Maasai Market

Maasai Market in Nairobi is a vibrant and colorful shopping experience! Stalls are filled with Maasai beadwork, jewelry, textiles, carvings, and souvenirs. Prices can be high at first, but haggling is expected and part of the fun. The atmosphere is lively, the vendors are friendly, and it’s a great place to pick up authentic Kenyan crafts while experiencing local culture. A must-visit for souvenirs and photography.

This is a perfect place to be if you are looking for some souvenirs and nice takeaways from the country of Kenya. Very lively, colourful and ethnic! You would feel like buying the entire market, all the stuff here is so attractive 👌🏽 Totally worth a visit, if you are at Nairobi. But please do check for the day and location as these markets are stalled at different places across the city at various malls on each day of the week. Better to check in advance for your convenience!

I went to buy souvenirs. As a tourist, they give me good price. They have so many beautiful & colorful. Handmade wood crafts, bracelet beads, bangles, Keychain, T-shirt, bags, purse and so many.

The market has African traditional artefacts and attires. The market also has the best sculptures you can ever get in Kenya Paintings in the market are top-notch.

This place is the definition of harassment. There are no prices for anything and locals that pick you up in an abusive way from the entrance don’t take no for an answer. They walk with you, forcing products and constantly mentioning this is a community and you will pay at the end. At the end, they take you in a corner and negociate the price for everything. Just as an idea: 2 bracelets (shell and stone), one shell necklace, a few book signs and a magnet - starting price the equivalent of 200 euro (of course they write the price in local currency to confuse you). When we wanted to leave without anything they came after us and in the end we paid around 35 Euro (still a lot for what we took). After we received the products, another guy took us from there mentioning he was security and asked for money too when we left the market. On top of everything, we were immediately surrounded by ladies with babies asking for money. We literally felt assaulted all the way. As never, I didn’t even take any pictures as a memory. I took this one outside the main square. An experience we won’t try again. There are plenty other better things to visit around Nairobi.

The market was intense and honestly overwhelming. The men were really aggressive, insisting on walking with me from seller to seller. This is what they do to tourists. The prices were ridiculously inflated, I even had to explain that I’m not working with euros or pounds and I’m at the end of my holiday. Then when it came time to pay by card, they added an extra 500, claiming it was “for the government.” On top of that, women and children were chasing after me. The whole experience felt uncomfortable and exhausting.

Street market selling little trinkets, clothing and other jewelry. The sellers are quite persistent and will push you to buy their stuff, make sure you're firm with your negotiations and be ready to say No. Most of the stuff here is good quality and cheap, and the clothes are super funky. Had a great time shopping for African print shirts and earrings.

Maasai Market was such an amazing experience! So many different vendors with similar but also many different options available. Come with plenty of cash and lots of patience. I would recommend walking around the market as much as you can first to price match with the other vendors so you get the best price, especially as a foreigner. Be prepared to haggle 🤣😂