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 Colourful wooden fishies by FletteMette
Most tourists will find prices on the tourist islands to be very inflated. We visited the local island of Rasdhoo (in the Rasdhoo atoll) - and found prices there to be *much* lower compared to Kuramathi. (1 USD for 1.5 liters of water, as opposed to 4.5 USD on Kuramathi!) There were lots of souvenir and handicraft shops on Rasdhoo, with a much better selection than on Kuramathi. You'll find a variety of souvenirs, such as t-shirts, bags and sarongs, all sorts of woodcarved items, paintings, woven mats - and of course the usual keyrings and fridge magnets. (But please, *please* avoid the shark teeth and jaws you'll find for sale!! More in my "Tourist trap" tip!) Postcards, drinks and snacks are available too.
You'll also find Maldivian coin sets for sale - you probably won't even see Maldivian coins elsewhere, as the USD is what tourists generally use!
Bargaining is a must on the local islands - but do it with a smile, and don't get too upset over a dollar or three!;o) Leave a Comment Theme: Local Craft
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 Local Island shops by LisaMJ
There are lots of souvenir shops, each painted in shocking pink and orange colours so you'll see them!
We got all of our gifts/souvenirs from this island, and some nice crafty pieces too. They have loads of wood carvings, placemats, napkin rings, teas, keyrings, fridge magnets and the like.
And the price is negotiable.
There are no prices on the items, which was a bit annoying, so I picked everything I kind of liked and they tell you the prices at the till. I guess it depends how green you look on what price you get. I was told everything came up to $80, so I told them I only have $50 on me (which i did!) , and the deal was done.
Wooden carved items, fruity teas, handmade photo albums. Leave a Comment Theme: Local Craft
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The gift shops sell stuff such as colourful tropical fish fridge magnets, tropical fish ornaments, tropical fish books... you get the jist of it. But thats what the Maldives is all about. They also do posters/books etc of the Maldives and sarong thingys for women or the David Beckhams of the world, stuff like that. Leave a Comment Theme: Gifts
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The playing card is unique for every card. Each with one kind of fish. It's plastic coated.
You can play and learn the marine life. Simply tell the sales you've bought it somewhere at this cost.
Airport sell USD 5.
USD 3 each pack Leave a Comment Theme: GiftsDirections: in the souviner shop or airport
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You can do your shopping here on the local island, if you go on the island hopping trip. Their prices are much cheaper than the souvenior shop on the island and the airport. Bargaining is expected, most of the shops sells about the same thing.
The funny thing is that the guide on the island pointed us to 4 shops that he says are chosen by the island chief for us to shop in. He told us that each day different shops are chosen for tourist to shop in, and there is no need for us to go to all the shops as they sell almost the same things.
So, we did what he told us and found out that 1 of the shops belongs to him..
I bought fridge magnets, 4 for $3($5 each at the airport)
Kids T-shirt $4 each($8 at the souvenior shop on the island)
Man T shirt $6
Hand painted painting $6($20 at the airport)
Mineral water $1($3 on the resort) Leave a Comment Theme: Local Craft
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 Sun Island Gems by ConflictrealmsLeave a Comment Theme: JewelryAddress: Sun Island Resort and Spa
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 Maldivian Handicrafts by fashionapple
Most of souvenir shops are in the northern end of Chaandanee Magu which was earlier known as the Singapore Bazaar for its many imports from Singapore. Magu in local language means "Road". So do not worry if you see Magu written at every second place.
Souvenir shops are stocked with ample variety of gifts such as wodden fish, t-shirts, jewelry, maldivian mat woven with local natural fibers and many other items. Export of products made of turtle shel and black coral are not allowed so do not buy them.
Many of these shops have sales guys standing outside and they would insist you to have a look at their shop. Many shops are decorated from outside with traditional Maldivian souvenirs and handicrafts.
You can pay by credit card or by cash. US dollars are easily accepted so no need to convert them to Maldivian Ruffiya. Try to bargain as much as you can. Leave a Comment Theme: Local CraftAddress: Chaandanee Magu, Maale, Maldives
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 Cafe/bar in day... by feag
I bought some lovley gifts in there, a handmade photo album and wooden keyrings and a great book about the islands by Adrian Neville.
Great postcards and a friendly assistant who also managed to get us a tape for our video camera as we only took the one.
I spent quite a lot in this little shop! :-)
They also sell good snorkell masks and snorkell (good make) at cheaper cost than in uk.
wooden & handmade gifts & the tote bag (good idea for presents too)
Handmade Kurumba photo album. Leave a Comment Theme: Gifts
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The whole road is full of shops selling clothes, electronics, jewelry, etc. Most shops open til 11pm. Leave a Comment Theme: OtherAddress: Majeedhee Magu
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