Shopping and Bazaar trail in Chennai
Overview
Shopping in Chennai is a great way to imbibe the rich culture of this ancient city. On this Shopping in Chennai Tour you will get to visit a wholesale market for fruits, flowers and vegetables, a market dedicated to leather, antique and junk bazaar, Burma bazaar flea market, a fish market and an art and crafts shop.
Inclusions
- All taxes, fees and handling charges
- Lunch
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Entry/Admission - VTI Chennai
- Entry/Admission - Burma Bazaar
- Entry/Admission - Koyambedu Market
What to expect
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Pass By: Five Senses Tours, Chennai (Madras) India
orientation
Stop At: Koyambedu Market, T/A-118, Anna Fruit Market, Wholesale Market Complex, Koyambedu, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600107, India
6 AM- Our guide will pick up you from the hotel
630AM- Koyambedu wholesale market
Over the next 1.5 hours we will walk through the lanes for flowers, fruits and vegetables. We begin at the flower market where 60 tons of flowers are sold every day. Roses, jasmine, marigold and firecracker flower are the fast selling varieties.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Burma Bazaar, Parrys Corner, Chennai Port Mannady, Chennai (Madras) 600001 India
Leather market- We visit a wholesale market for leather where traders visit from many parts of the world. Set up a few decades earlier, this market has emerged as a gateway to one of the most important leather manufacturing pockets of India. Shoppers love this market because of its reputation for products made from genuine leather.
Flea market- Moore market is a flea market that has literally risen from the ashes. The original market with more than 800 stalls selling books, clothes and plastic goods was gutted in a fire in 1985. The shops were relocated to the present location and this flea market has become popular again. The market is a great place to shop for used books, junk & antiques and even gramophones!
Burma Bazaar- We will visit Burma Bazaar, one of the most popular flea markets in Chennai. Set up for refugees from Burma, this bazaar today is great for good bargains on stationary, clothes, DVD’s, electronic items, software, perfumes and toys.
Fish market- After visiting bazaars and flea markets, we now head to a fish market! This fish market is the most famous in Chennai and it supplies to all the hotels in the city. Located next to the Chennai Harbour, this is a great place to shop for seer, pomfret, prawn, shark, sardine, crab, silverbellies, carangids and mackerel.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: VTI Chennai, (old No.765, 180, Anna Salai, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600002, India
Traditional Art & Crafts Emporium
Victoria Technical Institute was established in 1887 to commemorate the golden jubilee celebrations of Queen Victoria. Today this institute promotes traditional handicrafts by scouting for artisans and craftsmen living in the remote areas, training them and providing a marketplace for their labour. It is a fantastic place for shopping for clothes, toys, wooden furniture and carvings, paintings, bronze sculptures and sandalwood items.
1PM- Shopping in Chennai tour ends after we drop you back to your hotel
Duration: 1 hour
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Pass By: Five Senses Tours, Chennai (Madras) India
orientation
Stop At: Koyambedu Market, T/A-118, Anna Fruit Market, Wholesale Market Complex, Koyambedu, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600107, India
6 AM- Our guide will pick up you from the hotel
630AM- Koyambedu wholesale market
Over the next 1.5 hours we will walk through the lanes for flowers, fruits and vegetables. We begin at the flower market where 60 tons of flowers are sold every day. Roses, jasmine, marigold and firecracker flower are the fast selling varieties.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Burma Bazaar, Parrys Corner, Chennai Port Mannady, Chennai (Madras) 600001 India
Leather market- We visit a wholesale market for leather where traders visit from many parts of the world. Set up a few decades earlier, this market has emerged as a gateway to one of the most important leather manufacturing pockets of India. Shoppers love this market because of its reputation for products made from genuine leather.
Flea market- Moore market is a flea market that has literally risen from the ashes. The original market with more than 800 stalls selling books, clothes and plastic goods was gutted in a fire in 1985. The shops were relocated to the present location and this flea market has become popular again. The market is a great place to shop for used books, junk & antiques and even gramophones!
Burma Bazaar- We will visit Burma Bazaar, one of the most popular flea markets in Chennai. Set up for refugees from Burma, this bazaar today is great for good bargains on stationary, clothes, DVD’s, electronic items, software, perfumes and toys.
Fish market- After visiting bazaars and flea markets, we now head to a fish market! This fish market is the most famous in Chennai and it supplies to all the hotels in the city. Located next to the Chennai Harbour, this is a great place to shop for seer, pomfret, prawn, shark, sardine, crab, silverbellies, carangids and mackerel.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: VTI Chennai, (old No.765, 180, Anna Salai, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600002, India
Traditional Art & Crafts Emporium
Victoria Technical Institute was established in 1887 to commemorate the golden jubilee celebrations of Queen Victoria. Today this institute promotes traditional handicrafts by scouting for artisans and craftsmen living in the remote areas, training them and providing a marketplace for their labour. It is a fantastic place for shopping for clothes, toys, wooden furniture and carvings, paintings, bronze sculptures and sandalwood items.
