lekki market

Mademoiselle_Sanne

A nice collection of arts and crafts from all regions in Nigeria (and the rest of Africa), vibrant atmosphere. Be ready to bargain and enjoy!

GAJ68

I've been to the Lekki Market 3 times - each time I have gone I have been with a local friend of mine. I've gotten great deals on leather purses, wood carvings and jewelry. You've got to be willing to haggle and bargin and also talk story.

tour2nigeria

Lekki market makes shopping easy for both domestic and foreign Tourists and if you are just one of those curious shoppers for home decorations and accessories you will like it here. Always be security conscious of your bags and mobile phone not to attract pick pockets to you.

fjrmpr

Great place to see african art and buy gifts to take back home. also you see the conditions in which people live in Lagos.

KobusLou

This is a great place for tourists to get great gifts back home. Real African market! great experiance.

samboDublin

Usual African marketDidn't see much artThe meat selling area is perticularly bloody if you don't like that Axing huge sides of beef down narrow alleysYou have to avoid being splashed with blood!All the same kind of stuff is for sale in Lagos Island Central

TimmoW16

You buy an array of materials or wooded sculptures here. It is something different to do in Lagos and the price negotiating can be fun.

sweetweet

I live close to this place, so it's easy to forget it's there. However, every time I go there, I still get lost wandering from shop to shop. This is a great place for tourists to get great gift items to take back home. You can find locally dyed fabrics, ready-to-wear outfits for men, women and kids, great trinkets - beaded necklaces, bracelets, rings and earrings and all sorts of African (mostly West African) art forms like carvings, paintings, woven things, table cloths, scarves...the list is endless! You will also find a great selection of African music, not just Nigerian music, which is fantastic in itself. I love this place! There is also a fruit and vegetable market where you can find almost every conceivable fruit and veg, including those more common to European palates. In fact, this market is referred to locally as 'Oyibo' market (Oyibo is loosely translated as 'white/caucasian'). It's a local market, so don't expect air-conditioning or paved sidewalks, but it's very authentic in its feel.Don't leave Lagos without visiting this place! Top marks!

globetravell

This is a big market with lot of options from artificial jewelry, pearls, wooden products and leather. I like the pure leather products and some of dem would actually make customized products for you on special order. You need to be expert at bargaining else you will end up paying a huge amount.Tip: bargain at couple of shops to know the low rates and then make the final purchase.

renetter

A bustling market with a wide variety of items makes for fun outing. You will find the usual wood carvings as at most African markets, but also more unusual traditional artifacts, paintings, pottery, jewellery and even furniture. Wish the ivory selling stalls were not there though! The vendors drive a hard bargain, but are mostly very friendly and don't harass you too much. They are also very willing to share interesting tales and background information about the tribal history, origin and uses of some of the artifacts on sale - just ask. The fresh produce section has a great variety and is a good place to get some of the local fruits.

Hibbing

Lekki Market is a great place to support the slaughter of elephants. You will see several Lebanese and Chinese people purchasing ivory to be smuggle through the very dishonest customs agents at the airport. There are many other things to purchase, but mostly tourist crafts for a place not for tourists. I have worked in Lagos for 4 years. I would not recommend it for any tourism. Lekki is a place to get cheap (cost & quality) souvenirs for family if you have a financial reason to be in Lagos or exploit elephant poaching. Those who come to Lagos for tourism should fire their travel agent. There are many safer places in Africa, which can give a much richer experience.

RameshMysore

Though we have been in Lagos for nearly two years, never had the opportunity to visit Lekki Market, which is in Victoria Islands, a posh Lagos neighborhood. It is indeed what we had heard about..a place for all types of pearls, garnet etc., and you can see many foreigners flocking in for shopping. This apart, one can get good wooden artifacts which are worth carrying back home as souvenirs. The market by itself is not posh and is situated in decrepit buildings, which houses tiny but well stocked shops. Bargaining is a must, but fortunately shopkeepers do not pester us. That leaves you to get into a shop that interests you. What is strange (and to some extent repulsing) is you can see full leopard skin, python skin, stuffed crocodiles of all sizes and ladies' vanity bags made of rare animal skins. There are a few shops exclusively for ivory items!! These are the things one can never imagine to see so openly put up for exhibition or sale in many countries. Still, Lekki Market is certainly worth a visit when one visits Lagos.

Intrepidtravellers_8

We bought fabulous things here. All our take home presents came from this excellent market. It was really difficult to find and we tried several turnings before our driver found the right one. The road is truly awful and if our daughter hadn't been there before we would never have recognised it. When we first got out of the car it seemed unlikely that there would be anything to buy but having passed the kitchen stalls we came to the ivory stalls and eventually the leather goods stalls. We bought very nice handbags, wallets, belts and purses at good prices. I'm not sure whether we paid too much but everyone was very nice and we didn't feel too pressured at any time. We did pay someone to carry our bags but this didn't seem too much of an imposition. Not sure I'd ever find it again, but if I could bear the road I'd happily return for presents.

chefsimon69

great market tucked away at Lekki.Walk through the first stalls and down to the back to find the deals. They say prices are more on the weekends but to be honest they are high every day of the week. Just be prepared to use your bargaining skils. Never pay more than half of what they ask for.among this market you will see all sorts of animal hides which should be on a animal and not ready for a wall. Ivory was in abundance being sold to the Asian mass which flock there on weekend to buy. This is real and not plastic as some people have said.very sad to see and wish it would stopsome good chinese food products to be bought here also.Enjoy and get yourself a great dealSimon

amitpi

This is a tyipcal market lined with small shopes more than 300 selling all types of local stuff.Approach road to the market is very bad,better to take a SUV.Carry your own water bottle .Once you are in,you will lose track of time .Market offers wide variety of pearls,paintings,cloths,arttcles made from animal skin,ivory,wood.Be prepared to be a tough bargainer.One can even exchange money at reasonably good rates if you run out of local currency.Overall a nice place to spend 2-3 hrs even with the basic infrastructure the market offers.Weekend is ideal time to visit to get a good deal.