 |
|||
MENUUnderstanding The Cultural Differences ONLINE TRAVEL RESOURCESBook
A Bahamas Cruise Or Getaway Vacation Online Online Travel Agency - book flights, hotels and car rentals |
|
|
|
Some people travel to the Bahamas just for the shopping experience.
Just like eating and sleeping, finding great bargains and shopping for unique gifts and souvenirs is what you do on vacation. It's a typical tourist activity. Fortunately for many visitors, there's lots of great places to shop.
With the wealth of shopping opportunities to be found in the Bahamas there is no reason for anyone to come back to the mainland without the perfect souvenir. Oh yes, if you are the traditional shopper who likes to pick up the usual, commercial, cheesy souvenir that will sit on their desk untouched and forgotten after the first week the islands will happily accommodate you; you can pick up postcards and snow globes a plenty in ordinary tourist shops. If you are a true
"shopaholic", however, you understand the importance of finding the perfect, one of a kind souvenir to commemorate your vacation.
The Bahamas will gladly accommodate you on this score by allowing you to step foot into their one-of-a-kind straw market, where you will have the opportunity to purchase items that are “Authentically Bahamian”. What does this mean? It means that every part of that product was produced on the islands; the raw materials are naturally grown, and all of the work was done by hand by one of the natives on the island.
Before a product can claim to be authentically Bahamian it must pass inspection by the Authentically Bahamian Department, one of the many branches of the Ministry of Tourism, and as you would imagine any quality control organization would be on an island that makes a large part of its profit from its tourist industry would be the Authentically Bahamian Department has stringent guidelines that products must meet before they will receive their stamp of approval.
Authentically Bahamian products can be found in outlets in Festival Place, Prince George Dock, The Craft Centre, Paradise Island and in the Out Islands, and all products are guaranteed to be made by local artisans. So if you’re looking for a unique gift for a loved one or a one of a kind souvenir that will make all of your co-workers green with envy, place these shops on your to-do list and be sure they do not get pushed aside-you’ll regret it if you do.
Along with these outlets, be sure that you set aside an afternoon or two to visit Festival Place on Prince George Wharf. You will get a chance to see local artisans in the process of producing their wears and to sip at a cup of authentic Bahamian tea while you wait for them to complete your custom-made souvenir, whether that be a straw bag or a one of a kind painting. The entire structure is designed to give you a shopping experience that is 100% unique to the Bahamas and cannot be topped anywhere in the world.
There are so many different places to shop in the Bahamas. You will be amazed.
Go ahead and take a look at specific offers and enjoy yourself on your next vacation.
