Malawi Shopping

Malawi shopping is something for which tourists love to spend their time during their holidays in this African country. Shopping in Malawi is really something very interesting. Malawi is not a very big country. It is a small nation in African continent. Shopping in Malawi can be done in the few big shopping malls in the country. The bright lights, the music playing in the background, the ever helping staff inside the malls make shopping a very special experience indeed. But many tourists are of the opinion that if one wants to have a true shopping experience in Malawi, the malls are not the place to be. It is the small shops or the road side hawkers who provide the best Malawi shopping experience. Moreover, the tourists can buy the clothes, mementoes and other things at a much cheaper rate from here.

In Malawi shopping, the things that are most commonly sold as well as looked for are the different arts and crafts items. All these products are handmade which increases their artistic value. These art items include wood and cane furniture, woodcarvings and soapstone carvings. Except these items, the beadworks and the colorful textiles are equally in demand. In the southern part of Malawi, there is a place called Salima. It is famous for the works of woodcarving. There are also traditional musical instruments that are sold in large numbers in Malawi. Malawi shopping hours is from 8.00 in the morning to 5.00 in the afternoon. The shops are not open on Sundays. But the road side shops are open each day in the week. The local banks provide the facility of currency exchange and traveler's cheque in order to help out the tourists.

The banking hour is from 8.00 in the morning to 2.00 in the afternoon. Saturdays and Sundays are holidays in Malawi. Shopping at Malawi is truly an experience that remains as a memory of a lifetime.