Next Time You Take A Holiday, Try A Craft Tour Of Bengal With Dimli

If you haven’t made plans for your next vacay yet, here’s a suggestion – try Dimli craft tours. Travel around India, and experience its rich crafts heritage up close.

Dimli – Curated Craft Tours based out of Vancouver {Canada} which organises craft tours in various regions of India. These tours will let you experience the local ambience of the region and also meet artisans.

Dimli is a collaboration between Starline Travels and Mitun Chaudhuri Ghosh, founder – CEO of Maka Maka, a luxury home textiles company based out of Vancouver.

As part of their craft tour, you will not only get an insider’s view of the crafts and artisans of a region, you also get to experience the world they inhabit, the local history, the culture, the cuisine and more. If you have ever wanted to figure out the basics of blue pottery or create your own indigo block-printed scarf, try a folk art like patachitra, sign up and get a first-hand experience of all that.

Here’s a sampling of tours on offer: Check out Tagore’s Vishwabharati campus in Shantiniketan, the unique terracotta architecture in Bishnupur, explore the UNESCO heritage Jamdani weave in the villages of Murshidabad, visit the potters’ quarters at Kumartuli.

Not just Bengal, Dimli has crafted tours for Delhi, Agra, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Odhisa and Gujarat as well. Explore the rich history of the Mughals and Rajputs, get an up close and personal look at some of the popular crafts of Rajasthan {block printing, tie-dye et al}, see how the lacquer art of Kutch is done, get a sneak-peek at how an artisan’s hands work on those amazing Kutch embroideries, visit the village where the gorgeous Kanjeevaram silks are woven, or experience a patchwork workshop from the gypsy women of Bikaner. With their tours, you really let you get a hands-on experience of India’s rich heritage of crafts.

The prices for these tours range from INR 60,000 to INR 1,00,000 per person. You get to stay at high-end hotels and resorts. Moreover, these tours are highly customisable so you can connect with Dimli to curate a tour that works best for you.

Check out their detailed itineraries and explorations here, keep tabs on their Facebook page here and write to them at dimlicrafttours@gmail.com for bookings and further inquiries. For visual references of their tours, check out their videos here.