Like the entire northeastern region of India , Mizoram has also a rich tradition of handicrafts, which make for wonderful shopping in Mizoram. The handicrafts of the state have a distinct identity, which is hard to conceptualize unless you see them. And seeing would definitely lead you to shopping in Mizoram. The Mizos are great weavers. The tradition is deeply rooted in their tribal consciousness. They prefer to stick to a certain pattern of designs and motifs, which has become a part of their heritage. Along with that, Mizoram boasts of plenty of bamboo productions. Naturally the Mizo artisans are traditionally skilled in making fantastic items made of bamboo, such as: baskets, utensils, hats, flower vases and furniture. Be it an objet d'art or a utility article, shopping in Mizoram must include an item or two made of Bamboo.
While shopping in Mizoram, check out:
Hand-woven fabric
Bamboo crafts
Cane products
Shopping:
Some important places to buy indigenous items are - KVI Handloom & Handicraft Sales Emporium, Zarkawt. Zonunsang Handloom Show Room, Zarkawt MAHCO Show Room, Treasury Square
Entertainment: Adventure
The caves are the most ideal place for the tourists, who are inclined towards the adventurous tour of Mizoram. The state of Mizoram has a wide array of caves, some of which are :
Pukzing Cave
Situated at Pukzing village near Marpara in the western hills within Aizawl district is the Pukzing Cave . Pukzing cave, which goes 25 m inside is the biggest cave in Mizoram. The legend says that the cave was carved out of the hills by a very strong man called Mualzavata, the name meaning a person who could clear hundred ranges of forest in just one day.
Milu Puk
Milu Puk (cave of skulls) is a big cave situated near the village Mamte in Lunglei district, about 130 Km from Lunglei town in Mizoram. You will find a big heap of human skeletons in this cave. The skeletons seems to be of people who were taller than the Mizos and might have belonged to some other race, domesticating the area before the Mizos came. It is believed that, these people belonged to a tribe called 'Tlau".
Kungawrhi Puk
This is a big cave set on a hill between Farkawn and Vaphai villages in the south-eastern part of Aizawl district. The folktale related with this cave speaks of a beautiful young girl named Kungawrhi, after whom this cave was named. She got married to a brave young man, named Pnathira. When the couple was going to Pnathira's village after the marriage, some spirits, attrcated by her beauty, abducted her. The spirits brought her to this cave and kept her confined in it. Later she was rescued by her brave husband from the cave.