Shopping

Maldives is a great place to shop around. Besides being known for its balmy beaches, pristine sea water and water sports, shopping at Maldives is an awesome experience.

A famous street known as The Majeedhee Magu is crammed with various shops selling goods and items that will catch your fancy. In these shops you can shop for things ranging from garments, cosmetics, perfumes, jewelry, watches to electronic gadgets. All shops are open until eleven in the night, except for particular time in the day when the shopkeeper engage in their daily Namaaz.

Shopping Maldives mean that you do pick a couple of souvenirs for your loved ones back home. Some of the souvenirs that you must take home include:

• National stamps,
• Bright and colorful island fabrics
• Souvenir T-shirts
• ‘thudu kuna’ which is the traditional Maldivian mat woven with natural fibers.
• wooden miniature ‘dhonis’

The local currency of Maldives is the Maldivian rufiyaa (MVR, Rf), that comprises of 100 laari. However, as a rule you are required to make payments in hard currency (or credit card), so that there is no need to change money if you are lodging in a resort. Excursions from resorts will take you to local islands where you will visit pretty markets that offer lovely handicraft stuffs.