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Hosted Pottery Tours
deluxe, small-group clay-and-culture hosted tours with hand-picked local specialist guides
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Private Group Tours
clay-and-culture customised tours and cruises for private groups and families
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Cruise Packages
world-wide cruise offers with themed shore excursion packages and extended stays
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Peace of Mind
knowing that you've booked a seemless value-packed holiday with a reputable travel agent
Clay and Culture collection of hosted, private and independent tours
private tour
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Private tour - subject to government approval and dates to be confirmed for 2020/2021
- Beijing - Great Wall, Forbidden City and art precincts
- Xi'an - Terracotta Warriors and Yangshao pottery village
- Guilin - sail on the Li River, visit ancient riverside villages & a Neolithic cave site with 12,000 year-old pottery relics
- Shanghai - city tour and ancient water town
- Jingdezhen - spend 3 days exploring the Chinese capital of porcelain
private tour
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- Relax on a stress-free, seamlessly-hosted itinerary with friendly and expert local guides
- Stay in deluxe boutique accommodation in convenient and iconic locations
- Enjoy a luxury 2-night Irrawaddy river cruise on the Paukan 2007
- Discover the natural, social and historical origins of the culture of pottery in Myanmar
- Explore the 4 unique regions of Yangon, Inle Lake, Bagan & Mandalay
- Interact with local artisans of pottery villages in each of these 4 regions
- Sample the local cuisine of each region, with most meals included
independent tour
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- affordable private tour for independent travellers
- further discounts for groups of 6 or more
- comfortable 3-star accommodation
- expert English-speaking local guides in each region
- transfers and transport included
- a balance of temple hopping, city tours, river cruises and nature watching
- visit 3 traditional Burmese pottery villages
- mingle with the locals and fall in love with the warmth of the Burmese people
independent tour
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- Active-paced tour with reasonable fitness level required
- Stay in a traditional Japanese inn and 2-3-star accommodation throughout
- Travel by rail using a standard JR Rail Pass
- Visit Naoshima's Art House Projects
- Take in the outdoor sculptures at Chokoku no Mori
- View Matsue's Adachi Museum Gardens
- Discover the gardens and temples of Kyoto
- Explore Tokyo's Mori Gallery
private tour
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- Stay at an art-gallery hotel on Naoshima Island
- Explore the art islands of Seto Inland Sea
- Visit Kyoto's best galleries and ceramics workshops with a gallery owner
- Miho, Isamu Noguchi and Toyo Ito museums
- Explore the temples and gardens of Kyoto
- Visit the Setouchi Triennale in autumn (September 28 to November 4 in 2019) and admire Japan in a coat of autumn colours
private tour
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- Discover the natural, social and cultural origins of the flavours of Myanmar in Yangon, Inle Lake, Bagan & Mandalay
- Sample the local cuisine and fresh produce in the 4 different regions
- Participate in hands-on cooking classes in private homes and social enterprises
- Visit several traditional Burmese pottery villages
- Enjoy a luxury 4-day Irrawaddy river cruise on the 5-star Sanctuary Ananda
Hand-picked cruises with exclusive Clay and Culture curated shore excursions
Hosted Cruise
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- 20/11 Yokohama, Japan 05:00 PM
- 21/11 Toba, Japan 07:00 AM 03:00 PM (Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park)
- 22/11 Takamatsu, Japan 09:00 AM 05:00 PM (Naoshima; Otani-Yake pottery village)
- 23/11 Kochi, Japan 07:00 AM 06:00 PM
- 24/11 Matsuyama, Japan 07:00 AM 06:00 PM (Tobe - Tobeware Pottery Village)
- 26/11 Busan, Korea 07:00 AM 04:00 PM
- 28/11 Shimizu, Japan 11:00 AM 09:00 PM (Hakone art museums and Mt Fuji)
- 29/11 Yokohama, Japan 06:30 AM 05:00 PM
- 02/12 Okinawa, Japan 07:00 AM 06:00 PM
- 03/12 Ishigaki, Japan 08:00 AM 06:00 PM (Visit to the "pottery island" of Taketomi)
- 04/12 Keelung, Taiwan 07:00 AM 05:00 PM (Taiwan Ceramics Biennale exhibition)
- 07/12 Yokohama, Japan 06:30 AM
FULLY-BOOKED
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Sorry, this cruise is now fully-booked - waitlist enquiries only please.
10-night tall-ship cruise sailing from Venice to Rome aboard the tall ship, Royal Clipper.- Saturday 05 September 2020 Venice, Italy
- Sunday 06 September 2020 Rovinj, Croatia
- Monday 07 September 2020 Hvar, Croatia
- Tuesday 08 September 2020 Dubrovnik
- Wednesday 09 September 2020 Kotor, Montenegro
- Thursday 10 September 2020 Corfu, Greece
- Saturday 12 September 2020 Taormina - Sicily, Italy
- Sunday 13 September 2020 Sorrento, Italy
- Monday 14 September 2020 Ponza, Italy
- Monday 14 September 2020 Palmarola,
- Tuesday 15 September 2020 Rome
CRUISE
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15-night luxury Japan circumnavigation cruise aboard the 711 passenger, Azamara Pursuit at cherry blossom time, with optional exclusive Clay and Culture shore excursions.
- Tokyo
- Aomori
- Akita **
- Kanazawa **
- Sakaiminato **
- Busan, Korea
- Kitakyushu **
- Hiroshima
- Takamatsu **
- Kobe **
- Shimizu