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Even though Bali is one of the international tourist destinations, there are still many traditional markets which are the main attraction for foreign tourists. For example, Sukawati Art Market, Ubud Art Market, Kumbasari Market, and Badung Market. For the night market, there is one of the most famous markets, namely Sindhu Night Market.
Sindhu Night Market usually referred to by local residents as “Sanur Night Market” or foreign tourists sometimes call it by the name “Sanur Night Market”.Sanur Night Market”. It is a market that opens from 06.00 WITA with the main dish being traditional culinary served by street vendors.
The price offered is also cheap. For example, you can find various traditional snack cakes starting from IDR 3,000. There are a variety of excellent culinary delights, from chicken noodles, meatballs, fried rice, goat satay, goat curry, to fruit ice. So, if you want to know more about the ins and outs of this market, check out the full details below.
Sindhu Night Market Tourist Attraction
In the morning, Sindhu Market operates like a normal market that sells various types of vegetables, rice, staple foods, clothes and much more. However, at night it immediately turns into a market that serves a variety of culinary delights with the following attractions:
1. Various Super Complete Culinary
Not only serving local snacks, Sindhu Night Market also has various types of culinary originating from various regions of Indonesia.
All types of food are fairly cheap, so you don’t need to bid again to be able to buy at affordable prices. Here are some foods you can enjoy:
- Chicken satay
- Goat curry
- Chicken porridge
- Fried rice
- Fried noodles
- Field rice
- Seafood
- fresh vegetables
- Meatball
- Gado-gado
- Fried food
- Salty/sweet martabak
- Chinese food
For drinks or desert, also available in several types. Starting from green bean porridge, fruit ice, Balinese coffee, to herbs.
2. Non-Culinary Products at Low Prices
Want to shop for Balinese souvenirs but the prices offered are very expensive? If yes, then you can switch from malls or shopping centers to this Shindu traditional market.
In addition to providing a variety of super complete culinary delights, there are also various types of products and games that are fun and exciting. Among them:
- Clothes
- Woven fabric
- Batik fabric
- Toy
- CD/DVD
- Children’s toys
- Shoes & Bags
- Top
- Household appliances
- Spectacles
- Move around
For those who are good at bidding, you can get the various products above at a low cost. However, for foreign tourists there may be different fees applied, different from local tourists.
3. Comfortable and Child-Friendly Atmosphere
Want to take the kids for a walk at night? You can take him to Sindhu Night Market because it is guaranteed to have a comfortable, child-friendly atmosphere, and of course there are some traditional games that you can play like odong-odong so it won’t make him feel bored.
Every night, this market is always crowded and filled with both local and foreign tourists. Even though it’s full of crowds, it’s not overcrowded so you can invite your family to enjoy the various culinary delights.
The place is clean and neat and free from crime. For Muslims, you don’t have to worry about finding halal food, because almost everything is food made from halal ingredients.
Address and How to Get to the Location
Sindhu Night Market’s address is at Jl. Fee No. 2, Sanur, South Denpasar District, Denpasar City, Bali, Indonesia. The location is 550 meters from Sanur Market, 1.8 km from Sanur Beach, 7.9 km from Denpasar City and 14.2 km from Kuta Beach.
As soon as you arrive at Ngurah Rai Airport, going to Sindhu Night Market takes about 30 minutes with a distance of 15.7 km. Here’s the route you can use:
- From Jl Ngurah Rai Airport, continue north towards Jl Kemayoran
- Arriving at the Jl Kemayoran roundabout, immediately turn back towards Jl Bypass Ngurah Rai
- Follow the road for about 11 km, then turn back towards Jl Pungutan
- About 300 meters down Jl Pungutan, you can find Sindhu Market
So, here are some tourist attractions around Sindhu Night Market that you can visit before stopping at the market:
- Sindhu Beach: to reach this beach, you can walk along Jl Pantai Shindu with a distance of 550 meters or about 7 minutes walk.
- Segara Ayu Beach: the location is adjacent to Sindhu Beach with a distance of about 750 meters which can be reached on foot in about 10 minutes.
- Sanur Beach: to visit one of the famous beaches in Bali, you can cover a distance of 1.8 km with 7 minutes of travel via motorbike/car.
- Taman Werdhi Art Centre: if you want to visit this cultural park, it takes 16 minutes to travel by car with a distance of 5.6 km.
- Seminyak Beach: The usual route to get to this beach is via Jl ByPass Ngurah Rai with a distance of 17.3 km and a journey of about 44 minutes.
Variety of Interesting Activities to Do
Actually, what can we get while visiting Sindhu Night Market? So, here are some of them:
1. Enjoy Indonesian Traditional Culinary
First, you can enjoy a variety of traditional Indonesian culinary offerings. For example goat satay, pork satay, goat curry, fried rice, fried noodles, meatballs, chicken noodles, and various other types of culinary delights.
You can get all of that at a relatively cheap price. For example, you can get market snacks starting from IDR 3,000. For meatballs or chicken noodles, you can get them starting from IDR 15,000 – 20,000, and for fruit ice, herbs, and green bean porridge starting from IDR 5,000 – 10,000.
2. Shop for souvenirs at low prices
In this market, there are various products other than culinary which are also sold at low prices. Among them ranging from clothing, shoes, bags, cloth, household appliances, to children’s toys.
There are even clothes available second hand (used clothes) with good quality but cheap prices.
3. Hang Out With Friends
The atmosphere in Sindhu is indeed different from Seminyak, Kuta, or even Sanur’s Beachwalk which tends to be livelier. Even so, it is still suitable for hanging out with friends.
Hanging out with family is also very fitting considering the atmosphere is very child-friendly, as well as serving snacks and dishes.
Supporting Facilities at the Sindu Night Market
When you want to visit this market, you can use two-wheeled vehicles. However, it is not recommended to use four-wheeled vehicles (cars) because the place is not wide enough so that later you will be confused about where to park.
There are no parking fees or entry fees at all. So, if someone says that they are asked to pay a parking fee of IDR 2,000, then that’s not true. Well, some of the facilities that you can find at the Sindu Night Market include parking areas, toilets, and seats
So, those are some things that you should know about Sindhu Night Market, especially for those of you who want to visit this traditional market in the near future.
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