Hello! We’re two Susans with a shared love of travel, textiles, handcrafts, dance, and gardens. We offer small group creative tours with a focus on the traditional arts that are indigenous to the places we visit. Recently we added several ‘all gender’ tours to our range of women-only tour offerings. Incorporating opportunities for observation as well as hands-on/interactive workshops, our itineraries include a mix of must-see sights and locations as well as far-flung villages where travellers are rare. Our tours offer the chance for creative exploration, inspiration, new friendships and shared learning experiences for textile, handcraft, dance and garden-enthused travellers from all over the world.
We have been hosting retreat|recreate textile and creative tours since 2015 and between us have many years of study-based research skills, a wealth of practical experience from our own independent travel adventures, a passion for exploring the textile, handcraft, creative and cultural traditions of other cultures and one of us had ten years of prior experience in the international travel industry. We provide authentic, carefully curated and memorable experiences, allowing our travellers to gain an understanding of the cultural context and daily lives of the people who maintain these traditional practices.
We offer culturally, socially and environmentally responsible programs, allowing for interactions with local people and respectful cross-cultural experiences. Where possible we engage with: local guides and hosts; organisations that return profits directly to their local communities; fair trade organisations and NGOs providing assistance to disadvantaged groups and communities. For more information on responsible tourism please click here.
We do hope you will join us on one of our tours. Please contact us to join our mailing list or register your Expression of Interest (EOI) for one or several destinations!
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