Itinerary Textile Adventures- India 2025
| Tour: | Textile Adventures-India Edition with Gillian Travis |
| Dates: | 1 to 11 February, 2025 |
| Solo Traveller | AU$5990 [approx US$3930 on 22.3.24] |
| Twin Share | AU$5350 when booking two places at the same time, twin or double room share |
| Deposit: | AU$2140 due today secures your place |
| Last date for Early Bird Bonus: | 1 July 2024 Book in by this date and receive AU$200 rebate and our appreciation |
| Date full payment due: | 1 October, 2024 |
| Airport for arrival | Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi, India |
| Airport for Departure | Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi, India |
| All prices in Australian Dollars. You can check online for equivalent in your currency. A site like www.wise.com or www.xe.com can quote on current exchange rates. They also reliably handle funds transfer with low fees. |
NOTE
Once you are booked in we will email
- Instructions to design a wood block so it is carved and ready for you
- Materials for the Textile Travel Journal Workshop
- Patterns we have to choose from for your top to be made by the workshop.
To Book use this link.
Travel Notes– a little more information is always helpful to prepare
| Location & activity | meals | |
| Day 1 Sat 1.2.25 | Stay New Delhi | |
| Arrival at Indira Gandhi International Airport | ||
| Airport pickup any time night or day | ||
| Day 2 Sun 2.2.25 | Stay New Delhi | B,D |
| In India you always start with the Gods. We will visit the beautiful Lakshmi Narayan Temple this morning. | ||
| Over coffee at the Lota Café in the Craft Museum Gillian will introduce us to the techniques we are going to explore during our travels. | ||
| Explore the Craft Museum for inspiration | ||
| In the afternoon we will head over to Lajpat Nagar Cloth Market to look for cloth and haberdashery. | ||
| Welcome Dinner tonight | ||
| Day 3 Mon 3.2.25 | Stay Neemrana | B,L,D |
| We escape the city and head to a beautifully restored Old Fort. The afternoon will give us an opportunity to work on our quilt and journal skills. | ||
| Our Fort is a dreamy place to explore as well. | ||
| Day 4 Tues 4.2.25 | Stay Pushkar | B,L |
| We will visit The Stitching Project workshop in the afternoon for afternoon tea and a big welcome. We will show you around and get you settled in so tomorrow it feels like home. | ||
| At the workshop you will Receive a wooden printing block carved to your design [ we need to receive the pattern by 1 October, 2024]Receive 2 m of hand spun, hand-woven khadi cloth to useLook through our patterns for tops and have one made by the workshop for you.Receive a handwoven cotton scarf to dye in indigo &/or print.Raid the offcuts heap. | ||
| Day 5 Wed 5.2.24 | Stay Pushkar | B,L,D |
| Block printing cloth to have made up into a top needs to be our focus today. Between taking turns in the print room there is a lot of other things to do. Work on your textile journalsRaid the offcuts pilePoke around | ||
| We’ll have dinner out tonight near Pushkar’s famous Holy Lake | ||
| Day 6 Thurs 6.2.25 | Stay Pushkar | B,L |
| Workshop activities and the rush to get tops stitched for you. | ||
| Work on you travel textiles with Gillian | ||
| Day 7 Fri 7.2.25 | Stay Jaipur | B,L,D |
| We travel to Jaipur via Bagru, home to blockprint and indigo workshops. | ||
| We hope for a sunny and warm day so we can print cloth with mud resist and dye in indigo. | ||
| Onto our Palace for the night, dinner will be in a local favourite restaurant. | ||
| Day 8 Sat 8.2.25 | Stay Jaipur | B |
| Visit Beautiful Amber Fort | ||
| Visit Anokhi Blockprint Museum and the local step well. | ||
| Lunch in the Anokhi Café in town | ||
| Visit Nila House, they always have beautiful textiles and craft developments to show. | ||
| Day 9 Sun 9.2.25 | Stay Agra | B, L |
| Off to Agra today | ||
| Lunch will be at Sheroes Hangout Café. | ||
| Visit a silk embroidery museum | ||
| Our hotel has a great roof top terrace- might be a good place to work on our textile journals for a while. | ||
| Day 10 Mon 10.2.25 | Stay Delhi | B, D |
| Early start today to see the Taj mahal before all the crowds arrive | ||
| Then heading back up to Delhi | ||
| Farewell Dinner | ||
| Day 11 Tues 11.2.25 | Departures | B |
| We will drop you to the airport. |
Trip Includes
- pick-up & dropping to airport ANYTIME DAY OR NIGHT
- accommodation on twin share basis [or choose single supplement]
- group transport during trip- bus, ferry and train
- all sightseeing and workshops listed in itinerary, wooden block designed by you, fabric mentioned and a top made by The Stitching Project.
- Tuition with Gillian Travis
- breakfast and meals mentioned in itinerary
Trip Excludes
- Shopping!!
- airfares
- visa
- travel insurance
- laundry
- meals not mentioned in itinerary
- drinks and bottled water
- gratuities/ tips
Creative Arts Safaris Tours are fully escorted, small group tours that focus textiles, arts and culture and yummy local cuisine.
On tour we like to get our hands dirty taking workshops, exploring locations and culture, in addition to including lots of local experiences.
Our friendly groups are inclusive. They are companionable and well organized allowing a relaxed adventure and great for solo travellers.
Tours include pickup & drop to airport, accommodation, group travel, sightseeing, workshops, and most meals; almost everything EXCEPT the shopping – that is your job.