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Flores-Indonesia Tribal Hand-Woven Fabrics
Joined 2020
Flores offers unique woven fabrics for textile lovers. Women not only continue to make traditional clothes on the back of their loom, but also continue to wear them in their daily lives. There is a wide variety of kaleidoscopic designs - each region has a unique & enchanting textile culture, clothing style & motif. We will explore the extraordinary ancestral traditions from the "Bliran Sina" Cultural Arts Studio where textiles are the main form of artistic expression, which still plays a central
Itinerary
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Timezone
Asia/Jakarta (UTC +7hs)
Maumere, Flores Island, Indonesia
Flores-Indonesia-Tribal Hand-Woven Fabrics
Enjoy the most interesting process of making hand-woven fabrics using hand-spun cotton and natural coloring. You will see and learn how the people in "Bliran Sina" Cultural Art Studio preserve their culture as an ancestral heritage that must be passed on to the younger generation.
Flores Tribal woven fabrics still plays a central role in every important stage of their lives, especially in marriage and death. Some residents in Watublapi Village even commented: “without woven cloth, our children cannot get married”.
There are 12 steps in all, starting from separating the cotton from the seeds, continuing to the dyeing process using natural color materials and finally weaving manually until a woven sarong is ready to be used as a dowry which must be handed over from the woman to the male party or to be used in certain traditional ceremonies or sold in the market. And you will also have the opportunity to have direct conversations with the weavers.
Enjoy watching, you will be amazed by the people of this cultural arts studio!
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This tour can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Click below to send me a message with your requests.
Inclusions & Exclusions
• A package of the traditional hand-woven fabric manufacturing process (cleaning the cotton, separating the seeds, smoothing the cotton, spinning the yarn, forming the motif, dyeing it, and so on until the sheet is ready to use), all together around 14 stages.
• Guide's round trip transportation 4 hours driving to and from the location of making the hand woven fabrics.
• Lunch Guide.
• Guide Fee.
• Your Network Fee.
• Any expenses not mentioned in the price include above.
Tour Important Information
* Feel free to personalize this offer with Gerard.
* Travel from the Comfort of Your Home.
* The idea of this virtual tour is to give you the opportunity to travel and see other sides of the globe from the comfort of your own home, even though the world is still hit by the corona virus (Covid-19).
* Meeting time will be fixed as per discussion with you, because we need to match the time difference.
This tour is available every day except Sunday and National Holidays and must be booked 3 days in advance.
Cancellation Policy
- Free cancellation - 48 hours prior to meeting time
- No Refund - less than - 24 hours before the meeting time
Joined 2020
About Tour Guide Gerard D.
Hi,
We are Gerard and Theresia. We are self employed at ...... We offer CUSTOM TRAVEL and GUIDE Services Virtually and Offline face to face in 6 PLUS Destinations: Komodo, Flores, Lembata, Alor, Sabu-Rote and Sumba in unique and attractive tour packages to give you an authentic and memorable experience with informative, interactive, friendly and fun travel nuances, while still prioritizing the privacy, comfort and safety of your holiday!
Trip HIGHLIGHTS You Can Expect To SEE and EXPERIENCE While Visiting These Destinations:
- Discover the Prehistoric Giant Lizard, Komodo Dragon in its natural habitat;
- Experience Cultural Diversity--MEET Local People, MINGLE and SHARE EXPERIENCE with them as well as TASTE Their Local Foods with various kinds of DELICIOUS SPICES;
- Watching The Process of Making Local Wine Known As "Arak or Tuak" Made from Lontar or Aren Palm Fruit Juice and You Can TASTE It;
- Watching the Art of Making Hand Woven Fabrics using Hand-spun Yarn and Natural Dyes from their respective fields;
- Watching Whale Hunting Traditions;
- Explore the Incredible Volcanic Islands;
- Snorkel the Most Pristine Underwater World with Beautiful Coral Reefs and Colorful Fish;
- And so much more....
About myself Gerard, I am a native Flores, from the village of Nuawika in the interior of Ende district, Flores–Indonesia.
I am educated, experienced and have officially registered as a national member of the Indonesian Tourist Guide Association.
I am also a tour guide trainer since 2011 and have trained more than 50 local tour guides in Maumere, Sikka and Larantuka, East Flores.
Organizing tours and guiding tourists has been part of my life for more than 15 years and this is my sole profession.
Apart from guiding, I am used to organizing offline face to face tour packages to Komodo National Park, Flores, Lembata, Alor, Sabu-Rote and Sumba Islands.
I can design an innovative, quality and attractive travel itinerary for you at a competitive price, either all inclusive or customized, all according to your needs.
Of course I am not the "Mr. Know-It-All". But, with my experience as a local tour organizer and tourist guide for more than 15 years dealing with tourists from tour operators, cruise companies, group guests, families and individuals from various countries with different backgrounds, I can assure you that I can make you enjoy your holiday to the fullest.
I am happy if I can show you all the beauty of the destinations you visit with me. And I am ready to help facilitate your holiday with all my heart because I also need you to help us maintain and promote the destinations you visit so that they remain sustainable as part of the earth that is lent by our future generations!
WELCOME AND PLAN YOUR TRAVEL WITH US....
Reviews
Julie M.
Flores-Indonesia Tribal Hand-Woven Fabrics
“My experience with Go with Guide did not go well. I would like a refund.”
I was on vacation in Indonesia and not able to keep my original zoom appointment at my hotel as my diving boat schedule was changed. I emailed Gerard the day before when I found out but he was on a 5 day tour on the other side of the island and could not get his email. He was not happy with me as he had to leave his tour to do the zoom which I had asked to reschedule. It just didn't work out.
Gerard D.
Dear Julie, Thank you for your review, even though you did not experience the Flores-Indonesia Tribal Hand Woven Fabrics online tour. Not even a Zoom meeting, no direct communication via email or telephone. Even though your review is excellent with five stars, but I am sorry, that does not make me happy in the slightest. You know why, I feel wronged by your non-committal attitude. I have to waste extra time to make a 5 day overland tour package, also have to leave my guests who were trekking in the interior for 2 days and have to pay a village guide to accompany them because I have to return to Maumere for a Zoom meeting with you. I was really disappointed. I had gone back and forth to the village walking up and down the mountain for almost 8 hours hoping to have a discussion and then face to face tour with you, but the result was in vain. Without any further response, suddenly you give me a five-star review and ask for a refund. And you also did not say cancel beforehand. Therefore, with all due respect and regret, I must convey that I will not refund you. Even if it counts I still lose, but never mind... I am sorry! Thank you. Warm regards, Gerard
$88/ per group
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