negotiate the price and doing so i could buy the whole kingfish weighs around 2.5 kg for 30k shilling.
The market is fine for a visit. Coming back i have taken a tuk tuk for 3k. Spent my sunday busy with cooking the king fish.
The market is fine for a visit. Coming back i have taken a tuk tuk for 3k. Spent my sunday busy with cooking the king fish.
Written 17 July 2016
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Pritam B
106 contributions
July 2016 • Friends
Visited the Kivukon Fish market on a Sunday morning around 9am and it was already buzzing with lot of people and ships. It's a place where the local fishermen come as early as 6 in the morning and offload their catch from the night to be auctioned.
Throughout the day you will see people pouring in through the gates of the market and its an organized chaos.For some its their living.Hardworking men and women, some real fresh catch, some strange fishes summed up a good half a day at the market.
Wear shoes preferably as theres lot of water (fishwater) and you do not want to get your feet into it. The place is crowded most times and you will see guys hustling around make your way and find a good spot to view all thats happening. Most do not mind clicking pictures but always ask before you do so.
Trick: They have an office on the first floor which if you can make it gives a perfect view of the whole place and you can gather nice captures.
2 hours is more then enough to spend at this place, but be sure to arrive early.
Not very far from City Centre - Ask for Azania Church and its about a kilometer from here. Look out for a Watch Tower thats the biggest clue to this place.
Throughout the day you will see people pouring in through the gates of the market and its an organized chaos.For some its their living.Hardworking men and women, some real fresh catch, some strange fishes summed up a good half a day at the market.
Wear shoes preferably as theres lot of water (fishwater) and you do not want to get your feet into it. The place is crowded most times and you will see guys hustling around make your way and find a good spot to view all thats happening. Most do not mind clicking pictures but always ask before you do so.
Trick: They have an office on the first floor which if you can make it gives a perfect view of the whole place and you can gather nice captures.
2 hours is more then enough to spend at this place, but be sure to arrive early.
Not very far from City Centre - Ask for Azania Church and its about a kilometer from here. Look out for a Watch Tower thats the biggest clue to this place.
Written 3 July 2016
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