Shopping in Kumarakom - Kerala

Kumarkum is famous for its backwaters and scenic natural beauty and is a perfect gateway for nature lover. Although Kumarakom is not a very hot destination as for as shopping is concerned but you can indulge in some relaxed shopping when ever you are free. Here you can pick souvenirs from various shops of small town. Kumarkum offers a variety of finely hand crafted items, metal ware, articles made up of coconut shells and bamboo, wood carvings, camel bone carvings, grass mats and many more like these. The local markets offer a wide variety of lampshades, fashion accessories, brass lamps, Kathakali masks, hand woven textiles, ready made garments, mementoes, antiques and jewelry. The people of Kerala are wonderful artisans and this is quite evident in the artifacts made by them. All these finely crafted items are much sought after by tourists visiting Kumarakom.

Other decent buys at Kumarakom include fresh and aromatic spices which are quite abundant here. But if you want to indulge in an extensive shopping spree, then Cochin which is about 70 km from Kumarakom, will be the perfect shopping haunt for you.