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TEXTILE, ARTS, AND CULTURE TOURS
We specialise in small group tours for friendly like-minded travellers
We explore the material culture, architecture, and history of traditional societies
We excel at sensitively curated travel experiences

Because each tour is carefully crafted and delivered, it happens only once a year.

We hope you'll join our tight-knit worldwide travel community!

During COVID-19, join us for virtual lectures on art, history, and textiles of your favourite destinations.

Acclaimed speakers. Cost recovery or free.

Take a look at our REAL travel offerings in 2021 and beyond.

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January 2022
Gujarat Stepwells and Textiles
The ultimate textile lover's tour! Explore a part of India that very few have the chance to see. With added water architecture of stepwells.
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October 12-26, 2021
Uzbekistan's

Silk Road
In-depth exploration of the Silk Road's architecture, textiles, arts, and crafts. Filling up fast - 4 spots left.
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October 2021
Morocco deserts, arts and crafts
Journey deep into a country of shifting sands, centuries of history, and a passionate crafts culture. A delight for all your senses.
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March 2022
Sikh Temples

Kashmir Textiles
Sikhism's holiest temples and mightiest forts. With incomparable textiles of Kashmir. Scholar-led.
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February 2022

South India

Temples and Tea
Hidden enclaves of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. History, culture, architecture, and Ayurveda
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Late 2022 onwards
Indonesia, Japan and Madagascar
Material culture, wildlife, and textiles . . . more unique destinations for that twinkle in your eye
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— Mary-Lou S., Washington

“The textile tour of Gujarat-Kutch-Rajasthan was one of the top events of my life, exceeding my fondest expectations.”

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Delving into the Silk Road
Textiles, arts, and crafts tell an enduring tale of one of humankind's most important arteries of culture and trade.