During each trip, shopping is an integral part, such as buy souvenir, things to use, buy gifts for your friends and loved ones. Travel Laos, you can refer to a number of popular shopping places in Laos that we suggestions below!
In the journey to explore Laos, you will visit the famous tourist destinations such as Vientiane, Luang Prabang, Xieng Khouang and Savannakhet. And in each place there are markets for you to visit and buy.
10 Markets For Shopping In Laos
Vientiane
There are many Vientiane visitors share that, here is famous for all kinds of handicrafts items and antiques. There’s also a lot of products from woven wool, brocade…
- Morning Market
Morning Market is a major commercial center and the most famous in the capital Vientiane. This market is open very early, with variety of goods, even including goods from Thailand and Vietnam. There, visitors can find all kinds of crafts, jewelry and textile products. Buying and selling here is also easy, you just signal then they can give you your desired item.
- Samsenthai Street, Panggkam and Setthathirat
This street includes a lot of focus handicraft shops. The types of items here are diversity of designs and types, you can delightfully choose your favorite product… There are also many shops selling jewelry, mostly made from gold and silver, very attractive and fancy on Samsenthai street.
Xieng Khuang
Travel to Xieng Khoang it is also easy to find markets and stores selling items jewelery, handicrafts, silk fabrics…of Laos
- Chinese market
Chinese market is a high-rise building, which offers the plenty of souvenir items made from plastics. In addition you can also find other types of items made from silver or gold, products handicrafts and jewelry and more.
- Fresh market
This is the place that offers the famous imported fruit. Travel to Xieng Khouang you must come here because you will find typical regional dishes such as dry goods including Nok AEN dawng fermentation meat and Hét wái mushroom.
Savanakhet
Behind Vientiane, Savannakhet has to be mentioned, it is the 2nd largest economic zone in Laos. It has crowded markets and busy urban areas. Products here are mainly imports, free of tax, reasonable prices affordable for many people.
- Savanxay Market
From the central bus station, you just need to go to the Savanxay market about 100m. This is the market that most tourists visit. In addition to fresh foods, food area of the market is also famous for the specialty in Laos. Visitors to this place are also delightful with handicraft products like textile fancy brocade, cotton…
- Knives Heuang duty-free shops
It also stores a wide range of duty-free goods, affordable items such as chocolate, alcohol, cigarettes, cigars, coffee, household products
Luang Prabang
Luang Prabang is the same as Vientiane capital, this area is famous for handicrafts items, art products, textiles and jewelry.
- Luang Prabang Night Market
Luang Prabang Night Market very interesting, lively and boisterous. At about 4 pm, the goods are gathered on this place, diversity of forms and design. You can choose to buy silver, jewelery, bags, clothes, buy objects. Buddha figure … However, you have to notice to bargain.
- Lisa Regale
Lisa Regale supplying clothing products, silk fabrics style traditional Laos and European fashion.
Champasak
Champasak is also a provider of household food is also a place for selling souvenir items typical of Laos as silk, jewelry, and antiques.
- Paske Morning Market
Market in Pakse is also open since very early and trade center, the city’s main shopping gather here too. Only 200 meters from the city center, the Pakse morning market that sells fruit Pakse, fruits and food family. Besides the clothing items, handicrafts and jewelry are also many tourists love to come here.
- Dao Heuang
This new market is located on Highway 13, near the Japanese bridge spanning the Mekong River, in this place, you can buy everything you want. This is a market area is planned so good hygiene and not hard to find your favorite items.
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