TAWAU HANDICRAFT MARKET

The old Central Market, is also known as Pasar Gantung. Here you can get interesting stuff from Indonesia and the Philippines. Handicraft of multi-colored mats and baskets.

Those who are interested in interesting wooden crafts and decorative hand-woven baskets and souvenirs, ‘Pasar Gantung’ offers a plethora of goods that are both made locally and imported from Indonesia and Philippines. In this market you can find attractive batik clothes, sarongs and other clothing items.

To shop for some souvenirs, you can find plenty at the “Pasar Gantung” in Tawau town. Pasar Gantung literally means Hanging Market and is named in such a way because most of the goods sold there are hanged. You can get various goods here such as household decorative items, local handicrafts, such as hand woven baskets and placemats and clothing.

Do keep in mind to bargain before making any purchases.