WEAVES OF INDIA
Fly-in, drives and guided tour
13 Days/12 Nights
- Kalamkari : The pen-painted fabric used for clothing and wall decorations.
- Pearl Jewellery
- Intricately carved sandalwood artifacts
- Visit to a spice plantation
- Visit a weavers place
It is from the cosmopolitan Mumbai, a shopper's paradise, where your trip starts. With an amazing diversity of goods to being the centre of the Indian clothing trade, Mumbai caters to all styles and budget and home to the leading Indian fashion guru's. After getting tips on Indian fashion, savour the true Hyderabadi culture by shopping in an old city around the medieval monument of Charminar. Visit the Lad Bazaar, the famous lane of bangles, an exciting bazaar reminiscent of medieval marts. Cultured pearls in gold and silver jewelry are Hyderabad's specialty along with Bidri ware, the most well known of Andhra's handicrafts. It is the fine art of inlaying silver into a jet alloy formed by lead, zinc and tin. Between your shopping tours also enjoy guided sightseeing tours of each city. View the most impressive example of Victorian Gothic architecture in India the Victoria terminus in Mumbai and drown in the old world charm of the magnificent palace, the imposing Golconda fort and mosques of Hyderabad. A visit to the Chamundeshwari temple in Mysore enlightens you on the religious beliefs of the Hindus. After sandalwood and incense we head to the land of backwaters and spice plantations, Kerala. At Cochin and Thekkady you find stores selling fenugreek, nutmeg, black and white pepper, rolls of cinnamon, cardamom and cloves. The last destination of the tour is Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu. The city's close proximity to the town of Kanchipuarm, famous for its hand-woven silks gives you the opportunity to visit a weaver's work area to see how these lovely silks are woven. The tour ends with a visit to the shore temples of Mahabalipuram.
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