Discover Kantha Stitch Painting In Kolkata With Lunch

Kolkata, India
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Duration4h - 5h
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LanguagesEnglish
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Overview

On this half-day tour in Kolkata, discover the beautiful Kantha embroidery of the state of West Bengal. Visit the campus of Self Help Enterprise (SHE), a non-profit organisation that was created 25 years ago to preserve and promote this traditional craft of India. Today the organization provides women with training and support to produce exquisite Kantha pieces that are sold worldwide.

Highlights
• Visit to Self Help Enterprise (SHE)
• Watch women engaged in Kantha embroidery
• Exquisite pieces of Kantha, or stitch painting

What's included

  • 02 bottles of mineral water per person
  • Lunch (beverage excluded)
  • Local English speaking guide
  • Transport by private air-conditioned vehicle
  • Hotel pick-up and drop-off
  • Food or drink, unless specified
  • Gratuities

What to expect

  1. Kolkata (Calcutta)
    4h
    You will be picked up from your hotel and driven to the campus of Self Help Enterprise (SHE).

    Watch the women of Kolkata as they make exquisite pieces of Kantha embroidery. This is perhaps the oldest form of embroidery in India that dates back to the 1st century A.D. Starting as a piece of needlework to make something useful out of old clothes, this craft has been elevated to an exquisite form of art today. The tastefully created pieces of Kantha embroidery are much sought.

    Explore and experience the Art of Kantha or "stitch painting" in the City of Joy on this half-day tour and see how successfully this almost extinct art form has been revived and is acclaimed world over as a fashion statement. The proceeds from the sale of Kantha pieces here are put back for the welfare of the women who are engaged in this art.

    At the end of the visit take lunch (beverage excluded) at a local restaurant.

    After lunch you will be driven back to your hotel.

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point
Kolkata (Calcutta)
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We will pick up traveler from their hotels / fixed point within city center.

End point
Kolkata (Calcutta)
Kolkata (Calcutta), India
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We will pick up traveler from their hotels / fixed point within city center.

Pickup details

We may pick up travelers from city center hotels / fixed point wiithin city limits. In case pick up is outside central points extra cost shall applicable subject to distance applicable.

Additional information

  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Not recommended for pregnant women and people with back problems.
  • Children under 15 must be accompanied by an adult.
  • Self Help Enterprise is closed on Sundays.

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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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