Since 2005, Mauritius Island - Duty free trade zone This concerns garments, leather goods, jewelry and electrical goods.
There is enough on Mauritius A large number of fashion stores where you can buy goods from popular trademarks, and in very reasonable prices. Shopping on the island You can also engage in department stores, molla, in the bazaars and in grocery supermarkets.
Most often, local shops open from 9:00 am and work until 17:00. It happens that on weekdays, trading establishments are opening and closed for an hour later - then you mean, work on schedule 10: 00-18: 00, and on Saturday, it is open from noon to 17:00. Large establishments - Malls, department stores - also work on Sundays, from nine o'clock in the morning to noon. Sanitary days in Mauritius stores are spent once a week - usually it is Thursday.
Among Souvenirs from the island The most favorite is a glass vessel, with filling from the colorful soil "Shamanel". It is placed in the vessel layers of different colors - pink, orange, yellow, brown and bluish colors are used. Still on the island often buy filigree performed Models of sailnikov.
On the island trade Jewelry decorations With local graceful precious stones. Such a product acquired on Mauritius is significantly less than in Europe. If we talk on average, here Jewelry products You buy cheaper percent of forty , and the choice of products of this kind can satisfy the most different buyers - both at the cost of the goods and in its diversity.
Another important place of local trade is Quality cashmere products . I advise you to purchase a cashmere sweater, a scarf, a hat or a vest (there must be a mark "100% Cashmere").
If you want to make an original gift to a woman, you can buy sari. - National Indian clothes that will delight lovers of such ethnic things.
Many souvenirs traded on the island of Mauritius have the image of Bird Dodo. This type of feathered extinct in the seventeenth century, but is the main symbol of the island. Bird Dodo is depicted everywhere - on local talismans, on T-shirts and other goods. In addition to souvenir points, on the island you can walk around the handicrafts: Local masters sell ceramics, embroidery, wicker baskets and hats, glass products and stone figures.
Popular "delicious" souvenirs with Mauritius are a fruit pate, a white rum of local production, as well as flavored tea (the most famous brand is such as Bois Cherie), coffee and local spices.
The capital of the island Mauritius Port Louis avid shopping lovers can please, since here are not only small souvenir shopping points, minimarkets, etc., but also solid establishments - Malls. If you are hunting instead of swimming in the ocean and sunbathing on the beach spend time in local stores, then further information, I suppose will be useful for you.
Bagatelle Mall.
One of the most popular Molliki Islands Molliki. This commercial institution is located near the capital of the island - the city of Port Louis, next to another local settlement - Moka. The Bagatelle Mall shopping center has one hundred thirty outlets: branded stylish clothing stores and shoes, as well as trading with cosmetics, household goods, electronics and other things. In this Mall, as it is considered, you can choose good Mauritius souvenirs. Visitors who are hungry during a walk through the Bagatelle Mall shopping center will be able to eat right here - in the institution there is no shortage in choosing public catering points.
Mall Bagatelle Mall is located at Bagatelle, Port Louis, Mauritius. From Monday to Thursday, it works on schedule 09: 30-20: 30; on Fridays and Saturdays - 09: 30-22: 00; Sunday - Short working day: 09: 30-15: 00. To get details, look at the Institute website: http://www.mallofmauritius.com. You can get to this shopping center on the 135th bus - it will be necessary to exit Bagatelle stop.
Happy WORLD HOUSE.
This large commercial institution is near the port, in the central part of the city of Port Louis. In stores and boutiques that are located in this Mall, you can find almost everything: starting with fashionable clothing shoes, cosmetic and perfumery products, and ending with household goods, souvenirs and inventory for athletes. There is also a sewer here where - there are coffee shops, snack bars and restaurants in the shopping center. There is a zone of grocery stores.
HAPPY WORLD HOUSE is located on 37 Sir William Newton Street. From Monday to Friday, opens at nine o'clock in the morning and works until 17:00. On Saturdays, the institution closes earlier - at two in the afternoon. To get to this shopping center, sit on the bus and go to the stop of Sir-Sevuzagur-Ramglam Street. You can find more useful information on the Institution website: http://www.happyworld.com.
Caudan Waterfront.
This is a major shopping center in Port Louis. It is located on the urban embankment. Sell a lot of all sorts of either - stylish clothes and shoes, jewelry, perfumery, souvenir products and sports equipment. In the shopping center Caudan Waterfront, pay special attention to local textiles, leather products and craft products from local craftsmen. In the center you can entertain - in a local cinema or casino.
This Mall is located at: Les Salines, Port Louis. Works without days off, from 09:30 to 17:30. If you want to get more information, go to the site of this shopping institution: http://www.caudan.com. You can get a bus - exit the Northern Station or on the Victoria Station.
Central city market
It is one of the most popular markets of the island, and at the same time refers to major local attractions. Located near the waterfront, on Corderie Street Street. Here sells fresh fish, vegetables and fruits, spices, tea, coffee and various souvenir products - mockups of ships, wicker hats and bags, decorations and other goods in this way. The cost of products that can be bought in this market is lower than in local stores, and the choice is wider.
The market works from Monday to Saturday from 05:30 to 17:30, and on Sunday, at 23:30. You can go to it by bus: Go out at the Stop Immigration Square. Pleasant shopping!