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Pochampally Silk tour
Rs5000/person onwards
Private car
7 Hours
Guided tour
Silk weaving village
Pochampally Silk tour from Hyderabad is about a visit to a village called Pochampally famous for its Saree Weavers. We will meet a few weavers in their homes and interact with them. We will also visit a handloom textile park and a museum here to experience the art and craft of weaving these wonderful Sarees which is the attire of the cabin crew of India’s national carrier, Air India.
Weavers Village
We take a walk around Pochampally village, which is the home of the iconic weavers of Ikat style Sarees popularly called Pochampally Sarees. The secret of Pochampally Saree weaving lies in using cotton, silk or a combination of the 2 fabrics and weave after transferring the intricate design and colouring onto warp and weft threads. Pochampally has traditional looms, whose design is more than a century old. There are around 5000 looms in this village which churn out these magical Sarees.
Handloom textile park
We will visit the Handloom textile park to learn a bit about dying, drying and designing stages of the making of a Pochampally Saree. It is an integrated handloom textile designing, dyeing and weaving facility spread over 24 acres. Sarees, Stoles, Dupattas, Dress Materials, Upholstery Fabric and Home Furnishings are the main products made here.
Weaving museum
During this Pochampally Silk tour from Hyderabad, we visit a unique Weaving Museum where not only do you get to learn about weaving but also about the history of the village and its connection with the revolutionary Bhoodan movement. The museum showcases the stages involved in the unique Ikat design. The design is generated from a process of tie-and-dye to give different shades to the yarn before feeding into the next process of weaving. Ikat is the first Indian Textile process to obtain Intellectual Property Rights Protection under Geographical Indications Act.
Weaver meet
Meeting weavers is the highlight of the Pochampally Silk tour from Hyderabad. We will experience how Saree weaving is a family affair where every member has a specific role to play in the process. The grandmother is in charge of winding bobbins, the wife is marking out the design on warp threads and the husband is weaving on a loom in the main living area!
Guided Tour
Pochampally tour is a guided tour where a cultural evangelist will provide the cultural context during our visit to the weavers village. Our cultural evangelists unpack authentic India for better comprehension and appreciation of this diverse land.
Private Tour
A private tour ensures that we are able to focus all our attention on you and adjust the pace of the tour according to your interests. Pick and drop from your hotel in an airconditioned vehicle is included in the tour.
Strenghening local community
Our company is helping the local community by training & employing local guides. This initiative is to ensure travel dollars stay where they are spent.
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Pricing chart
4+ persons
Rs5000/person
- Hotel Pick & drop
- Travel by Innova
- Guide
- Entrance charges
- South Indian Vegetarian meals as lunch
2-3 persons
Rs6000/each
- Hotel Pick & drop
- Travel by sedan
- Guide
- Entrance charges
- South Indian Vegetarian meals as lunch
Single person
Rs8000/each
- Hotel Pick & drop
- Travel by sedan
- Guide
- Entrance charges
- South Indian Vegetarian meals as lunch
Trip Itinerary
Visit a weavers village to learn about Pochampally sarees.
8:30 AM - Hotel pick up
Weavers village
Textile Park
Weavers Museum
Meet weavers
3:30 PM - Hotel drop
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