MARKET

The market takes place every Monday in front of the mosque. It is very colourful and brings together all the merchants in the region. On Sunday evening and on Monday morning, multitudes of canoes, carts and trucks are tributary to Djenné. The stalls then filled millet, rice, dried fish, kola nuts, dairy products, salt bars, fabrics and loincloths. Part of the market is reserved for fulani shepherds selling their livestock. For the day of the fair, the peuhl women have beautiful gold jewelry, silver and amber. This is the best time to take them in photo, wearing loincloths and colourful boubous, touching and wearing gigantic earrings and rings in the nose. We really advise visitors to find themselves in Djenné that day, even though, in the high season, the number of tourists nights a little with the usual charm. In this context, it is advisable to arrive one day or two before, to be sure to find a room.