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.
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- Entrance to the Gaya Street Sunday Market in KK
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- Ladies things
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- Congkak (traditional game)
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- Bakul-bakul
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- Pearls
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- Ulam-ulaman
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- Groundnuts
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- Souvenirs made by you
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- Rattans
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- Tongkat ali for men
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- Household hardwares
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- Jungle products
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- More pets
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- Pets
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- Brass and steelwares
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- Wallet made of frog skin
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- More seashells
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- Terumbu karang utk perhiasan
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- Seashell from the deep
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- Chinese traditional herbs
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- Jesselton Hotel is located on this street
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- Traditional game – RM5 per piece
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- Blind masseurs with flexi fingers
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- Blind musicians
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- Drink this to remove body heat
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- Good to stand on this stool
