Tourism in Nouakchott... an exciting experience that few people undertake

2019-05-07 2019-05-07T22:29:43Z
إسماعيل قاسمي
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Weather of Arabia - Nouakchott is the largest city in Mauritania and its capital sparkling with heritage. There are some exciting tourist activities on the beaches, and others that vary between shopping and observing the local people in their daily lives.

To get to the city from the Middle East, you have to fly via Turkish, Moroccan, Tunisian, or Algerian airlines that provide services to Nouakchott-Umm Al-Tunisian International Airport, which opened in 2016, and is the base of Mauritania International Airlines that travels to some African destinations and France.

The best tourist activities in Nouakchott

Five kilometers west of the center of Nouakchott, there are beautiful beaches, a fishing pier, and two beachfront hotels. Perhaps one of the most beautiful activities that you can practice here is fishing, and surfing on the beaches near Nouakchott, but you have to bring your own equipment, or you can buy some basic fishing supplies from the Lebanese stores located in Nouakchott.

Head to the fishing pier to learn first-hand about the craft of fishing in Mauritania, and in the evening you can see many teams of fishermen coming from the middle of the sea bringing in their catch of the day on canoes painted in bright colors, that booty will be sold quickly and transported on donkey carts or old Renault 12 to be returned sold in the city.

If you like to get close to the locals, you should also go with the Nouakchotts to the beaches on weekend evenings, but swimming in the sea in Nouakchott may be dangerous due to the strong current. You can also go to the French-Mauritanian Cultural Center to watch some films, concerts and exhibitions, or to the Olympic Stadium to watch a football match.

Shopping and purchasing tourist souvenirs

Traditional Mauritanian handicrafts are available in hotels, museums, and shops on Kennedy Street, and while silver jewelry such as bracelets and earrings are the most popular souvenirs, many like to buy carpets made of camel hair, and goods that show the nomadic lifestyle in Mauritania such as camel saddles and wooden boxes.

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.
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