Crafts of Kutch

• Arrive in Bhuj (from Ahmedabad or Kandla) and transfer to your boutique heritage hotel in Bhujodi, a weavers’ village.
• Enjoy a group welcome dinner and trip orientation hosted by local and foreign art guides, introducing the week ahead.

Highlights:

• Premium accommodation in rural heritage guesthouses
• First look into handloom traditions around Bhujodi

• Breakfast at the hotel, then visit the Kutch Craft Museum in Bhuj to learn historical context and view rare regional textiles.
• Enjoy lunch together, followed by a trip to a block-printing studio to watch master artisans at work using Ajrakh techniques.

Highlights:

• Interactive print demonstration
• Exposure to the evolutionary thread of Kutch textile design

• Following breakfast, participate in a hands-on embroidery workshop with local women artisans.
• Lunch in an artisan community, then visit a private heritage textile collection.
• End the day with a family-style dinner at an artisan’s home.

Highlights:

• Deep dive into Rabari, Ahir, Muthwa, or Meghwal embroidery
• Insight into private handloom collections and conversation with custodians

• After breakfast, visit master weavers at home to spin kala cotton using traditional charkhas (spinning wheels).
• Mid-morning session on indigo extraction and dyeing.
• Workshop in a Bandhani dye studio managed by Abdullah Khatri.
• Conclude with a memorable group dinner in Bhuj.

Highlights:

• Hands-on experience with natural dye vats
• Insider access to Bandhani studio and artisan network

• After breakfast, optional guided walk with Rabari shepherds near Bhujodi.
• Participate in a weaving session at a weaver’s home; purchase handloom scarves and rugs directly.
• Group lunch and evening dinner at the hotel.

Highlights:

• Learn warp, weft, and loom setup
• Build relationships with individual weavers

• Post-breakfast, visit Janmamad Luhar’s copper bell studio in Zura.
• Enjoy a home-cooked lunch with the craftsman’s family.
• Afternoon excursion to the Great Rann of Kutch desert, where guests can walk on salt flats, observe changing light, and reflect on the landscape.
• Final group circle and farewell dinner at your hotel.

Highlights:

• Exclusive tour of artisan bell forging
• Sunset moment on the White Rann

• Enjoy a final group breakfast and a closing session.
• Transfer by private vehicle to Bhuj or Kandla airport/train station for onward travel.

Highlights:

• Departure with handcrafted keepsakes and timeless memories