Shop for the best buys in Cape Town
Cape
Town Shopping: Where to Shop for Best Buys
Cape Town Shopping: Where to Shop for Best
Buys
Author: Candy
Smith
Seasoned shoppers in Cape Town will tip you to buy
diamonds. This is diamond country if you do not know it yet, and the biggest
diamond of 7,000 carats was found in South Africa. But well, you can dream on.
But for diamonds, South Africa is the place for you, and the diamonds have
wound their way to Cape Town. So get your share when you do the shopping
rounds.
Diamonds and Then Some
Hard-nosed shoppers know where to do their Cape
Town shopping. They know where to get handcrafted jewelry, masks, wines,
intricate beadwork, precious stones and diamonds. Well, the place is teeming with
shops, trendy malls, flea markets, souvenir shops, and streetside stalls open
from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
If shopping is your pleasure, there
are Cape Town hotels within walking distance to the shops and specialty stores
for great finds. Staying near the shopping district will save you time and
avert the stress that comes with shopping.
Here are the top
shopping places in the city:
Malls
• Canal Walk. This is a large shopping
mall, which houses hundreds of stores and restaurants. You can find designer
labels here and all the stuff the fashionable you’d like to strut back home. If
you want a break from window-shopping and comparing prices, you can drop in at
the skate park or take a spin in the indoor karting track. Want something less
physical? Go to the gaming arcade.
• Cavendish Square. This is the hippest mall that carries
world-renowned goods and fashion items. Walk the sky bridges that connect
Cavendish Square to Cavendish Connect. With hundreds of stores to choose from,
it will literally take you days to finish your shopping. The mall is right
smack in the heart of the Southern suburbs.
• TygerValley. If you are looking for
musical instruments, visit this place in the Bellville area, and do not forget
to drop in the food court area where you can get a sampling of international or
local cuisines.
Markets
• Pan
African Market on Long Street first started out as a crafts store and grew to
what it is today—a three-story market. It is always a tourist stop for tribal
craft such as masks, swords, ostrich feathers and eggs, drums, headdresses,
African art, curio, textile, and pottery. The latest hot item in the market is
the exquisite wirework.
• Greenmarket
Square is the oldest market in Cape Town. Just look at the cobbled square. You
can find everything here. Curios, sandals, fabrics, jewelry, and antiques.
Surrounded by restaurants, you can always sample the local dishes and a glass
of red Cape Town wine.
• Neighborgoods Market is Cape Towns premiere gourmet
market where you can feast on organic soups, local cheeses, warm gluhwein,
fresh citrus fruits, and organic avocados. Stock up on spices, and winter
herbs, wine and fresh winter veggies. The market is open rain or shine.
Don’t forget to ask for sales invoices from the shops. You
can still claim back the VAT you paid on items you are taking back home. If the
value of the goods you bought exceeds R250, you get 1.5 percent of the VAT
deducted.
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incomparable Cape Town
accommodation--quality customer service plus world-class comfort and
convenience.
03.11.2008. 09:38
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