Shopping in Luxor
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Habiba
Run by an Australian woman who loves to travel in Egypt and who wants to promote the best of Egyptian crafts, this tiny shop goes from strength to strength. It sells an ever-expanding selection of Bedouin embroidery, jewellery, leather work, wonderful Siwan scarves, cotton embroidered scarves from Sohag, the best Egyptian cotton towels (usually only for export), mirrors and brass lights – and all at fair-trade fixed prices. A world away from what is available in the nearby souq.
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Caravanserai
This delightful shop, the only one of its kind on the West Bank, is kept by the friendly Hamdi and his family in a beautifully painted mudbrick house near Medinat Habu. He began travelling around Egypt and realised that making things was one of the few things poor people could do to earn money, so he decided to set up shop to encourage and help them, the women in particular. Hamdi buys almost everything people make, telling them what sells well, suggesting ways of improving their goods; above all he loves the people’s creativity. The shop has the beautiful pottery from the Western Oases, Siwan embroideries, amazing appliqué bags and lots of other crafts that can be found…
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Fair Trade Centre Luxor Outlet
A nonprofit shop that markets handicrafts from NGO projects throughout Egypt. It has a good selection of well-priced hand-carved wood and pottery from the nearby villages of Hejaza and Garagos, aromatic oils from Quz, beadwork from Sinai and hand-blown glass, Akhmim table linen, beading from the west bank in Luxor, recycled glass and recycled paper from Cairo.
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Arkwrights Gourmet Food
Amazing food store with fresh fruits and vegetables, freshly made breads and a large selection of Egyptian and imported food products. The quality of the produce is high, and this is the place to stock up for a more sophisticated picnic, as they recently started doing packed lunches, freshly made sandwiches and salads to take away.
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Winter Akhmeem Gallery
A small shop, beside the staircase to the Old Winter Palace, stuffed with beautiful hand-woven cotton, linen and silk from Akhmim. Prices are steep, but this is still cheaper than you'd pay for something comparable in most other countries. Galabiyyas and shirts can be made to measure.
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Duty Free Shop Luxor
Within 48 hours of arriving in Egypt, you can enjoy duty-free shopping for cigarettes and alcohol at the downtown duty free, which has a good selection of the main brands. Bring your passport along.
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Aisha
Beautiful shop that sells better quality and often fair-trade crafts from all over Egypt, including brass and copper lights, Bedouin jewellery, kilims, pottery and interesting scarves.
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Bakri Supermarket
A bustling, well-stocked, Western-style store with a good selection of imported products as well as yogurts and cheeses kept in clean, functioning fridges.
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Souq at-Talaat
Head for the wonderful weekly market Souq at-Talaat, in Taref opposite the Temple of Seti I.
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AA Gaddis Bookshop
Next door to the Old Winter Palace Hotel; extensive selection of books on Egypt, postcards and souvenirs.
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Fruit & Vegetable Souq
This is the best place for fruit and veg, although the good stuff sells out early in the morning.
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Al-Ahram Beverages
Al-Ahram Beverages is the Luxor outlet for the country’s monopoly beer and wine producer.
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Omar
A large Western-style minimarket, which has a range of imported goodies.
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Aboudi Bookshop
Has an excellent selection of guidebooks, maps, postcards and fiction.
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