Shopping in Langkawi is duty free and hence you can stock up on items like sports shoes, perfumes, cooking utensils, clothes, accessories, watches and sunglasses. There is definitely no doubt, as to why the locals call this place a shopper’s paradise. You can buy handmade souvenirs for friends and family back home. You can purchase authentic Batik and Songket prints at dirt-cheap rates. If you are one of those, who loves bargaining this is the perfect place for you. Everything from Batik prints, souvenirs and alcohol is tax-free. Shopping is the only reason why most of the people visit Langkawi. If you want to have a high shopping budget, you need to save on your travel expenses. You can do so by travelling by bus everywhere as the fares are real time and economic.
Malaysia surely has many reasons to boast about their strategically planned road networks. The road planning is such that you can reach every nook and corner of the city without having to change your mode of transport frequently. You can just board a bus and reach your destination without any interchange of buses. Apart from this, the punctuality and low fares of the bus transit system has encouraged people to leave their own cars back at home. These buses have their own tracking system and there is no need to wait at the bus stop either. You can travel carefree without your wallets thanks to redbus.my, which will let you book your bus tickets online. So next time you plan on going somewhere open your redbus app, book your tickets and zip through the city conveniently and hassle free. The website also rewards you via discounts and cashback offers!
You can reach both these shopping malls by boarding the ‘Hop on Hop Off’ Bus that will take you off directly at the entrances of these malls. Therefore, it is going to be completely light on your pockets as shopping is duty free and travel by bus is cheap.
Teow Soon Huat Duty Free Shopping
It is one of the most popular menus in Padang Matsirat area. A huge duty free shopping centre houses more than 60 outlets and 12 restaurants. There is also a super market here where you can buy daily essentials at dirt-cheap rates without any taxes. All items like apparel, luggage, bags, liquor, cakes and groceries are specially priced. If you are lucky, you can grab them at discounts as high as 70 percent. Chocolate lovers will see this place as a paradise as it houses local as well as international brands with rates 60 percent lower compared to markets outside. However, the only catch being the products are close to their expiry dates.
The Zon Shopping Paradise
The shopping is a duty free shopping outlet that is located on the southern end of Panpai Cenang. The shopping centre is popular amongst its tourists for its extensive range of beers, whiskies, spirits and wines. You can get bottles for as low as RM50 that is almost 50 percent lesser compared to the markets outside. It also houses chocolate brands with prices upto 40 percent lower. The regular fast food brands like McDonalds and StarBucks have their outlets here so you can grab a quick meal and head to your next shopping destination. If you shop for more thatn Rm200 you can get cashbacks of upto Rm70.