- What to bring delicious from South Africa?
- African exotic
- Colorful souvenirs
- Gifts for lovely ladies
Exotic Africa - in itself, causes wild delight in the tourist, amaze her endless expanses, powerful rivers, natives, preserving the primitive way of life, mysterious rituals and ceremonies. A trip to Cape Town, the capital of the Republic of South Africa, on the contrary, allows the guest to feel almost at home, there are many white-skinned people around, beautiful architecture, unhurried, measured life. In this article, we will present a list of goods and souvenirs that answer the question of what to bring from South Africa. It is clear that the products of local artisans, made according to national traditions, are in the greatest demand. But there are things that are absolutely amazing, and let's start our acquaintance with African gift products from wine.
What to bring delicious from South Africa?
It has long been known that South Africa has firmly established itself in the world wine production market and is among the top ten leaders. Delicious and aromatic grape drinks are good competitors to the famous French and Spanish wines. Among the most popular brands, foreign tourists, first of all, name the following:
- Africa, a wine with a symbolic name;
- subtle and delicate Lizard;
- Simonsig with a delicate aroma and pleasant aftertaste;
- Juno Cape Maidens (not needing special compliments).
Only one thing stops tourists - the need to carry fragile (in glass containers) goods for many thousands of kilometers.
African exotic
Naturally, South Africa can also offer very extravagant gifts for relatives, for example, the skins of famous African wild animals - a lion, a leopard or a zebra. True, it is worth immediately preparing for a fairly huge amount, since it is not easy to get such a product. Individual copies can cost several thousand dollars, moreover, you need to take care of free export. To do this, you need to purchase them in specialized salons, where each skin is supplied with a certificate, which is subsequently presented at customs.
It is easier to export other products made from the skin of amphibians and birds, the same crocodiles, ostriches, snakes. The assortment of goods is wide enough, guests immediately pay attention to leather accessories: belts; wallets and purses; bags and suitcases. You can buy such things in local boutiques or shopping centers, where the cost is much lower.
Colorful souvenirs
For tourists who adore interesting things, objects of African cult, musical instruments, there is also a large field of activity in South Africa. One of the most popular products of this kind is the African drum, knowing about the interest of foreign guests in the national musical instrument, the inhabitants of the region learned to make bright decorative items. They look very beautiful in the interior of ethnicity, unfortunately, it will not work to extract beautiful music from them, even with a professional. If a tourist wants to buy an original instrument that can be played, then this should be done in specialized stores.
Another large group of souvenirs is wood crafts, most often valuable wood is used, which has a beautiful texture and many shades. Figures of people, Africans in national costumes, and animals are popular, the execution technique is primitive, but this has a special charm, this is what attracts refined foreign travelers.
Gifts for lovely ladies
A lion's skin is a gorgeous gift, but a woman is unlikely to be able to appreciate it. The fair sex is fond of other South African souvenirs - diamonds and diamonds, however, their cost may exceed the cost of the skin of the king of animals several times. South Africa is one of the most famous countries in the world for the extraction and processing of diamonds, of course, the best gift, a cut stone or jewelry with it, in addition, you can buy jewelry with emeralds, sapphires, garnets.
For those travelers who do not own significant sums or simply do not like diamonds, there are cheaper options, while no less beautiful - African beads. A hundred years ago, small multi-colored stones were used as decorative elements to decorate various ritual objects. Today tourists are offered the most beautiful stylizations, you can buy: chains and baubles, bracelets; belts and bags; clothes embroidered with beaded patterns. The cost of such products, of course, differs from each other, so a tourist with any wallet will be able to choose souvenirs (the required amount).
Well, do not forget about one famous African flightless bird - the ostrich, which helps to develop the tourism sector in all available ways. In addition to visiting ostrich farms, you can buy ostrich leather goods and eggs. If the homeland is far away, and the guest is worried about the freshness of the product, then you can limit yourself to buying a decorative egg decorated with images of representatives of the African fauna.
