Malawi Shopping Guide

The Old Town in Lilongwe has a vibrant busy market where you can get just about any and everything. Malawi is well known for a variety of colourful handicrafts items aimed specifically at the tourists. Many of the local crafts like woodcarving are famous throughout Africa. Travellers to Malawi should look at the woodcarvings, wood and cane furniture, soapstone curios, decorated wooden articles, textiles, pottery, beadwork and cane and raffia bags, baskets and mats.