Gujarat Textile & Handicraft Tour

Arrival in Ahmedabad. Check into the hotel and refresh. Visit the Calico museum and shreyas folk museum. After lunch we can visit Patan known for the Famous Double ikkat Patola weaving . Ahmedabad is a very important textile market in Gujarat. Overnight Ahmedabad Hotel.

Depart from Ahmedabad to reach Bhuj which is an important textile and handicraft in Gujarat and is famous world over. Reach by late afternoon and spend the time in local market and shop around for some authentic handicraft. Overnight Bhuj Hotel.

Today we shall depart for handicraft villages like Nirona, Ludia, Sumrasar Sheikh and many others near the same vicinity where we can find some exquisite handicraft and textile art forms. Overnight Bhuj Hotel.

Today we shall visit the Kutch museum to see how handicraft and textile form an intricate part of people’s lifestyle in Kutch. From there we shall depart for Bhujodi and Ajrakhpur for some other famous textile and block print art. If time allows, spend evening at Mandvi beach and later return to Bhuj. Overnight Bhuj Hotel.

Depart from Bhuj and reach Muli. Check into the hotel and refresh. Visit small villages and workshops that make Tangalia, a special kind of weaving art associated to Dangasia Tribes near wadhwan and many location of surrendranagar. Overnight Muli Hotel.

Depart for Jamnagar where you can find some authentic Tie and Dye art called “Bandhni”. Visit Okha Mandal which is small area developed By the Tata Enterprise as a social initiative toward the tribal or rural upliftment of Jamnagar District, where they hold a salt factory in Mithapur village. Overnight Jamnagar Hotel.

From Jamnagar we shall depart for Jetpur which is a very important destination for Block printing and other such textile forms. Overnight at Gondal Hotel.

Depart for Ahmedabad through Rajkot, where Mahatma Gandhi had established Rashtriya Shala for the Upliftment and training of many textile artist like Patola weaving and Khadi spinning etc.. Reach Ahmedabad by evening and visit some remote areas where a very rare form of Hand painting on textile exists called “Mata ni pachedi” a form of Kalamkari, known to very few local families. Visit he night market for traditional textile. Overnight Ahemdabad Hotel.

Breakfast at hotel. In time departure transfer to Airport.