Shopping in South Africa

South Africa fully satisfies the shopping demands of the tourists. The country is famous for the souqs (national markets), where various souvenirs, food, furniture and other items are sold. Looking for the best souvenirs to take back home, pay attention to the cloth and batiks, hand-made wooden sculptures, hand-crafted wire objects, jewelry, carved soapstone products, and traditional African drums. The country is popular because of its vineyards, so local wine, brandy and liqueur are cheap and always of a high quality. In the recent years more and more shopping malls have been built in the country. Apart from shops they usually include cafes or restaurants, cinemas and bowling clubs, post offices and banks. The largest shopping malls in the country are the Gateway Mall in Durban, the Canal Walk Mall in Cape Town, the Rosebank Mall in Johannesburg.