13 days
The textile trail of Rajasthan
Thirteen days of block printing, tie-dye and embroidery.
All journeys
Rajasthan seen through its cloth: mud-resist printing at Akola, bandhani and lehariya tie-dye in Udaipur, pearl embroidery at Jalore, durrie weaving at Salawas, and the block-printing towns of Bagru and Sanganer.
There are workshops throughout, with the people who do the work.
- How long
- 13 days
- Where
- Rajasthan
- Kind of journey
- Craft & Cloth
The route
12 stops
- Udaipur
- Akola
- Jalore
- Salawas
- Jodhpur
- Pushkar
- Bagru
- Sanganer
- Jaipur
- Abhaneri
- Agra
- Delhi
Highlights
Along the way
- 01Mud-resist printing in the village of Akola
- 02Bandhani and lehariya tie-dye, with a chance to try both
- 03Moti Bharat pearl embroidery at Jalore
- 04Durrie weaving at Salawas
- 05Wooden block printing at Pushkar, Bagru and Sanganer
- 06The stepwell at Abhaneri, and the Taj Mahal at sunset
Day by day
The plan
- Days 1–2Arrive in Delhi and fly on to Udaipur. The mud-print village of Akola.
- Day 3The City Palace, and workshops in bandhani and lehariya.
- Day 4On to Jalore to meet the pearl embroiderers.
- Days 5–6To Jodhpur by way of the durrie weavers at Salawas. Mehrangarh, and a day of bandhej.
- Day 7Pushkar, and wooden block printing.
- Days 8–9Jaipur by way of Bagru and Sanganer, with the textile museums and the shops.
- Days 10–11Agra by way of the Abhaneri stepwell. The Taj at sunset, the fort the next morning.
- Days 12–13Old Delhi and Dilli Haat, then depart.
Tell us about your journey
Since 1997
Our team has been in tourism since 1997. Scenic Escapes India Private Limited is a private company registered in Kerala and based in Karunagappally, Kollam. Its registration details are published for anyone to check.
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