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Luang Prabang Shopping Tour
Guide Location: Laos » Luang Prabang
Guide Type: Self-guided city tour
# of Attractions: 9
Tour Duration: 1 hour(s)
Transportation Mode: by foot
Travel Distance: 2.2 km
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Author: Cathy
Luang Prabang is a very interesting place to shop. Because the culture and traditions of the Laoan people are very rich, there are numerous products that will remind the buyers of the local spirt. The most famous shopping spots are the night market and the morning market, but all the shops around Luang Prabang are as well perfect showcases of Luang Prabang art.
Tour Stops and Attractions
Kopnoi
1) Kopnoi
Kopnoi is one of the most special shops in Luang Prabang. It promotes Laoan traditions, skills and materials. The variety of the products is very wide. It contains silk and cotton clothes, accesories, decor elements, jewelry, books and other attractive goods. All the products are created using unusually combined materials such as silver, wood, coconut shells and others.
Image Courtesy of Flickr and Kelly McCarthy
Lisa Regale Fusion Gallery
2) Lisa Regale Fusion Gallery
Lisa Regale Fusion Gallery, like other silk producing and selling shops, has a large assortiment of accessories and clothes made of this fabric. All the products are made of exclusive, locally woven silk, but the design of the clothes, besides the traditional Laoan style, has European accents too. The shop was opened in 2003.
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Caruso Lao Home Craft
3) Caruso Lao Home Craft
Caruso Lao Home Craft is more than just a shop located in Luang Prabang. It specializes in selling works of art manufactured in Laos. The main production is that of silk clothes and other accessories, as well as ebony dishes and statues. The shop also has an impressive gallery on the second floor. The initiator of Caruso Lao is Sandra Yuck. Since 1997, she is constantly discovering new, talented Laoan artists and masters.
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Naga Creations
4) Naga Creations
Naga Creations is the finest jewelry shop in Luang Prabang. Fabrice Munio is the owner of the shop; he opened it in 2002. Naga Creations specializes in selling silver jewelry as well as finery made from diverse precious and semi-precious stones. The products are conceived according to Laoan tastes and preferences. The speciality of Naga Creations is to have visitors watch and admire masters as they produce all the finery sold in the shop.
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Ock Pop Tok
5) Ock Pop Tok
Ock Pop Tok is a weaving center which has two shops in Luang Prabang. One of them is located in the Old Qarter of the town, near the Royal Palace. Within Ock Pop Tok, numerous events are organized periodically: workshops, exhibitions, seminars and other activities. It concentrates on the production and sale of textile products made by the Laoan people. The most popular goods are diverse clothes specific to the Laoan culture and traditions. The most commonly used fabrics for producing the Ock Pop Tok products are silk, hemp and cotton.
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Hmong Night Market
6) Hmong Night Market
Hmong Night market is definitely the most popular shopping spot in Luang Prabang, both among local people and among visitors. Every evening of the week, local salesman from the neighbourhood localities provide home-made products of all kinds, from traditional food and ingredients to baskets and wooden souvenirs. Bargaining at the evening market is usually welcome, but even so, prices are lower than in any other market or shop in the city.
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Fresh Produce Market
7) Fresh Produce Market
The Fresh Produce Market is the perfect spot for people who like to get up early in the morning. It opens at approximately five o'clock in the morning and has an incredible amount of different fruit, vegetables, meat, spices and other goods. There are also traditionally cooked meals. The most amazing part of the market is the very exotic products such as honeycombs, silkworms and forest rats.
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Erawan Arts
8) Erawan Arts
Erawan Arts is another amazing shop in Luang Prabang which specializes in selling local, fine woven silk and wooden objects made exclusively by Laoan masters. The shop was initiated by Alexander Robb-Millar and the Sippouthavong family. It supports a fund that helps local people improve their quality of life. Erawan Arts is the perfect spot in which to choose a gift that reflects the Laoan spirit.
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Thithpeng Maniphone
9) Thithpeng Maniphone
Thithpeng Maniphone, the owner of the shop with the same name, used to be the official manufacturer of silverware for the royal family of Luang Prabang. He is still very popular among royalty and famous personalities, this bearing testimony to the quality and exclusivity of his products. Thithpeng Maniphone himself works on some of the special items sold in this shop.
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