Creative and fashion-loving travelers will enjoy this private full-day tour to textile villages around Hyderabad. Your guide will take you to the kinds of places that would be very difficult to visit independently, such as weavers’ home-based workshops and local markets. See how some of the most beautiful saris in India are created, right from the beginning of the process to the finished product.
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ Professional English speaking private guide
✔ Bottled water
✔ Transport by private air-condition vehicle
✔ Hotel / airport pickup and drop-off
✖ Food and drinks
✖ Gratuities
✖ Anything not mentioned in Inclusions
Pickup Locations
1. OYO Flagship 76687 Kothapet
2. Capital O Kamakshi Hotels
3. OYO Flagship 82474 Hotel Park 9
4. OYO HYD1589 Hotel Sai Palace
5. Hotel O Hotel Heaven Stay
6. The Leela Hyderabad
7. SPOT ON Pnd Complex
8. iROOMZ Hotel Diamond Park
9. Fabhotel Gardenia Service Apartments
10. OYO 11676 Nakshatra Grand
11. Capital O 77334 Halcyon Jubilee
12. Super OYO Capital O S V Residency Nalagandla
13. FabHotel Pride Inn Financia
14. Hotel HC Comfort Lakdikapul
15. OYO HYD1516 Hotel Aroma Classic
16. OYO 75986 Hotel Grandeur
17. Hotel Royal Suites And Rooms
18. Fabhotel Yesmark Jubilee Hills
19. New Royal Presidency Lodge
20. OYO Jubilee Homes Near Jubillee Check Post
Additional Info: Pick-up from Your Hotel / Hyderabad Airport or your desired location in Hyderabad
Itinerary
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Bhoodan Pochampally
Morning at 9am pick up from your Hotel or your desired location in Hyderabad and leave for a Full-Day guided excursion to the Weaving Village of Pochampally (02 hrs drive from Hyderabad) - where one observes a mix of tradition, modernity, culture, history and of course the famous IKKAT. The village is widely known for the Pochampally sarees. The town of beautiful craft is garnered by lush greenery and hills. This scenic habitat has place in UNESCO’s list of world heritage sites as part of ‘Iconic saree weaving cluster in India’.
Pochampally has traditional looms, whose design is more than a century-old. Basking under the glory on par with the weavers of other places, Pochampally weave is popularly known as tie and dye weave. The uniqueness lies in the transfer of design and colouring onto warp and weft threads first and then weaves them together. The fabric is usually cotton, silk and sico - a mix of silk and cotton. Increasingly, the colours themselves are from natural sources and their blends. The consumer-weaver interactions provide inputs for new designs. The weavers from the older and new generation have shown resilience and adapted themselves to the changing tastes of the consumers.
Visit the weavers, spend time getting to know them, their lifestyle and the process of weaving ikkat. Head for some traditional lunch (own expense) and then visit the Pochampally museum followed by a short walk along the lake and a visit to the House with 101 doors!
Around 4pm Your tour ends and you drive back to Hyderabad and drop-off by 6pm to your hotel or other desired location in Hyderabad.
Duration: 5 hours
Additional info
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Dress code is smart casual
• The duration of transfers are approximate, the exact duration will depend on the time of day and traffic conditions
• A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
• Travelers should be vaccinated and carry the covid vaccination certificate
