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Weaving Village Tour Bangladesh
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Max People : 30
Description
Jamdani is a vividly patterned, sheer cotton fabric, traditionally woven on a handloom by craftspeople and apprentices around Dhaka. Jamdani textiles combines intricacy of design with muted or vibrant colors. The historic production of Jamdani was patronized by imperial warrants of the Mughal emperors. Under British colonialism, the Bengali Jamdani and muslin industries rapidly declined for colonial import policies favoring industrially manufactured textiles. In more recent years, the production of Jamdani has witnessed a revival in Bangladesh. In this full-day tour, we’ll visit a Zamdani weaving village factory in Narayanganj, a primary school, Zamindar Palace, and a Zamdani outlet shop in Dhaka.
Duration : Full day (8 hours)
Locations : Narayanganj
Attractions :
Jamdani weaving village
Weaving Techniques & Weavers Lifestyle
Murapara Zamindar Palace
Aarong Shop
Tour Highlights:
Visit a Jamdani weaving village and factories in Narayanganj.
Learn the processing of making Jamdani and know the weavers.
Visit a primary school nearby and feel yourself with smiling faces.
Opportunities to buy some original Jamdani Cloths from the village.
Visit Murapara Zaminder Palace (Murapara College).
Visit a Jamdani outlet shop (Aarong) at Dhaka.
Notes:
Timing and assembling for the places are flexible, it could be changed because of traffic during the tour.
There could be incredible traffic in Dhaka. Sometimes you have to wait a long time without moving in every block of the road.
A rickshaw ride is possible for small groups of 6 persons.
Bengali local food is spicy in nature. Biriyani & Khichuri made of Rice, meat and special spices are the famous food of old Dhaka.
Modest clothes are required to visit any mosque. Shorts are not allowed for the purpose; women must cover their hair and arms with clothes.
Ahsan Manzil and National Museum is closed on Thursday and opens Fridays after 3:00 pm. Lalbagh Fort is closed on Sundays and open on Mondays after 2:00 pm. Ahsan Manzil and Lalbagh Fort are also closed on government holidays. But you can have an outside view of these places.
Price Includes
Air-conditioned car and driver for the whole day.
English-speaking guide.
All entrance fees during the trip.
Lunch at a local restaurant with quality food.
One bottle of mineral water.
Price Excludes
Personal expenses.
Food not mentioned above.
Tips.
Itinerary
Around 8:00 am-8:30 am, we will start from your hotel or residence. Our responsible guide will pick you up with the car to start toward Narayanganj. Visit a Jamdani weaving village and observe the processing. Talk to the weavers, and make yourself free to spend a good time. Spending two hours, we’ll visit a primary school nearby. Spend some time with the innocent smiling faces. After, we will visit Murapara Zamindar Palace now under Murapara College was built by Ramratan Banerjee from the Raj family in 1889. In the afternoon, we will visit the Aarong Shop. This is the finest Jamdani and handicrafts outlet in Bangladesh. We will finish the trip at your place in the evening.
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