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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
Clay and Culture Blog
- Myanmar is an eye feast for everyone, especially for artists. As a ceramic artist, the majestic buildings and heritage sites alone provide artistic inspiration. However, these buildings are also adorned with amazing artworks: the sculpture, carving, weaving, painting, pottery, puppets and gold leafing are outstanding. As Burma is rich in resources and creativity, these art […]Getting to Twante Our small group of four (including Mimi, our English speaking tour guide ‘extraordinaire’) took the local ferry across the Yangon River which connects the Twante Canal, with the Irrawaddy Delta. The ferry ride provides an authentic insight into the daily lives of local Burmese people in the city of Yangon. Seated on […]a potter’s blog post by Dianne Turner We take a long boat ride on Inle Lake, travelling serenely past floating tomato and gourd farms along a narrow tributary passing a writhing black mass of water buffalo having their afternoon swim, to our majestic hotel. Inle Princess The lake entry to Inle Princess Hotel is part […]