Are you interested in organising a private tour for your and your friends?
To kick start a conversation, please email us at retreatrecreate@gmail.com with the answers to the following questions and we can take it from there.
1. Are you considering one of our regular itineraries for your group, or are you looking for a bespoke, personalised itinerary designed just for your group?
Please note that if you are looking for a tour especially designed for your group, we charge a development fee of AUD$500 which is deducted from your final tour balance. This fee reflects the many hours, weeks and sometimes months, that it takes to work with a client and develop a bespoke itinerary. It’s also so that we do not spend weeks designing and booking a private tailored tour only to have the client not proceed with the booking (or take the personally designed itinerary and run it themselves). Thank you for your understanding.
If you wish to simply arrange one of our regular itineraries for your group (with no major changes to the itinerary and run at a mutually convenient time), the development fee does not apply.
2. Which destination and which of our itineraries (textiles, dance, gardens or food) are you interested in? Eg. Iceland Handcrafts, India (Rajasthan, Gujarat, South India) Textiles & Handcrafts, Indonesia Handcrafts, Japan Textiles & Handcrafts, Japan Dance, Performance Arts & Culture, Morocco, Thailand & Laos, Turkiye, Tasmania handcrafts/paper-making/natural dyeing etc
3. How many people are in your proposed private group tour? We recommend a minimum of 8 to be cost effective. A smaller group is possible but please be aware the price per person increases the fewer the people.
4. Is your group all women or gender inclusive?
5. Approximate preferred timing of proposed tour? Our upcoming tour schedule is quite full but we can take bookings for mutually convenient private tours given enough time.
If it’s a bespoke itinerary you are looking for, please also answer the following questions:
6. Length of tour?
7. Do you know which regions in your preferred destination you wish to include or are you looking for suggestions?
8. Number and kind of workshops? (Options depend on the destination. Please see the tour overviews on our website HERE).
9. Artisan studio visits and talks? Any specific requests or are you looking for suggestions?
10. Specific textile/dance/food/garden related exhibitions/museums? Do you have any specific requests or are you looking for suggestions?
11. Shopping time?
12. Cultural inclusions? Any specific requests or are you looking for suggestions?
If you would like to proceed with discussions regarding a private tour and would like us to prepare a quotation and draft itinerary for your consideration, please get in touch with the above-mentioned information and we can take it from there. We look forward to working with you!
Email us at: retreatrecreate@gmail.com
Just returned from a fantastic Textiles and Handcrafts Tour of Japan. It was an amazing tour, lots of different craft workshops which were all hands on and really interesting. Loved the variety of places, transport and people and we had a fantastic guide whose enthusiasm was second to none. Wonderful trip. Jane B, Private Japan Textiles Tour September 2025
WOW! What an amazing tour. I loved every minute of it. The workshops were varied, interesting and of great quality. Every aspect of the tour was so well organised. Susan and Akiko thought of everything. Akiko was able to answer all our questions and was a superb interpreter during workshops. It was a perfect mix of workshops and local culture. This was our second private trip with retreat|recreate and I can thoroughly recommend them. Heather B, Private Japan Textiles Tour September 2025
This Japan tour has been a fantastic exploration into a fascinating country with a small group of friends, some new, who all love textiles and handcrafts. It has been a wonderful and inspiring experience, organised and led by Susan and Akiko who plan the itinerary with attention to detail and are constantly ensuring that everyone is enjoying themselves. I loved it and hope to go on another of their creative tours. Lindsay W, Private Japan Textiles Tour September 2025
What a wonderful experience! This private tour of Japan was fabulous, with a great mix of activities, workshops, talks and cultural experiences. I learnt lots and am looking forward to continuing my learning now I’m home. One of the many highlights for me was getting off the tourist trail and seeing the real Japan, ie peoples homes, using public transport and wandering along side streets and places off the beaten track. Thank you Susan and Akiko for making this trip so memorable. Wendy D, Private Japan Textiles Tour September 2025
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