retreat | recreate
creative tours for women
textiles – handcrafts – dance – gardens
Welcome! We offer small group women’s textile and handcraft tours to Japan, India, Morocco, Vietnam, Indonesia, Laos, Thailand, Turkey and within Australia (Tasmania, Northern Territory and Far North Queensland), with Iran, Iceland, New Zealand and Silk Road itineraries on the horizon. We’re also expanding our offerings to include dance focussed tours to Japan and Europe (London, Paris & Amsterdam) and a garden tour of Japan.
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2023 tours
Expressions of Interest are invited for all tours unless marked as SOLD OUT
Click on the tours below for an overview of each tour.
Thailand and Laos Handcrafts: 29 Jan – 10 Feb
Morocco Handcrafts: 2-18 March – PRIVATE GROUP
India Handcrafts (Delhi – Agra – Rajasthan – Delhi) – 12-28 March
Morocco handcrafts: 24 April – 9 May
Japan Dance, Performance Arts and Culture: 11-23 May
Turkey Handcrafts: 5-20 September – BOOKINGS OPEN SOON
Japan Blue (an indigo textile tour) – 23 September – 8 October – SOLD OUT
Japan Handcrafts – 15 – 29 October – SOLD OUT
India Textiles and Handcrafts (Delhi – Agra – Rajasthan) – 15 Oct- 1 Nov – BOOKINGS ARE OPEN – A FEW SPOTS LEFT!
Thailand and Laos Handcrafts – 28 Nov – 10 Dec – BOOKINGS OPEN SOON
Morocco Handcrafts (new itinerary!) – 22 November – 8 December – BOOKINGS OPEN – TWO SPOTS LEFT!
2024
India Handcrafts (Delhi, Agra, Rajasthan, Gujurat) – 28 Jan – 15 February – BOOKINGS OPEN SOON
Tasmania Handcrafts – April TBC
Morocco Handcrafts – 3 – 19 April – BOOKINGS OPEN SOON
Morocco Handcrafts – 24 April – 10 May – BOOKINGS OPEN SOON
Japan Dance – May
Ballet (London, Paris & Amsterdam) – June TBC
Far North Queensland/Cape York Handcrafts – July TBC
Top End Handcrafts (Northern Territory) – August TBC
Turkey Handcrafts – September TBC
India Handcrafts – October
Thailand and Laos Handcrafts – November
Japan Handcrafts – TBC
New Zealand Handcrafts – TBC
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 tourfor your group. Get in touch!
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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