Place · Port and fish harbour
Dakhla fishing port
Boats, nets and fish trucks: go early and keep out of the way of the workers.
Key facts
- Time on site
- 30–45 min
- p95 60 min
- Price
- Free
- Hours
- unknown
- Best time
- before 09:30
- quietest window
- 28″ bags
- Painful
- Port and fish harbour: painful
- Getting there
- Petit taxi to the harbour gate
- Go before 09:30
- Free entry
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Rules in force · 10Nine African countries on this site have no trip line bec…Sand on the pavements and no lifts in most shops
- Africa ↗When a route touches a yellow-fever country — even a transit of 12 hours or more — keep the original yellow card (ICVP) in your hand luggage; health desks and airlines can refuse boarding or entry without it.
- Africa ↗Nine African countries on this site have no trip line because governments advise against travel; several others have no-go regions. Read your government's advice for every country on the route before paying deposits.
- North Africa ↗Plan links between North African countries by air or by ferry via Europe; the only regularly usable land borders for visitors are Tunisia–Algeria and Morocco–Mauritania via Western Sahara.
- North Africa ↗Book Saharan nights (dunes, desert camps, oasis tours) between October and April; from May to September desert day temperatures regularly exceed 40 °C and many tours stop.
- Western Sahara ↗In practice, entry is through Morocco and Moroccan entry rules apply; check them for your passport before booking.
- Western Sahara ↗Stay on main roads west of the berm; the area around and east of it contains landmines and unexploded ordnance.
- Western Sahara ↗Expect frequent police checkpoints on the coastal road; carry your passport and copies.
- Dakhla peninsula ↗Book every transfer in advance: taxis to the camps are few and priced by distance.
- Dakhla ↗Sand on the pavements and no lifts in most shops: large bags go from the car to the door, never on a walk.
- Dakhla ↗Stay on paved roads and marked tracks: the interior and the area near the berm contain landmines and unexploded ordnance.
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Time on site
Minimum
20min
Worthwhile
30min
Typical
45min
p95
60min
The port has no published visiting hours; activity is highest in the early morning.
On the ground
Getting in, crowds, and where to go if it does not work
Getting in
- Stop
- Petit taxi to the harbour gate
- Exit
- —
- Ticket
- free · official site
- Stairs
- note: none of note
- Shoes
- Shoes on.
Crowds and switching
- Crowd clock
- Busy at dawn and when boats land.
- Sensory load
- 3/5
- Exposure
- high
Bailouts
heat
Hotel café (shelter from the wind)
Nearest rescue anchor: A — Harbour gate café (field-verify)
Red lines
- Do not photograph naval, customs or police areas.
Deep dive
Questions, what is nearby, photos and sources
Questions and answers
No questions answered here yet.
Nearby
Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.
Sources
- officialMorocco National Tourist Office
- secondaryWikivoyage — Dakhla