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Story of Mysore Silk tour from Bangalore to experience Silk Weaving & Palace
Bangalore, India
$185
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Overview
The Mysore Silk tour from Bangalore highlights the rich history of Mysore Silk, beginning in 1792 with silk worm breeding stations established by Tipu Sultan. Key visits include Asia’s largest silk cocoon auction market and the Mysore Palace.
- 🧵 Visit the Mysore Silk weaving factory, founded in 1912 by Maharaja Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV to launch industrial production.
- 🏰 Explore the historic Mysore Palace, showcasing stunning architecture and royal heritage.
- 🛍️ Discover an ancient bazaar, where local crafts and goods reflect the region's culture.
- 🌱 This tour supports local livelihoods through employment of local guides and businesses as part of Five Senses Tours' mission.
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The experience offers several options. This price includes:
City hotel pick up
Excludes Whitefied & E city: Excludes pick up from Whitefield and Electronic city
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Pickup included
Excludes Whitefied & E city: Excludes pick up from Whitefield and Electronic city
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Pickup included
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 12 hours 30 minutes
The experience offers several options, check yours above
- Lunch
- All taxes, fees and handling charges
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Local guide
- Drinks
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We will head to Ramnagaram, a small town located 50 KMs from Bangalore. The year was 1780 when Tipu Sultan, the ruler of Mysore, received Silk as a gift from an ambassador of the Qing dynasty in China. Fascinated by this magical fabric, Tipu sent emissaries to Bengal and China to find out more and eventually sets up 22 Silk Breeding stations which kick off the Mysore Silk revolution. Ramnagaram is famous today for its silk industry and receives 50 tons of silk cocoons every day making it Asia’s largest silk cocoon market. We will visit the Government Silk Cocoon Market and if lucky we can even witness an auction!
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KSIC Silk Factory and ShowroomThe next fillip for Mysore Silk came in 1912 when Maharaja Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV bought 32 power looms from Switzerland and set up the Mysore Silk Weaving factory. Over the years not only did the factory cloth the royal family but also made parachutes for British army during the World War II! The factory is operational even today and we will visit it. It’s a fascinating experience to see the process of Silk production from reeling of cocoon to the weaving of silk fabric. We will visit the factory showroom to see an amazing collection of Silk Sarees which is the finished product from the Mysore Silk Weaving factory.Silk Sarees are a cultural icon in South India. Ranging in length from 6-9 yards, these Sarees are worn by women during auspicious occasions like a wedding or a birthday.
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Mysuru PalaceThe grand Mysore Palace is our next destination. We will travel back to the golden era of Mysore Maharajas to imagine the glory that was Mysore, epitomized by this wonder built in Indo-Saracenic style with a blend of Hindu, Muslim, Rajput, and Gothic styles of architecture. The Palace is a three-storied stone structure, with marble domes and a 145 ft five-storied tower.
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Next in our tour to Mysore, we visit Devraja market, the charming old bazaar of Mysore. Its a sensorial delight made up of flowers, vegetables, fruits, jaggery, onions and potatoes, puffed rice and coconuts!
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Story of Mysore Silk tour from Bangalore to experience Silk Weaving & Palace
Bangalore, India
$185
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
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You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
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