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The Pre-Symposium Study Trip is an extra optional 4 days/3 nights package for the attendees of the 9th ASEAN Traditional Textile Symposium who are scheduled to arrive in Vientiane early and would like to join this organized pre-symposium tour. The Study Trip has a fixed schedule as outlined below. The Study Trip package DOES NOT include ATTS9 symposium attendance.
October 31
Arrive in Vientiane. Special tour of the National Handicraft Festival featuring over 100 booths dedicated to traditional textiles of Laos, demonstrations, and the Charity Dinner where people wear their finest old and new traditional textiles.
November 1
Travel to Luang Prabang to meet Dr. Linda S. McIntosh who will give a presentation on the textiles of Laos at her riverside home. Visit galleries in the historic district.
November 2
Visit the UXO Lao Visitor Center to see the new exhibit curated by Dr. Linda S. McIntosh.
Special event at Sang Khong Village where the entire community awaits us. Besides, textiles and natural dyeing, you can see woodcarving, papermaking, and more. The visit includes entry to the Mae Onn Living Museum where Dr. Linda S. McIntosh was curatorial advisor and writer.
Visit a silk farm and pottery village.
November 3 –
Director-led tour at the Traditional Arts & Ethnology Centre before returning to Vientiane.
Visit Mulberries Silk Centre with an optional natural dye workshop.
Check-in Landmark Hotel
Important: you must be in Vientiane on the first day of the Study Trip. We can not accommodate your joining the study trip mid-way, since the study trip involves travelling to different provinces of Laos.
Single person price: USD 750
Twin sharing price: USD 650 per person (USD 1,300 total)
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