Shopping Can Be Very Rewarding And Exciting In Gangtok. There Are Numerous Tourist Shops On The Main Streets And In The Hotel Arcades Brimming With Tempting Jewelry, Statues, And Other Typical Local Handicraft.

Shopping In Sikkim Is Truly A Delightful Experience. The Main Markets For Shopping Are Old Market, New Market And Lal Market. Here You Will Find All Kind Of Shops, Which Offer Good Range Of Items To Be Purchased. Being A Tourist You Can Buy Many Attractive Items Like Carved Furniture, The Dresses, Lepcha Weave Bags, Carpets & Durries With Intricate Designs And Colorful Decorations. One Can Also Buy Wooden And Bamboo Artifacts. Gangtok Is The Most Ideal Place, For Those, Who Loves Collecting Handmade Decorative Items.

The Handicraft And Handloom Directorate Office And The Showroom Are On The Crossing Of Mg Marg And New Market. The Gramin Vikas Agency Showroom Is Also Located Here. In These Showrooms You Can Buy Carpets, Masks, Bright Choktse Tables, Thangka Hangings, Etc. Besides The Places Of Interest, Sikkim Also Offers The Added Attraction Of Shopping?

HANDICRAFTS

A Wide Spectrum Of Handicrafts Is Available For The Tourist To Take Back As Souvenirs, Showpieces. It Is 'Worth Buying Few Handicrafts Items Here. You Will Find Numerous Items To Decorate Your Drawing Rooms As A Remembrance Of Your Visit To Sikkim.

Canvas Wall-Hangings Depicting Painting On Different Aspects Of Sikkim. Most Of These Paintings Portray Face Profiles Of Tribals, Eight Lucky Signs, Dragons, Religious Processions Etc. Thangkas Or Religious Scrolls Can Also Be Purchased. Choktsees Are Small Wooden Tables About One And Half To Two Feet In Height With Intricate Local Tibetan Designs On The Sides. They Are Foldable And Can Easily Be Carried.

Carpet And Rugs

Tibetan Woolen Carpets Are Very Expensive And Are Adorned With Intricate Designs And Patterns Reflecting The Art And Culture Of This State. Made Of Pure Sheep Wool, These Carpets Use Brilliant Vegetable Dyes.

Jewellery

The Exquisitely Carved Dragon Sets Of Silver And Gold Inlaid With Precious Stones Are Unique To Sikkim. These Consist Of Finely Designed Dragons On Earrings, Pendants, Finger Rings Etc. And Can Be Ordered Either In Silver Or Gold.

Tea

Sikkim Tea, Which Is Mainly Grown In Temi Tea Estate, Is Famous The World Over And Carries A Big Premium In The World Market. The Sikkim Tea Is Characterized By Its Exotic Taste And Flavor. It Sells By The Brand Name Of "Solja" And "Khangchendzonga" And It Is A Good Idea To Carry A Few Packets Back Home.

Besides Handicraft, Gangtok Is Also A Good Place For Luxury Goods. M.G. Marg A Host Of Departmental Stores And Shopping Plazas And A Haven For The Serious Shopper. Browsers Will Enjoy The City's Numerous Traditional Markets That Overflow With Vegetables, Fruits Etc.