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Shopping
Garments
to Electronics
Shopping is the favorite activity for the
locals especially in the evenings, when it
is cooler. The Majeedhee Magu, which is the
main road on the island, has along its sides
various shops selling goods from the smallest
commodities to virtually everything you could
think of. The shops are well stocked with
garments, perfumes and cosmetics, jewelry,
watches or electronics, to name just a few.
Many find it a pleasant experience to join
the throngs of shoppers on the main shopping
streets in the evenings. All shops are open
until 11.00 in the night, except for prayer
times, when they are closed for 15 minutes.
Fish products
Canned fish produced at the canning plant
in Felivaru, Lhaviyani Atoll is available
in a number of shops in Male’. Tuna
used for canning are caught by the traditional
pole and line method, as are all fish caught
in the Maldives, and therefore are ‘dolphin
friendly’. Vacuum packed smoked fish
and chipped dried fish are also available
in many super markets around Male’.
These genuine Maldivian products would make
excellent gifts for a friend. Or just take
some home and try them out yourself.
The Local
Market
The Local Market, just a block away from
the Male’ Fish Market on the northern
waterfront, is divided into small stalls.
Here the pace is slower and the atmosphere
peaceful, compared to the hectic activity
in the rest of this neighborhood. Each stall
is filled with a variety of local produce
mainly from the atolls. Here you will find
different kinds of local vegetables, fruits
and yams, packets of sweetmeat, nuts and breadfruit
chips, bottles of home made sweets and pickles
and bunches of bananas hanging on coir ropes
from ceiling beams. Another building just
next door sells smoked and dried fish
Souvenirs
It is not difficult to find your way around
Male’, especially if you carry a map
with you. After all it is only two square
kilometers. The main street Majeedhee Magu,
runs right across the island from east to
west. Chaandhanee Magu on the other hand runs
from north to south. Most souvenir shops line
the northern end of Chaandanee Magu, earlier
known as the Singapore Bazaar for its many
imports from Singapore. Guides and vendors
speaking in English and other foreign languages
patiently wait to serve the visitors. These
shops are stocked with an ample supply of
gifts and souvenir items. Best buys include
the ‘thudu kuna’ the Maldivian
mat woven with local natural fibers. Attractive
too are the wooden miniature ‘dhonis’.
When shopping for souvenirs, do keep in mind
that export of products made of turtle shell,
black coral, pearl oyster shell and red coral
is prohibited.
