Windhoek
Penduka, which means ‘wake up’, operates a nonprofit women’s needlework project at Goreangab Dam, 8km northwest of the city centre. You can purchase…
Must-see shopping in Botswana & Namibia
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Windhoek
This place is an outlet for heaps of wonderful Namibian inspiration – leatherwork, basketry, pottery, jewellery, needlework, hand-painted textiles and…
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Botswana
The village of Oodi is best known for the acclaimed Lentswe-la-Oodi Weavers, a cooperative established in 1973 to provide an economic base for women from…
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Gaborone
These stunning quilts are made by Batswana women, overseen by the engaging Jenny Healy, and are a unique craft to take home. Each one bears an individual…
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Botswana
This cooperative was established in 1983 as a craft outlet and training centre for the San. It’s an excellent place to shop for traditional San crafts,…
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Swakopmund
This worthy project supports local artisans and unemployed people by providing a shopfront for their work. The quality is high and the overall message,…
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Gaborone
Botswana’s largest and best craft emporium sells traditional souvenirs, including pottery from Gabane and Thamaga, San jewellery and baskets from across…
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Botswana
Pelegano Village, established in 1982, is a wonderful artisan complex that offers local crafts such as hand-fired ceramics and wine bottles recycled into…
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Windhoek
This hive of tourist shopping euphoria contains a heap of small and large shops with a range of African arts and crafts on offer. A couple of our…
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Swakopmund
This place is an Ali Baba’s cave of treasures, specialising in colonial relics, historic literature, West African art, politically incorrect German…
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Gaborone
Easily Gaborone’s best bookshop, this large outpost of a respected South African chain has literature, nonfiction and travel books, with excellent…
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Swakopmund
Swakopmund's best bookshop, with German- and English-language books. It's great for guides and maps, and esoteric works on art and local history are also…
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Windhoek
The throbbing heart of the Windhoek shopping district is the bizarrely colourful Post St Mall, an elevated pedestrian walkway lined with vendors selling…
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Namibia
Opuwo’s brightly painted self-help curio shop sells local arts and crafts on consignment. You’ll find all sorts of Himba adornments smeared with ochre:…
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Ncumcara Community Forestry Craft Centre
Namibia
Very reasonably priced woodcarvings from a sustainable source are on offer at Ncumcara Community Forestry Craft Centre, a neighbourhood craft shop. The…
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Damaraland
This arts-and-crafts outlet has some really good crafts, including some from local artists, alongside imported antiques from both Angola and the DRC. It’s…
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Botswana
Thamaga is home to the Botswelelo Centre, which is also known as Thamaga Pottery. This nonprofit community project was started by missionaries in the…
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Namibia
This craft centre markets Caprivian woodwork, San arts, Owambo basketry (also some great basketry from the San), European-Namibian leatherwork, karakul…
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Okavango Delta
This cooperative draws together around 70 local women who produce Ngamiland-style baskets with beautiful and elaborate patterns. It’s right next to the…
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Swakopmund
Handicrafts and homewares from across Africa make this shop a modern-day Aladdin's Cave of pottery, fabrics, jewellery, baskets, masks and statues and…
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Windhoek
This is the place to head for supplies before you head off into the Namibian wilds – it’s good for air compressors, a vital accessory. It is also a…
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Namibia
Run by the Caprivi Art & Cultural Association, the centre is a good place to look for local curios and crafts, including elephant and hippo woodcarvings,…
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Namibia
Take a stroll around this large market, which is one of Namibia's most sophisticated informal sales outlets. From July to September, don't miss the fresh…
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Swakopmund
Baraka has a quirky portfolio that ranges from pith helmets and a handful of antique African maps to Tintin in the Congo clocks and modern versions of…
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Gaborone
A small gallery of modern and contemporary local work that should be a first stop for anyone interested in buying art that goes beyond the usual African…
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Swakopmund
This local carpet factory produces original and beautiful African rugs, carpets and wall hangings in karakul wool and offers tours of the spinning, dyeing…
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Gaborone
Perhaps the best of Gaborone's Western-style malls, with a good range of restaurants and shops, including Exclusive Books.
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Windhoek
A reputable shop in Windhoek for buying both raw and polished minerals and gemstones.
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Gaborone
You wouldn’t cross town for it, and like the Mall it inhabits it has a neglected air, but this bookshop is worth dropping into for its excellent range of…
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Swakopmund
Swakopmund's artisans and souvenir sellers have gathered together here all in the one place. It's worth a wander, although the quality varies, and there…
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Windhoek
Cape Union Mart, an outpost of the South African chain, has camping, hiking, cycling and vehicle-outfitting gear.
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Gaborone
One of numerous Western-style shopping malls scattered around the suburbs of Gabs.
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