skill
Tip 1: Don't just buy a roadside stall.
roadside
Never buy anything on the road.
The reason is that the price is very expensive, it is impossible to reduce the price, and it is also a waste of time on the road.
Other places where you choose to stay have souvenir shops, which are relatively cheap. Although you can't bargain, the prices are relatively reasonable.
Shopping tips if you really want to buy it on the roadside. One tenth of his price is your rock bottom price. You can raise it a little. In short, you have to look at the workmanship and meticulous degree. The price in your heart is the price for them.
On the way to travel
The reason is that there are basically one or two stops on the way to each park. On the one hand, we go to the bathroom. On the other hand, we go to some shops. For example, in China, these stores basically give drivers kickbacks, so the prices will be much higher. Try not to buy it.
But for those shops and vendors whose drivers don't give kickbacks, drivers will keep urging you to leave, telling you that those things are cheap but of poor quality, but they are all the same.
Other options are Mara and Amboseli Park. Most Masai people sell jewelry and wood carvings. Small pieces can be reduced to one or two hundred shillings They don't like to accept dollars, so they will sell something at the price of 100 shilling, but never at the price of 1 dollar.
The prices of those handicraft shops along safari are outrageous. Although they have tried their best to make a big counter-offer, some shops will tell you directly that you can put things back. Generally, women who sell small handicrafts at the gate of the park are more than half cheaper than handicraft shops, and they can bargain to death.
Tour guides and airports
Other gifts are advised not to be bought in the gift shop where the tour guide takes you. The asking price is staggering. I like a small key chain of African drums, asking price 1000. In the small gift shop next to the gas station, the asking price is 200, and you can buy 5 pieces 1.
In short, there are more gift shops on the roadside. In the end, the airport really can't be sold, but it will be more expensive.
Tip 2: Souvenirs worth buying in Kenya.
The famous souvenirs in East Africa are local handicrafts, such as coffee, black tea and wood carving.
Coffee and black tea in Kenya are still good! But few families in China are addicted to coffee and have the habit of grinding and boiling coffee (I don't have that much money myself, so when buying it, I should be optimistic about whether it is instant or needs grinding and boiling. It's basically pure coffee, and you have to buy pure milk or make it by a partner (these can be bought in China).
Coffee brand
But coffee must be made in Kenya.
Brand 1 JavaHouse is recommended. There are many coffee shops of this brand in Kenya, and coffee beans should be good.
Price: 700-800 shillings a pack, 375 grams.
Brand 2Dormans Blue Mountain Coffee Bean is the most expensive of all brands and varieties in the supermarket.
Brand 3 airport also sells AFRICAFE organic coffee, the price: their brand 1275 shillings a pack, 500 grams.
Both kinds of coffee beans are sold at the airport. If you don't have time to buy it in the supermarket, finally go to the airport to buy it. Not more than 5% expensive.
Black tea recommendation
As for black tea, there is a dark green package of "Kericbo", which is not bad.
Kenyan tea and coffee are the best gifts, which are sold in supermarkets and gas stations.
PremiumTea of brand tea KerichoGold is the most expensive in the supermarket. I wonder if it's the best in the area. Please check it.
The price is 60-80, 100, a box of 25 small bags, and a box of 300-350.
Tip 3: Bargaining Skills Price Reference
Bargaining skills
Generally speaking, everyone sells at the same price, including the Masai tribe.
Everything sold in the store can be bargained, and the quotations of ordinary shopkeepers will be very outrageous.
For example, in a shopping shop in the equator, three palm-sized animal woodcarvings+a giraffe wooden bowl+a half-length Marseille woodcarving+a wooden sticker, the owner asked for more than 20,000 Ken, and the nuclear price was 300 US dollars. I gave her a zero when I made a counter-offer, and the final transaction price was about 3000 Ken, RMB 2 10, which may be a relatively reasonable price for your reference.
Approximate prices of other items
1 bottle of 500ML coke, the supermarket price is 55; 1 bottle of 500ML mineral water, the supermarket price is 40; A lunch in the downtown shopping mall, 500-700; 1 bottle of coke, restaurant150-200; Restaurant beer 1 cup 200.
Tip 4: Recommend a good place.
In terms of food, coffee, black tea and nuts are very famous in Kenya. It is said that many of Lipton's raw materials are made in Kenya and can be bought in supermarkets.
This is a good place to find souvenirs.
The business hours are Tuesday and Friday, and the vendors are basically the same group of people. We go shopping on Friday. In the parking lot of villagemarket, we can enjoy shopping from afternoon to evening.
The price has to be greatly reduced, some even by one tenth. Usually he will give you a high price. If you think you are too expensive, let you make him an offer, and then say yours is too low and let you add it. This is basically a process.
It is suggested that if you have time, you'd better look around first to understand the market and stick to your own price.
Basically, when you see those vendors reluctant to sell to you, it's almost the bottom price.
The urban market in Nairobi
There is a place in Nairobi called citymarket, which can be searched by Googlemap.
If you need to buy souvenirs in Kenya, please don't buy them at any scenic spots. Buy it here. The price is much cheaper than the scenic spot outside, and the things are similar.
Nairobi handicraft stall market
In addition, there is a small handicraft stall market in the open space above a big supermarket named NAKUMATT in downtown Nairobi.
