A trip to a souvenir store in Phuket

Shopping in Phuket may not seem as exciting as, for example, in Bangkok. However, it is here, on the island, that the formats of shopping centers and shops are so diverse that every tourist can plunge into the process of choosing souvenirs for a day. Numerous boutiques that sell clothing of world brands can coexist with private shops, hypermarkets-with traditional Thai street bazaars, where you can buy various exotic items. If after spending a few days on the island, relaxing on the beach and swimming in the sea, you want to diversify your vacation-it’s time to go shopping!

Shopping centers and shops in Phuket

They primarily attract European tourists, since the situation here is the most favorable for shopping. Jyngceylon Phuket, a famous shopping center in Phuket, is located next to Patong Beach. It is popular with tourists because here you can not only buy, but also have fun. On the territory of the center, in addition to shops, you can visit a cinema, play bowling, perform beauty treatments in a beauty salon and have dinner in one of the many restaurants.

Phuket boutiques are not much different from the usual European ones. For example, in the Plaza Surin shopping center, which is located next to Surin Beach, you can buy the most trendy new products from world-famous fashion houses. There are also shops with jewelry, antiques and expensive furniture.

If you go shopping, then do not ignore the Phuket Central Festival – it is considered the largest, most visited and, perhaps, the best shopping center on the island. Here you can spend the whole day, as 250 shops and trading platforms are gathered under one roof. Among them are boutiques with well-known brands, and traditional stores of the 7-Eleven chain, where you can buy everything from food to useful things on vacation. The Phuket Festival also offers visitors plenty of entertainment for adults and children — a movie theater, a relaxation area with a fountain, and many restaurants.

The assortment of goods in stores in Phuket is sometimes supplemented, although in general it is familiar to Russian tourists visiting the island not for the first time. If you are lucky, you can get to the grand sales and buy branded items at a big discount.

If you think that you can bring something original from Phuket that you can’t find in our stores, then you need to go shopping in other places.

Need some exotic stuff? Let’s go to the markets!

Have you already decided to spend a day shopping in Phuket? Phuket Chip Tour is ready to provide a free shuttle service from your hotel to the most famous Phuthai market.

To immerse yourself in the true Asian culture and buy original souvenirs, you need to go to the markets of Phuket. Here you will also be offered to taste exotic national dishes. If you ignore the traditional magnets, figurines and other small things, in the first place among purchases are Thai cosmetics made on the basis of the oldest recipes of national medicine. Hand-painted objects, semi-precious stones and pearls, and clothing with interesting prints often deserve the attention of tourists. Various local products are also in demand — spices, dried insects, local rice, herbal teas and spirits with snakes or scorpions in the bottle.

There are also Russian shops in Phuket. Especially for those who miss traditional food, enterprising Thais prepared dumplings and pancakes, black bread and fermented dairy products, cabbage rolls and cutlets.

Haggling is a must here! Even in a branded boutique, with the right persistence, you can get a discount if the store does not provide it.

Go shopping with your head, buying up everything in a row, is not worth it. Keep in mind the permissible weight of baggage during the flight – each extra kilogram will cost $ 14.