The Maasai Market – Fascinating shopping experience in Nairobi

If you plan to visit Africa and indulge in some great shopping, then head to Kenya’s capital city Nairobi. The city is absolutely the best destination in East Africa where you can buy authentic African souvenirs, curios, woven artifacts, rugs, pottery, beads, traditional fabrics and wool. But, do you know that the Maasai Market is the place where an amazing shopping experience awaits you! So, book your cheap flights to Nairobi now and visit the beautiful Kenyan capital for your shopping sojourn you had been looking for.

 The Maasai Market is a favorite with the people of Nairobi and has in fact become a household name today. It is an open-air market held throughout the city at rotating venues. This market runs almost daily in one place or the other in Nairobi. This market is frequented by a large number of locals as well as tourists. Nearly 300 to 400 vendors and artists put up their wares on sale here. You will find all kinds of items being sold, including colorful fabrics, soapstone bowls, batik paintings, woven baskets, wood-carved masks, brightly beaded jewelry, and a variety of other handicraft items.

A fascinating sight awaits you at the Maasai Market. It’s pleasing to see vendors and craftsmen selling unique handicraft items donning their colorful Maasai attire. The Massai tribe people are integral to the Kenyan culture and renowned world over for their cultural ornaments and accessories. Tourists visiting here carry back home the beautiful souvenirs purchased here. A visit to the Maasai Market gives a unique African shopping experience.