Gaya Street Sunday Market opens from 6am until 2pm every Sunday. It is a must-visit place for tourists to Kota Kinabalu. Very crowded market yet colorful. You can find all sort of things — local and not-so-local — from traditional souvenirs to pearls to medicinal herbs. If you plan to visit Sabah, make attempt to be around in KK on Sunday. It is a phusical experience, full of sounds and sights of Sabah and Sabahans, all cramped in one busy street about 1-km long, closed to traffic every Sunday. Most hotels include a visit to this market in their tourism package. If you stay in a downtown hotel, the market is within walking distance.
I happened to be here one fine Sunday morning in December 2012. Enjoy the photos I managed to snap.
- Entrance to the Gaya Street Sunday Market in KK
- Ladies things
- Congkak (traditional game)
- Bakul-bakul
- Pearls
- Ulam-ulaman
- Groundnuts
- Souvenirs made by you
- Rattans
- Tongkat ali for men
- Household hardwares
- Jungle products
- More pets
- Pets
- Brass and steelwares
- Wallet made of frog skin
- More seashells
- Terumbu karang utk perhiasan
- Seashell from the deep
- Chinese traditional herbs
- Jesselton Hotel is located on this street
- Traditional game – RM5 per piece
- Blind masseurs with flexi fingers
- Blind musicians
- Drink this to remove body heat
- Good to stand on this stool