At that time, our original intention was to let the driver take us to the supermarket to buy some tea and coffee as a handwritten letter. After buying the bathroom upstairs, we found that there is actually a small handicraft market. After asking the price, it is fair, and the price can be greatly reduced. If you don't buy enough small handicrafts on your trip, you can also go there to have a look.
Commodity Exchange
I saw a friend say that you can take things there to exchange with others. In fact, they can. A ballpoint pen there costs 20 to 30 RMB, which is more expensive than a stone necklace. You can try it if you are interested.
sum up （the） experience
1, only unexpected, no unexpected. Cut by feeling and be thick-skinned. Even if the counter-offer is really outrageous, the shopkeeper will not let you go and will definitely continue to talk about the price.
2. Try to pay in local currency.
Blackwood is very famous in the local area. Its bark is light and its trunk is dark. Some wood carvings say that the material is taken from black wood, but it is actually painted; In fact, there is black wood, but it is not very black wood. In order to sell well, the shopkeeper painted a dark color on the outside. Look at this carefully. I don't have much experience in how to tell. Basically, I just look at the fracture, where the paint has worn off, and then feel it.
4. Where shopping spots are concentrated:
A. On the way from Nairobi to Naivasha Lake, there is an observation deck, where there are many, but the one bought here is the most expensive, and I know that you just got off the plane and the price is very not cheap;
B: There are many shops on the road from Nakuru Town to Lake Bogria at the equator. The shopkeeper offers a high price, but he is bold and cautious, thick-skinned, and can win it at a good price;
C. On the way back to Nairobi, Amboselli has one or two shops where you can shop.
D. At the entrance of the scenic spot or in some huts, these stores are all contracted by individuals (except those sold at the entrance of the scenic spot, where the rent is high, just look at postcards.
speciality
coffee
Highlight: Arabica is one of the best coffees in the world, with low caffeine content and moderate acidity.
black tea
Highlight: The fourth largest tea producer in the world.
At present, Kenya has become one of the important tea producers and exporters in the world and the largest tea producer in Africa. Tea industry plays an important role in Kenya's economy and is one of the three major foreign exchange earning industries in Kenya.
Tracing back to the history of tea development in Kenya, the British Kenner introduced tea trees to Limulu, Kenya for the first time in 1903, and planted tea on a large scale here after the British colonized Kenya in 1920, in order to gain benefits and meet the growing demand for tea in China.
1963 Kenya gained independence, but the tea planting technology and management concept left by the British have been used to this day. In a short period of 100 years, Kenya's tea industry has developed rapidly.
Other special products
Animal fur: cowhide and sheepskin;
Black wood carving: black in the middle and yellow around;
Soap stone, black wood carving, Moringa seed, diamond, Tanzanian blue
Which is better for shopping in Kenya? !
Local supermarket
crossroads
NAKUMATT: A large supermarket that has been rooted in Kenya for a long time will be found in almost every region, such as Juctonakumat/Prestigeakumat/Makumattmega/MakumattSouth C. Basic staff have a NAKUMATTCARD, which used to be an "upscale" supermarket that people would think of as long as they were shopping. However, due to poor management, the company is short of funds. At present, several supermarkets have closed, and it is said that other supermarkets will take over.
NAIVAS: it is a medium-sized supermarket favored by ordinary people, with relatively affordable prices and complete items. Most shops have cooked food.
Turski
Mchumy
hypermarket
Intersection: There is a gym in the shopping mall called SMARTGYM, which costs 3,500 yuan a month, 9,000 yuan for three months, and half a year 15000, which is very cost-effective!
greenhouse
fame
Tmall
Valea Clade Marr
Yayasante
ADLIFE
T river
City Garden Shopping Center
THEHUB: There is a playground in the corner of the mall, with a large rocking octopus machine, 200 shillings /2.5 minutes.
a surname
Villa market
DIAMONDPLAZA: A place dedicated to selling Apple mobile phones and related products. Basically, Indians and Pakistanis are running it, and China people will come here to buy it. Compared with the domestic price, it is slightly cheaper.
However, when you buy it, you should pay attention to whether it is made in Hong Kong or Dubai. Because the models are different, you don't need 3G/4G when you return to China. Consult the boss for details. Isn't this Indian handsome? There is also a spicy snack at the door, which is too strong.
Supermarkets or business districts in China.
1. Kenzhong Supermarket Business Circle
This year, the best small business district has developed catering, food market, hairdressing, hardware and clinic with Kenzhong supermarket as the center. However, there are few parking spaces, limited stores and limited later development.
2. China City Business Circle
The most mature China activity area in Kenya. Cooked food, supermarket, hairdressing, hardware, wood carving, tea, daily necessities, equipment, travel companies, etc. Currently under construction, two buildings have been set up inside. It is said that the professional hardware on the second floor.
3. Tofu King Supermarket Business Circle
Located in LoyalSquare on Stonecutters Island Road, the top floor is Huangcheng Hot Pot, and the bottom floor is Tofu King Supermarket, which is the main food market. There is also a hairdressing advertising company upstairs.
4. Sunshine Supermarket
Sunshine Restaurant, located in the Mediterranean, exists in the form of a separate supermarket, with no supporting facilities around, and its comprehensive strength is weak, which is only suitable for China people living nearby.