Shopping in Kodaikanal

The serene hill station of Kodaikanal is famous worldwide for its breathtaking natural beauty and serene environs. Although essentially revered for its exotic locales and scenic tourist spots, Kodaikanal also delights tourists with several exciting options for shopping in Kodaikanal. Your tour to Kodaikanal cannot be considered complete unless you enjoy a bit of shopping in Kodaikanal. You can easily take home some excellent souvenirs and curios from this hill resort.

While shopping in Kodaikanal, you can’t but marvel at the homemade chocolates, marshmallows and cheese that you find in the bakeshops in the town. The street-side small stores will surely surprise you with their wide variety of woolen materials, flowers, vegetables, handmade articles, hot snacks, children toys, medicinal herbs and oils – in short, everything you can think of. Exquisite embroidery, warm cloths and dried flowers are also available aplenty.

Anna Salai in Kodaikanal is famous for the excellent fresh vegetables available in the town market. ‘Eco-nut’ has a decent stock of whole foods, brown bread, Jams, Peanut, Butter, Cheese, Muffins and a hoard of other food items.

Shopping in Kodaikanal will also include visit to Kashmir Handicrafts center in Anna Salai which is famous for shawls, Jewelry, Brass, Leather items, Bone and Walnut wood articles. The Khadi Emporium, Handloom Co-operative Stores and Government Sales Emporium are also well-known outlets. You can also find a range of aromatherapy products in Kodaikanal, like Eucalyptus oils, herbs and other natural products.