Coming alive around 4 a.m., Cho Dam market is the largest and best known in Nha Trang city. Local people usually start shopping around 6 a.m. before the heat kicks-in, buying their seafood and necessities of life from a wide range of stalls.

There is also an extensive section of the market dedicated to souvenirs and local gifts ready for savvy tourists to barter for the best price. Warning, nearly all the branded goods sold in the markets are fakes!

Our tour guide took us to where her Mum sells betel nuts and leaves. Once used as a stimulant and antiseptic, it is now believed that chewing betel leaves may cause oral cancer and can permanently stain teeth black!

Fresh fruit stall.

Flower stall.