Place · Central Market & Aapravasi Ghat
Aapravasi Ghat
A World Heritage immigration depot on the waterfront where indentured labourers landed: an hour with the interpretation centre, before the market.
Key facts
- Time on site
- 45–60 min
- p95 90 min
- Price
- on site
- Hours
- unknown
- Best time
- unknown
- 28″ bags
- No
- Central Market & Aapravasi Ghat: forbidden
- Getting there
- Quay Street side of the Caudan; walk from the waterfront
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Plan
What to know before you go, how long it takes, when to be there
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Time on site
Minimum
30min
Worthwhile
45min
Typical
60min
p95
90min
Opening hours are not printed until verified.
On the ground
Getting in, crowds, and where to go if it does not work
Getting in
- Stop
- Quay Street side of the Caudan; walk from the waterfront
- Exit
- —
- Ticket
- on site · official site
- Stairs
- note: none of note
- Shoes
- Shoes on.
Crowds and switching
- Crowd clock
- Quiet outside school groups; mornings are calm.
- Sensory load
- 2/5
- Exposure
- medium
Bailouts
heat
Aapravasi Ghat interpretation centre (AC)
rain
Aapravasi Ghat interpretation centre (AC)
Nearest rescue anchor: B — Aapravasi Ghat interpretation centre (AC)
Red lines
- Follow the site rules at the ruins; no climbing on the walls.
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.
- ClusterCentral Market & Aapravasi Ghatnearest point: Aapravasi Ghat interpretation centre (AC)160 m · 3 min walk
- ClusterChinatown & Jummah Mosque330 m · 5 min walk
- ClusterCaudan Waterfrontnearest point: Museum entrance (AC)400 m · 7 min walk
- Sleep areaCaudan Waterfront (hotel)600 m · 10 min walk
- ClusterChamp de Mars & Fort Adelaide640 m · 10 min walk
- Sleep areaChamp de Mars (guesthouse or hotel)880 m · 14 min walk
Sources
- officialAapravasi Ghat Trust Fund (official)
- secondaryWikivoyage — Port Louis