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Port de Peche

Name: Port de Peche
Address: Nouakchott
Rating: 4.0

92 Reviews

#1 of 17 things to do in Nouakchott

Sights & Landmarks, Piers & Boardwalks

Nouakchott, Mauritania

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“Local fishing at its best”

Here you will see hundreds of brightly painted fishing boats setting off and returning with their... read more

Reviewed 3 March 2018

AndrewKarney

Hereford, United Kingdom

“The essence of Nouakchott”

Fishing is the primary industry and Port de Peche is where it happens. 4-6 pm Fishermen bring their... read more

Reviewed 22 November 2017

Richard J

Omaha

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4.0 92 reviews

Excellent39%
Very good46%
Average10%
Poor2%
Terrible3%

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“fish”(23 reviews)

“boats”(17 reviews)

“catch”(7 reviews)

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Fishermen return from the sea each evening and sell their fresh catch at this portside fish market.

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Nouakchott, Mauritania

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1 - 10 of 44 reviews

Keat_Siang73

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

4539

Reviewed 6 days ago via mobile

Fascinating — not many places you can see this!

This was one of the last stops in my itinerary with Time For Mauritania, a tour operator in Nouakchott. Port de Peche was a unique experience, and I enjoyed watching the the hundreds of brightly painted fishing boats on the beach, or coming in with...More

Date of experience: December 2018

1 Thank Keat_Siang73

wndrlustr

San Francisco, California

1114

Reviewed 2 weeks ago

Nouakchott Highlight!

The Port de Peche was awesome - smelly but awesome! - one of the highlights of a visit to Nouakchott! I used an agency called TimeForMauritania for my trip to Nouakchott and south to Senegal, and I very highly recommend them! My guide, Hademine, was...More

Date of experience: January 2019

1 Thank wndrlustr

Lang-Hoan P

Vaud

176

Reviewed 10 January 2019

Do not miss the boats bringing the day's catch!

That means a visit around 5pm. Hundreds of intricately painted boats come in all at once and their catch is immediately transferred to the market stalls by the beach. The atmosphere is electric, the scenery superb, and you might even make some very good photos...More

Date of experience: January 2019

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mhacen18

Nouakchott, Mauritania

Reviewed 2 May 2018 via mobile

Local Guide in Mauritania

Hello Visitors If you want a tour in the fishing port or in Mauritanian you are welcome. I speak English and I have a car with AC and I can offer you a tour to the other interesting things in the city and help you...More

Date of experience: May 2018

4 Thank mhacen18

filalio

Casablanca, Morocco

449

Reviewed 8 March 2018 via mobile

Awful

One of the dirtiest places on earth. Technically, this is disembarkation point. Not a port. A huge crowd of fishermen and fish traders on layers of fish wastes that are here since ... centuries. Not to visit unless you're forced to.

Date of experience: March 2018

2 Thank filalio

Loïc B

Vitoria, ES

Reviewed 5 March 2018 via mobile

Fishing place, African way

It is a quite classical beach where boats go to unload their fish and sell it. The beach is thin and dirty and smell as crazy as such places. It is crowded of boats. Behind the beach, that's the anthill, it is for business and...More

Date of experience: March 2018

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AndrewKarney

Hereford, United Kingdom

3013

Reviewed 3 March 2018

Local fishing at its best

Here you will see hundreds of brightly painted fishing boats setting off and returning with their very plentiful catch of diferent types of fish.

Date of experience: January 2018

Thank AndrewKarney

kingofpeppange

Peppange, Luxembourg

28064

Reviewed 26 November 2017 via mobile

a lot of fish - all dead !

One of the busiest parts of Nouakchott ! When in Mauretania , this place is a must see , even if you will probably not stay for more than an hour ! Here probably not much has changed in the last decades !

Date of experience: November 2017

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Richard J

Omaha

162123

Reviewed 22 November 2017

The essence of Nouakchott

Fishing is the primary industry and Port de Peche is where it happens. 4-6 pm Fishermen bring their daily catch of many varieties of fish and seafood. They’re sold in hundreds of stalls, so it’s very busy with customers and guys using big 2-wheelers to...More

Date of experience: November 2017

1 Thank Richard J

MMfromYUL

Reviewed 19 October 2017 via mobile

Authenic

This was a great visit to see authentic fisherman of the area, you are able to see the boats and the catches of the day.