Best of · MARKETS
The 9 best markets you can book today, with the fare, how long each one runs and who it suits. Number one is top for a reason; start there.
Ride from Maspalomas, Playa del Inglés, San Agustín, Bahía Feliz, Puerto Rico, or Arguineguín to Puerto de Mogan. You get about four hours for the market, port, cafés, and canals, plus guide commentary and return transport. Guide Kebir has been praised for friendly, clear help.
“Great trip, guide was lovely and very knowledgeable. Plenty of time to wander around Puerto del Mogan”
Ride from Albufeira to Loulé with hotel pickup, then explore the market and old town on your own. Browse cork goods, clothes, crafts, produce, fish, and indoor stalls. Drivers such as Johnny add local color, but this is an independent shopping outing, not a guided walking tour.
“Johnny was amazing tour guide we got a mini van( mini bus) with 8 other people we got picked up outside our home and thr others got picked up outside hotels . The Loule markets were amazing and I found a vegan restaurant inside the market which did amazing vegan burgers and vegan Nata. So i was very happy. My mom got cork bags and tablecloths so she was happy. We skipped the gypsy market and did only the loule markets and walking inside the town was lovely with cute streets. Thanks.”
You’ll ride an air-conditioned bus from select Algarve hotels to Loulé, where you can shop the covered market, browse the Roma market, visit the castle and museum, and stroll the town. Guides speak English, French, or German. Some departures have been led by Ana with driver Paulino.
“Variety of products, local sources and fresh. Local pickup from hotel and onward travel in AC coach to market”
Travel from Albufeira to Quarteira for a half-day shopping trip covering the famous Gypsy Market and town center. Expect about four hours, Albufeira pickup, free entry, and a driver-led ride. Drivers such as Johnny and Francisco have added local color, humor, and helpful information.
“Had a great day, bus driver Johnny was brilliant, gave tour while driving and told jokes, markets were OK, went on to villamour seen very experienced yachts seen how the rich live 😎 great tour”
Meet your English-speaking guide at Nairobi National Museum at 9am for a five-hour city circuit covering the museum, KICC, Bomb Blast Memorial Park, Railway Museum, Kibera, and Maasai Market in Karen. Guides such as Ruben and Francis have led this route. Transport, water, and entrance fees are listed as included, though you should confirm museum charges before booking.
“Le guidé a été en retard et est resté enjoignable, un stop a été annulé (rail museum) et je n'est été pas été avertie avant, le guide ne parlais pas uniquement quand on lui posait une question, bref j'ai pas aimé”
Start around 8:00 with hotel pickup or a chosen meeting point, then travel by air-conditioned food bus with guide Palm and photographer Army. Taste mango sticky rice and Pad Thai, ride the train to Lat Yai, cruise Damnoen Saduak for 80 minutes, and finish with snacks at Salt Lake De Maeklong.
“Amazing experience and the photographer took amazing pictures for us!”
Ride through Berlin’s Christmas lights for 2.5 hours with a live German-speaking guide. See Kurfürstendamm, KaDeWe, Potsdamer Platz, Checkpoint Charlie, Bebelplatz, Alexanderplatz, and Charlottenburg Palace. You’ll also have time for the palace market and free mulled wine.
“It went smoothly. Next time I would like to have a non-alcoholic punch. And maybe a few funny anecdotes about Berlin or Christmas. 🤶”
Meet your English-speaking guide at River City Bangkok for a seven-hour trip to Maeklong Railway Market and Damnoensaduak Floating Market. Ride an air-conditioned bus, watch vendors clear an active railway line, shop from canal boats, and sample Thai snacks. Lunch and hotel transfers are not included.
You travel from Hanoi by night train or sleeper bus, trek with a local English-speaking guide through H’Mong, Zay, and Red Dao villages, sleep in Ta Van, and continue by bus to Hanoi or Ha Giang. Bac Ha Market is an optional Sunday extension.
“We had an amazing time at Sapa, mainly because we had such a great guide. Tung was knowledgable and funny and told us lots of stories about the village and culture there. The hike was great, you get to walk through villages and see how the local people live, and accommodation in Ta Van village was clean and beautiful. Thank you so much Tung!”
A loop, an open deck, a night run or a whole day on the coach.
