Nyaung U Market
Nyaung U Market
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milliesmum2016
Christchurch, New Zealand1,771 contributions
Dec 2019 • Friends
This is a great market. I could have mooched around here for hours longer than we had at our disposal. The sellers were very gracious to all the tourists who clearly weren't going to be buying lots of fruit and vege. However, there also souvenir acquiring opportunities here.
A fun early morning visit.
A fun early morning visit.
Written 10 February 2020
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Anaputtachai
London, UK215 contributions
Aug 2015 • Couples
This is the best place to meet the local & see their life style, especially the tea house. You also can buy the souvenirs in this market, the price is much cheaper than anywhere in town. Make sure you bargain hard! Enjoy your shopping.
Written 4 May 2016
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hedyhee
kuala lumpur25 contributions
if you were boring to schedule whole day for sightseeing pagoda. nyaung market is a place for a short break. we bought fresh fruit pineapple here, it is really sweet! but be cautious of their food stall , we have take noodles meal here , but we have diarrhea at night
Written 23 July 2014
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Paul B
Tokyo57 contributions
June 2014 • Couples
We dropped by the market on our driver's recommendation. We had gone past it on bikes the day before and thought it looked very crowded and really only aimed at locals. Our fears were confirmed when we got out of the taxi; we immediately had "tanakha" pasted onto our faces, two people tried to sell us postcards and beggars asked for money. The market itself is extremely busy and the walkways are very narrow, and we felt a bit in the way at times.
As usual in Myanmar, people were pretty friendly and many just shouted out "hello" as we passed. To our surprise, we actually ended up doing a fair bit of shopping after we found stalls selling clothes and other souvenirs at the back, away from the street. We got a couple of fun T-shirts and some Burmese clothes at decent prices.
So, a bit stressful in parts, but overall we had a good time. I bet it's going to change a lot as Myanmar opens further and even more tourists arrive in Bagan.
As usual in Myanmar, people were pretty friendly and many just shouted out "hello" as we passed. To our surprise, we actually ended up doing a fair bit of shopping after we found stalls selling clothes and other souvenirs at the back, away from the street. We got a couple of fun T-shirts and some Burmese clothes at decent prices.
So, a bit stressful in parts, but overall we had a good time. I bet it's going to change a lot as Myanmar opens further and even more tourists arrive in Bagan.
Written 24 June 2014
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bikerbabe22
Milton, Canada795 contributions
Jan 2020 • Solo
There is a lot of variety at this market, all kinds of foods and drinks, clothing, household goods, toys, shoes, etc. It is easily navigated
Written 11 April 2020
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ima1derer
Los Angeles, CA383 contributions
May 2015 • Couples
We always make it a point to visit the local market on most travel destinations we go to. You get to see the local life in this markets. NU Market is the local market for the people of Bagan. Fresh fruits, vegetables, fish and meat are sold here. As well as clothes, crafts, pottery, flowers and food. Its not a big market but lots of color and activity. Take in the surroundings the smells, taste some local delicacies. Experience Bagan market in the morning. Activity tapers off later in the day.
Written 21 July 2015
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Superbunny1
161 contributions
Apr 2014 • Friends
This market was on our itenery and it would seem a number of tours stop here. It is real eye opener to see a food market this large with no health warnings. We walked through and noted the stench of rotting veges and sewage as the stall holders on dirt ground sell there veges to the locals. There are a number of beggers in real poverty around and many sellers of postcards at a really cheap price if you haggle, however, no real trinkets to buy but an experience never the less.
Written 25 May 2014
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Jojo
Scotland, UK168 contributions
Mar 2020 • Couples
Authentic and busy local market. Lot of vegetables, souvenirs and clothes to buy. Great experience and a must see when in Nyaung-U!
Written 17 March 2020
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Koko
4 contributions
Sept 2019 • Business
One way to pack lighter...and to be under the weight allowance of the airlines is the knowledge acquired from past visits to Bagan that going to Nyaung U market I would find evrrything.Well...almost everything...
I needed a stylus for my tablet.I have two.
...at home, but in the last minute of packing,they remained at home.At the local NyaungU cellphone store they never heard about such a thing. I wasted my time,and the sales person's.time trying to explain.
I still.business there buying a larger cellphone with slightly larger keys
Good idea because I am using it right now.I am still amazed how the youngsters here can tap away messages so fast.Nobody has this
tinger like mine.Well...I also needed a SIM
Card and,a contract to buy.enough minutes .to call family back home. Change enough dollars at.the airport in Yangon, so.when you arrive at Bagan you can't leave the terminal only after paying the so-called archeological area tax.Loaded with kyats,now you can head back to Nyaung U market to complete.your shopping list.By the time I left the store, my phone was ready for.my first transpacific call but not before stopping at the nearby farmer's market to buy some fruit,a toenail clipper,shaving cream and flouride free toothpaste.
Ready to go home to my air-conditioned room, have a cold shower,fix me a cold cup of coffee and open my Trip Advisor application to write this review.
Bagan with it's over 2000 temples,pagodas of all sizes ha much more to offer than its archelogical storybook.
One such place not to skip must be Nyaung U's Market.
.
I needed a stylus for my tablet.I have two.
...at home, but in the last minute of packing,they remained at home.At the local NyaungU cellphone store they never heard about such a thing. I wasted my time,and the sales person's.time trying to explain.
I still.business there buying a larger cellphone with slightly larger keys
Good idea because I am using it right now.I am still amazed how the youngsters here can tap away messages so fast.Nobody has this
tinger like mine.Well...I also needed a SIM
Card and,a contract to buy.enough minutes .to call family back home. Change enough dollars at.the airport in Yangon, so.when you arrive at Bagan you can't leave the terminal only after paying the so-called archeological area tax.Loaded with kyats,now you can head back to Nyaung U market to complete.your shopping list.By the time I left the store, my phone was ready for.my first transpacific call but not before stopping at the nearby farmer's market to buy some fruit,a toenail clipper,shaving cream and flouride free toothpaste.
Ready to go home to my air-conditioned room, have a cold shower,fix me a cold cup of coffee and open my Trip Advisor application to write this review.
Bagan with it's over 2000 temples,pagodas of all sizes ha much more to offer than its archelogical storybook.
One such place not to skip must be Nyaung U's Market.
.
Written 16 September 2019
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Mallika
Bengaluru, India144 contributions
July 2019 • Couples
This place had both touristy and local feeling to it and it offers all the shopping you can do in Bagan for far more reasonable prices and this is the place locals shop.
Would defnitely recommd trying if you are not fussy about cleanliness and want to experience the real Myanmar. Skip the village tours of Bagan and visit here instead. Its gives more insights to local life and culture.
The market offers everything from food to clothes to souvenirs and fake lacquerware. we got the unmixed tea salad, tamarind flakes, lots of fabrics, bed covers, local spices etc. all at better prices than elsewhere. Better to have a local guide to help you bargain at clothes stalls and to translate.
Would defnitely recommd trying if you are not fussy about cleanliness and want to experience the real Myanmar. Skip the village tours of Bagan and visit here instead. Its gives more insights to local life and culture.
The market offers everything from food to clothes to souvenirs and fake lacquerware. we got the unmixed tea salad, tamarind flakes, lots of fabrics, bed covers, local spices etc. all at better prices than elsewhere. Better to have a local guide to help you bargain at clothes stalls and to translate.
Written 14 July 2019
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We are staying in zfreeti hotel in Bagan. Are these markets within walking distance? We are in the Nuang U area. Thanks renaej
Written 18 August 2017
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