Experience the magic of Indochina's ancient cultures as you explore the local crafts and textiles communities and try your hand at some new crafts along the way. This small group tour across Indochina (max 10) provides a great mix of group activities and meals with plenty of time to go off and explore on your own.

Discover the beauty of Laos, its people, its crafts and its vibrant textiles in World Heritage Luang Prabang as you wander through the ancient temples, craft markets and riverside villages. Discover Cambodia's emerging textile industry. Discover the beauty of Vietnam's mountains and the tribal textiles and traditions of its minority groups.

Explore bustling Hanoi's Old Quarter and its maze of markets, crafts, textiles, art galleries and museums. Experience village life when you visit remote textile markets and villages in Vietnam and Cambodia.  Absorb and explore the ancient World Heritage temples of Angkor.

Create your own Lao silk textile pieces and discover the secrets of natural dyes when you learn how to weave with your own private teacher overlooking the mighty Mekong River. Learn the secrets and techniques of the amazing embroideries from the ladies of the Hmong and Dao minority groups.   Learn about the ancient traditions of making and dyeing hemp textiles

Starts: Hanoi, Vietnam
Finishes: Siem Reap, Cambodia
Escorted Small Group Tours
14 Oct 2012
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Escorted Small Group
$3890 pp twin share
$4290 single
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DAYs 1 - 5
Explore Hanoi and its ancient pottery & silk weaving villages. Travel to the beautiful valley of Mai Chau where you stay with a local White Tai family and take a weaving lesson with the local ladies. Catch a sleeper train to Sapa on the night of Day 5.
DAY 6 – 10
Spend your time in Sapa exploring local markets, taking an embroidery lesson with Red Dao ladies & visiting tribal villages. Visit Bac Ha village market, with its mix of bright costumes, foods and market day rituals. Its then back to Hanoi before flying to Lunag Prabang in the mountains of northern Laos.
DAY 11-15 
Explore World Heritage Luang Prabang &  try your hand at silk weaving and natural dyes.  Take a tour to a Tai Lue village in the mountains, a boat ride down the Mekong and take part in a Bacci ceremony. On day 16 you fly out to Siem Reap, Cambodia the gateway to the amazing Temples of Angkor.
DAY 16-20
Explore the temples of Angkor, a Cambodian silk farm the Khmer Textiles Institute and cruise on TonleSap Lake. Your hotel is a tropical haven set amidst beautiful garden settings and a pool – perfect for relaxing in between shopping at the fabulous markets and exploring the township. Your tour finishes on Day 20 after breakfast