1PM- Shopping in Chennai tour ends after we drop you back to your hotel
Duration: 1 hour
Additional information
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Face masks required for travelers in public areas
- Face masks required for guides in public areas
- Face masks provided for travelers
- Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
- Gear/equipment sanitized between use
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Regular temperature checks for staff
- Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
- Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Ticket delivery
You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
Cancellation
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
kanthaj2022
October 2022
Hospitality is in a sub zero level. Smelly everywhere. A Poluter dirty city. Metro rail is supperb. Megamalls are superb. Big and good hottels with bad food. Airport is OK.
Hospitality is in a sub zero level. Smelly everywhere. A Poluter dirty city. Metro rail is supperb. Megamalls are superb. Big and good hottels with bad food. Airport is OK.EusTang
December 2022
The tour was excellent! Satish was my tour guide. He speaks good English and explains the places, the foods, the markets very well. We saw the lighthouse at Marina Beach, visited the Flowers, vegetables and fruits markets at Koyambedu Market. The breakfast and lunch were great too! Although tour...
The tour was excellent! Satish was my tour guide. He speaks good English and explains the places, the foods, the markets very well. We saw the lighthouse at Marina Beach, visited the Flowers, vegetables and fruits markets at Koyambedu Market. The breakfast and lunch were great too! Although tour guide and driver were late by 30mins, but I didn’t mind this. As a tourist I understand Chennai traffic is always heavy. This is not my first time to Chennai so I am well aware of this. If anyone is going to join the tour, give this kind of traffic a little patience :)Culture687635
October 2023
I had a great day exploring Chennai. I booked shopping and bazaar trail. When Kennan my guide picked me up at the hotel he took the time to ask me a lot of questions to make sure I got the best experience as possible. I got to se a lot of things I was not expecting and it was great. The lunch was...
I had a great day exploring Chennai. I booked shopping and bazaar trail. When Kennan my guide picked me up at the hotel he took the time to ask me a lot of questions to make sure I got the best experience as possible. I got to se a lot of things I was not expecting and it was great. The lunch was one of the highlights. Being a sensitive person when it comes to spicy food he made sure I was ok and still got great local food. Some of the extras I got to see was St. Thomas Cathedral , the Lighthouse and Marina BeachWheresEmilynow
April 2023
There will be a TLDR at the end. It was as a great experience. I have to start by talking about the guide because they can make it break the experience. Nivi was mine. She is so sweet! Definitely ask for her because she is very good at navigating these places, great information at places we went,...
There will be a TLDR at the end. It was as a great experience. I have to start by talking about the guide because they can make it break the experience. Nivi was mine. She is so sweet! Definitely ask for her because she is very good at navigating these places, great information at places we went, setting expectations about the places we went, giving good tips on solo female travel in India, negotiating with sellers, taking great candid photos through the day, and checking in with you to make sure you’re ok and always comfortable. I took a tour on a Sunday. Sundays are good because the traffic is significantly less but not all the shops are open early if at all, particularly at the bazaar. I don’t feel like I missed out though. First, we went to the fish market. It is open air, right near Marina Beach. Manage your expectations. It’s a fish market so there will be smells. Lots of cool fish though. Then we went to the bazaar, most shops were closed, so we came back later when there were some more open. Then we went to the Victoria institute of technology. It’s not a school, it’s a three story shop with amazing furniture and trinkets. The amount of detail is breathtaking. Then we went to a fruit and veg market. It so busy but so interesting. Amazing amounts of things for sale. Finally, we had lunch and Nivi helped me find some amazing new foods. TLDR: lots of things to see, so many options to buy things. Sundays have less shops open but more fish and fruit and veg stalls open. Nivi is amazing and you should ask for her18Swe
May 2022
Being a white female over in Chennai on Business - I wanted to get an opportunity to explore a part of Chennai that is not for everyone. The trip was a whistle top tour that brought be to see places that is not typically seen but is very much part of the heart beat of India. I got to see a part o...
Being a white female over in Chennai on Business - I wanted to get an opportunity to explore a part of Chennai that is not for everyone. The trip was a whistle top tour that brought be to see places that is not typically seen but is very much part of the heart beat of India. I got to see a part of the ‘. Rawness’ of India that is not usually seen. The tour guide even gave me local knowledge , identified building of historical culture and part of the Indian society along the way from market to market. One of the last stops on the planned agenda was a gift shop- no haggling and no one enticing you in to the shop. This is what I liked about it and managed to do all my gift shopping to bring a piece of India home.As I had not seen St Thomas’s Basilica and was a must see due to the importance of the church- I nearly missed out on this opportunity. What a surprise to end a busy morning when the tour guide brought me here on my way back to the hotel. I felt very safe as a single traveler in the company of the staff that took me on my tour. Some places we did not stay long in but there was no pressure from the guide.It was giving me a side of life in India that I would not get to see. Well done 5 sense tour for giving me just enough of what was on the itinerary .tissemallon
July 2019
Our guide, Vijay, listened to the details of what we wanted to experience and created a customized itinerary. We had a wonderful day as Vijay guided us to the local and authentic side of Chennai. We got to visit the market, take a ride on the metro, eat lots of delicious food and more. I really a...
Our guide, Vijay, listened to the details of what we wanted to experience and created a customized itinerary. We had a wonderful day as Vijay guided us to the local and authentic side of Chennai. We got to visit the market, take a ride on the metro, eat lots of delicious food and more. I really appreciated getting to ask a million questions on all aspects of Indian life and history. Vijay was patient, well informed and a great guy overall. Highly recommended.