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Shopping in Zaire is sure to be an unique experience both among the shopping plazas in the cities and the rural outlets with exquisite items made out of local materials. Zaire shopping includes materials starting from fresh fruits to wood carvings, colorful clothes and paintings.
The cities of Zaire has shopping areas for specific items like electronic goods, food market, clothes shops, antique shops and craft shops. Shops in Zaire have wide collection of local handworks. The rural shops mainly comprises things made by the households or the tribal groups. These items are like magnets to the tourists. The unique bracelets, ebony carvings, beaded accessories and jeweleries out of weird things like bones, seeds, plants and horns grasp the attention of the tourists. These rare piece of handworks are sold within no time.
African paintings are also one of the demanded items included in the shopping list of the tourists. These paintings are sometimes done by renowned painters and even if done by amateurs, they reveal the lifestyle of Africans on a colorful canvas. The local craft ware are also sold in the large town markets and shopping centers. Everything is available here, from fresh eatables to weaved baskets and African carvings.
The shopping days in Zaire are usually from Monday to Saturday. The shops are closed in the afternoons. Shopping at Zaire is easier with national currencies because Visa and MasterCard are only acceptable in the major hotel and shopping plazas. Foreign currency can be exchanged at the banks, which remain open from Monday to Friday (0800-1130). Shopping in Zaire offers great opportunities for the tourists to collect the rare souvenirs of Africa, Congo and Zaire.
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