Amazing Things to Bring Home When Travelling Through Cape Town

African Wooden Sculpture

For some, South Africa is a faraway country, on the other side of the hemisphere. In the craft markets, boutiques, and shopping malls of Cape Town, you can feel a lot of the tribalism through the special products.

In Cape Town or many others cities in Africa, you are certain to find various creative wooden sculptures such as African masks, statues, animal totems and even huge coffee tables. You can purchase the masterpieces or wooden sculpture souvenirs in the craft markets or even roadside stalls, all according to your own budget.

Jewelry

Jewelry in South Africa is very much tied to tribalism. You can easily find many colorful bead creations like bead dolls, accessories, key chains as well as bead tableware in the craft markets, boutiques, and shopping malls of Cape Town; it's difficult not to take them home.

Handmade Wire Art

Just like the bead crafts, handmade wire art is also very popular for both tourists and locals. The creative recreation originates from the rural areas all over the country and has rapidly become an industry that earns local artists high profits. From flowers, toy cars to complex animal models, furniture and household items, artists combine beads and wires to create numerous products with an integration of decoration and function. All of these make perfect presents for friends and family back home.

Ostrich Egg

An Ostrich egg is the perfect home accessory. As it is quite fragile, if you manage bring it home safely, it will undoubtedly add an exotic flair to your home.

Tanzanite

Owing to the favorable rate of exchange, many overseas tourists choose to buy jewels and precious metals in South Africa. Aside from the usual diamonds, tanzanite is one thousand times rarer than diamonds. Due to its rarity, the dark blue gemstone is enthusiastically pursued by international buyers due to its limited output.

Rooibos

Rooibos is a kind of organic herbal tea grown in the Cedarberg Mountain in the north of Cape Town. Throughout the world, only the Cedarberg Mountain of Cape Town region can support this herbaceous plant. Rooibos has significant effects on lowering blood lipids, cholesterol, blood glucose, and may also treat diabetes and heart disease.

Amarula

Amarula is a kind of African cream liqueur that has a distinct milky flavor. It is said that it is brewed from the fruits of the Amarula tree, which grows in the African Grassland. As elephants are always attracted to the tree due to its strong tropical fragrance, Amarula is also called Elephant Tree and Elephant Fruit.