Gaya Street Tamu (Every Sunday early morning until noon)
situated in Gaya street, Kota Kinabalu
with a verity of products that sells there, you could say its a flee market...
Pottery!!
poultry!!
Souvenirs!!
On the main street, the stalls give way to souvenirs and handicrafts in the form of T-shirts, trinkets (most are novelty items that become useless after the first glance or use), sea shells, wooden carvings, antiques, brassware, tribal masks, wind chimes, rattan baskets, ceramics, blow-pipes, clay jars and much more. For the fashionable, peruse a range of traditional clothing from different cultures found in Sabah such as Batik (silky fabric woven with floral motifs), cosmetic jewelry (most made of plastic) and fashion apparel.
Pets
you'll come across stalls that sell live animals - Some are household pets while others are sold as food. Puppies and kittens along with hamsters, guinea pigs, mice and aquarium fish are displayed openly in cages or tanks and sold like stock at the market. Box turtles, bull frogs and snakehead fish are other more exotic animals.
and many more!!
Gaya Street is the city's tourist belt, lined with numerous
backpacker lodges, hotels, restaurants and shops. the strategically in the central location
that can be reached from anywhere within the city center. While it has a vibrant nightlife and dining scene, it's only on Sunday. You will discover unique traditional and
modern products from Borneo sold openly. From early morning till late
afternoon, the entire Street is occupied with make-shift stalls over a half
kilometer into an adjoining back alley, where there is a
large space that used to house a taxi depot. Over here, the traders mostly sell
local fruits and vegetables along with ornamental plants.
Food stalls are available in the market and visitors
will enjoy an endless selection of freshly prepared local
snacks, dishes and drinks.
Walk along and you'll find some truly unusual items
on sale among the stalls; sling bags made from large toads, complete with hind
legs and fake eyes; cultural blades in many different forms and sizes; small
plants with a minty fragrance that claim to repel mosquitoes; energy drinks
packed in recycled mineral water bottles that look and taste like antiseptic
solution; household pesticide and hardware tools you would find in an industrial store.
Towards the northern end of the Gaya Street, there is a
corner where disabled people sell their services and products in the form of
foot massages, paintings, handicrafts and song.
there is also other place that you could visit
Penampang (Dongongon)
Tamu (Market) in the town every Thursday and Friday where thousands of people gather to buy households products, foods, and traditional handicrafts such as bangles, headbands or gongs.
situated in the Penampang District
you see the town with this landmark
here is another
there is also other places as well you could visit
Putatan
Situated south of Kota Kinabalu roughly 14km from the city centre
Tamu Putatan
usually open on Saturdays and Sundays
come by and visit Kota Kinabalu the capital of Sabah!!
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