Bakau Fish Market
Bakau
A fishing harbor and fish market in Bakau, where colorful dugout canoes line the beach and the market is closer and easier to reach than Tanji.
Bakau is the oldest town at the northern end of the resort strip. Each afternoon, fishing boats return to the harbor, painted dugout canoes fill the beach, and women sort and sell fish and shrimp on the shore beside the smokehouses. It is smaller than Tanji but closer to the hotels, and you can walk it together with the Katchikally Crocodile Pool and the Bakau Botanic Garden. A short way north along the coast lies Cape Point, a beach with wide open views. Watch your footing on the slippery ground and keep an eye on your belongings.
Opening hours
Open all day; liveliest in the afternoon
Nearby sights
- Bakau Botanical Garden
- Kachikally Crocodile Pool
- Kotu Beach & Kotu Creek
- Serrekunda Market
- Senegambia Strip
- Bijilo Forest Park (Monkey Park)
- Abuko Nature Reserve
- Lamin Lodge