| Seasoned shoppers in Cape Town will tip you to buy | | | | sky bridges that connect Cavendish Square to |
| diamonds. This is diamond country if you do not | | | | Cavendish Connect. With hundreds of stores to |
| know it yet, and the biggest diamond of 7,000 carats | | | | choose from, it will literally take you days to finish |
| was found in South Africa. But well, you can dream | | | | your shopping. The mall is right smack in the heart of |
| on. But for diamonds, South Africa is the place for | | | | the Southern suburbs.o TygerValley. If you are |
| you, and the diamonds have wound their way to | | | | looking for musical instruments, visit this place in the |
| Cape Town. So get your share when you do the | | | | Bellville area, and do not forget to drop in the food |
| shopping rounds. | | | | court area where you can get a sampling of |
| Diamonds and Then Some | | | | international or local cuisines. |
| Hard-nosed shoppers know where to do their Cape | | | | Marketso Pan African Market on Long Street first |
| Town shopping. They know where to get | | | | started out as a crafts store and grew to what it is |
| handcrafted jewelry, masks, wines, intricate | | | | today--a three-story market. It is always a tourist |
| beadwork, precious stones and diamonds. Well, the | | | | stop for tribal craft such as masks, swords, ostrich |
| place is teeming with shops, trendy malls, flea | | | | feathers and eggs, drums, headdresses, African art, |
| markets, souvenir shops, and streetside stalls open | | | | curio, textile, and pottery. The latest hot item in the |
| from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. | | | | market is the exquisite wirework.o Greenmarket |
| If shopping is your pleasure, there are Cape Town | | | | Square is the oldest market in Cape Town. Just look |
| hotels within walking distance to the shops and | | | | at the cobbled square. You can find everything here. |
| specialty stores for great finds. Staying near the | | | | Curios, sandals, fabrics, jewelry, and antiques. |
| shopping district will save you time and avert the | | | | Surrounded by restaurants, you can always sample |
| stress that comes with shopping. | | | | the local dishes and a glass of red Cape Town wine.o |
| Here are the top shopping places in the city: | | | | Neighborgoods Market is Cape Town's premiere |
| Mallso Canal Walk. This is a large shopping mall, which | | | | gourmet market where you can feast on organic |
| houses hundreds of stores and restaurants. You can | | | | soups, local cheeses, warm gluhwein, fresh citrus |
| find designer labels here and all the stuff the | | | | fruits, and organic avocados. Stock up on spices, and |
| fashionable you'd like to strut back home. If you | | | | winter herbs, wine and fresh winter veggies. The |
| want a break from window-shopping and comparing | | | | market is open rain or shine. |
| prices, you can drop in at the skate park or take a | | | | Don't forget to ask for sales invoices from the shops. |
| spin in the indoor karting track. Want something less | | | | You can still claim back the VAT you paid on items |
| physical? Go to the gaming arcade.o Cavendish | | | | you are taking back home. If the value of the goods |
| Square. This is the hippest mall that carries | | | | you bought exceeds R250, you get 1.5 percent of |
| world-renowned goods and fashion items. Walk the | | | | the VAT deducted. |