Textiles and Ethnography
Textile, Arts&Crafts of the Maya with Parachicos Festival
Silk Road Textiles Arts & Crafts
Textiles and Ethnography
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Kashmir-Ladakh
Textiles & Culture
Spring 2025
"Heaven on earth" Kashmir + Ladakh-Leh. Exquisite natural beauty and outstanding textiles. An unusual exploration of two defining regions of North India. Registration open
Morocco Textiles
Arts and Crafts
Nov 1-14, 2024
Journey deep into the heart of the High Atlas and soak in a passionate Amazigh crafts culture. Desertscapes, Fes, and Marrakech with hiking options.
SOLD OUT
Georgia Textiles
Arts & Crafts
Fall 2025
Rich culture, history, textiles, arts, crafts, and astonishingly diverse landscapes. Experience carpet weaving, block printing, felting, and pottery amidst stunning natural beauty. With Azerbaijan
OPENS SOON. Advance registration
Gujarat Stepwells and Textiles
Oct 6-20, 2024
We'll do it again! Triple hit of textiles, India's incredible water harvesting architecture of stepwells and off-beaten-track Rajasthan. Explore a hidden India.
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Chiapas Textiles Arts and Crafts
January 11 - 26, 2025
Creativity of Maya villages, natural beauty of Chiapas, Parachicos Festival, and archeological treasures, led by renowned scholar and researcher Chloë Sayer
LAST 2 SPOTS Info session.
Japan - Arts, Textiles, Culture
Nov-Dec 2024
Japan: a unique culture steeped in history, moving at the speed of a bullet train. Fall colours, generational artisans, handmade textiles, hands-on workshops. SOLD OUT - waitlist
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Fresh pressed Blog
How fibres from the underbelly of a goat get transformed into some of the world's most coveted textiles. Spinning, weaving, embroidering -- a photo tour
Our story on the story of Pashmina. Photos from our latest trip when we went in search of the nomads who tend Changthangi goats in incredibly harsh conditions
Ancient Indian water harvesting systems were also elaborate inverted temples to female deities
Travel back in time and go forward on the same parallel. Maya culture, textiles and history. Spectacular Chiapas won us over. Take a look at what we got up to.
Back to our African roots! Unforgettable memories captured in a photo journal of the land of the Masai.
A dream came true when I locked eyes with a gentle mountain gorilla. Read about a tryst with our primate relatives.
Step into the magical, mystical kaleidoscope that is Morocco. We reached places other tours only dream about!
A fast disappearing microcosm of hereditary bankers built lavish mansions that provided a base for unique culture, arts and crafts, and distinctive cuisine.
Mexico's glorious traditions
Joyous, colourful, deeply held: Mexico's traditions are best understood through its arts and crafts