The old town is remarkable for its great variety of small shops where you can get just about anything but expect to bargain. There are two great markets, Watt Market and Marian market. Watt market is large, bustling, vibrant and full of beautiful materials etc. One can buy anything from live chickens to the most stunning wax materials, jeans at knock down prices and anything from car parts to the latest 'trainers'. Marian market is much smaller but is where the vegetables arrive once weekly from the north of Nigeria and the atmosphere on market day is fantastic, preachers are singing, women are joining in, traders are very vocal and one just bargains for everything.
Seriously, materials in Calabar are second to none. Beautiful waxes from Ghana, stunning materials from all over Africa can be found in Calabar - all at prices that will amaze. There are many very professional tailors who can make wonderful clothing from linens etc.
For those of us that we haven't tasted fresh live fish, you can get it direct from the sea.
A and A Farms, Ikot nakanda, akpabuyo, Tel: +234 0806 951-3512 Email:[email protected]), (http://www.aandafarms.net). Poultry, fishery, Piggery, Feedmill.
