Vientiane
Shopping



"Where to shop"


Cheap Vientiane shopping?

Talat Sao ("Morning" Market) on Lane Xang Avenue

It`s not really a morning market. It actually stays open until 4 pm. And it`s more like a big mall.

Buy textiles, shoes, clothing, pillow covers, wooden guitars, weird stuff like opium pipes, pirate CDs/DVDs, too much jewellery, handcrafts, old coins, silk, watches or FOOD.

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I noticed that the prices were more expensive at Talat Sao than in Luang Prabang, so bargain hard! Difficult to bargain though cause the sellers know that if you don`t buy their products, other foreigners will buy from them.

So, the sellers start high. A tip is to pay 30-50% of the given price!

To read more about Talat Sao, click onto their website.

Shops around Nam Phou

If you buy some textiles from the market and interested in getting it tailored, there are tailor shops around Nam Phou Fountain.

Another shops you`ll find around Vientiane are several second-hand book shops, art galleries, more textile and handcrafts shops and photo shops. I went to a photo shop and burned my photos on a CD for
1,5 dollar. CHEAP!

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