Shopping - Travel tips for Guwahati

  • Guwahati is the major commercial hub and gateway to the North East. The city boast of many shopping malls and local markets where one can explore of shops for clothing, handicrafts and other local items. Assam is famous for its Tea production, the hand woven silk sarees and the handicraft artworks made from bamboo.
  • Pan Bazaar, Fancy Bazaar, Paltan Bazaar, Beltola Bazaar, Uzan Bazaar and G S Road are the major places for shopping. Here you will all kinds of items and shops ranging from malls to local street shops to fruits and vegetables markets.
  • Uzan Bazaar one of the busiest market of Guwahati is famous for the availability of fresh fish. The livelihood of the locals here depend on the selling fish and handicrafts.
  • Beltola Bazaar is a fruit and vegetable market. The significance of this place lies in the fact that since historic past this place has been an important traditional trading point between the people from the Khasi hills (Meghalaya) and the local people. The market opens only two times in a week and it has a variety of local products.
  • Pan Bazaar, Fancy Bazaar and Paltan Bazaar are very busy and crowded markets. Here you will find many store, local and street shops selling food and clothing items and many bamboo and handicraft items.
  • G S Road is the modern and most busiest areas of Guwahati. It is surrounded by shopping malls, restaurant and shops with wide range of apparels selection.