retreat | recreate
CREATIVE TOURS: textiles – handcrafts – dance – gardens
Welcome! We offer adventurous, creative and socially responsible small group women’s textile and handcraft tours in Japan, India, Morocco, Vietnam, Indonesia, Laos, Thailand, Türkiye and Australia, with New Zealand, Jordan and Silk Road itineraries on the horizon. We’ve also expanded our offerings to include a tour to Japan focussing on cultural dance. A ballet tour of Europe, a garden tour of Japan, and a foodie tour of Morocco will be on offer in 2025.
From 2024 we’ll be offering a select range of all gender tours in addition to our women’s textile and handcraft tours.
Click here to join our mailing list or register your Expression of Interest (EOI) for one or more destinations. Those on the EOI lists receive early bird invitations to apply for tours before they’re released to the general mailing list or on social media. Many of our tours sell out just to the EOI list before we even advertise them.
2024
India Handcrafts (Delhi, Agra, Rajasthan, Gujurat): 28 January – 15 February – SOLD OUT
Morocco Handcrafts: 3 – 19 April – SOLD OUT
Tasmania Handcrafts: 8 – 15 April – SOLD OUT
Morocco Handcrafts: 24 April – 10 May – SOLD OUT
Japan Dance and Culture: 8 – 20 May – (open to all genders) – SOLD OUT
Morocco Handcrafts: 15 – 31 May – SOLD OUT
Japan Textiles & Handcrafts: 30 May – 13 June – SOLD OUT
Türkiye Textiles and Handcrafts: 10-25 September SOLD OUT
Japan Blue (indigo textiles): 25 September – 10 October SOLD OUT
Japan Textiles & Handcrafts: 17 – 31 October SOLD OUT
India Handcrafts – Delhi, Agra, Rajasthan: 11-29 October – SOLD OUT
Japan Textiles & Handcrafts: 28 November – 12 December – SOLD OUT
Thailand and Laos Handcrafts: 27 November – 10 December – BOOKINGS NOW OPEN
2025
India Handcrafts (Rajasthan and Gujurat) Feb-March – BOOKINGS OPEN SOON
Tasmania Handcrafts – April
Vietnam Handcrafts
Morocco Handcrafts – April
Türkiye Textiles and Handcrafts – May
Iceland – commencing late June
Europe Ballet (London, Paris & Amsterdam) – June TBC
Japan Textiles & Handcrafts (reserved for private group) – 18 – 29 September
Japan Textiles & Handcrafts – 16 – 30 October
India Handcrafts – Delhi, Agra, Rajasthan – October
Jordan Handcrafts
Japan Gardens – commencing early November
Thailand and Laos Handcrafts – late November
Have you thought about a private group tour for you and your friends? If you’d prefer an all gender tour or you’re part of a craft guild, stitching group or dance group, consider a private tour just for your group. Get in touch!
As an Australian based business, retreat|recreate acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and recognises their continuing connection to the land, sea and community. We pay our respects to the Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people and their cultures.
retreat | recreate
Melbourne, Australia
retreatrecreate@gmail.com
ABN: 45 657 561 570
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