Business
Technology & Business: Silicon Valley
San Francisco · Silicon Valley
- Duration
- 12 days
- Price
- From US$5,999
- Group size
- Up to 19 students
Business
Business: Cottage Industries & Entrepreneurship in India
Varanasi · Surat · Bengaluru
- Subject
- Business
- For
- Students aged 15 and above
- Duration
- 9 days
- Price
- Priced to your group size and dates
- Group size
- Up to 25 students
- Departure
- Dates set with your school
Overview
The trip
This trip traces entrepreneurship in India from its oldest cottage industries to its newest technology startups.
In Varanasi, students enter the workshops of Banarasi silk weavers, a centuries-old, GI-protected craft still woven by hand on pit looms, and see how traditional weaving houses are building new businesses selling directly to customers worldwide online. In Surat, students explore the city's diamond-cutting and polishing industry, one of the largest in the world, alongside its historic textile trade, two industries built on precision craft at industrial scale.
The trip closes in Bengaluru, India's technology capital, where students engage with the startup ecosystem driving the country's modern entrepreneurial economy, a direct contrast to the handloom and cutting workshops studied earlier in the trip.
Learning outcomes
What students gain
Students will be able to:
- Explain how a traditional craft, such as Banarasi silk weaving, has adapted to a modern digital economy
- Describe Surat's role in the global diamond industry and its textile trade
- Discuss how Bengaluru became India's leading technology and startup hub
- Compare cottage industry, industrial craft, and technology entrepreneurship as three distinct business models within one country
The price covers
What's included
Included
- Educational visits and expert-led sessions
- Expert guide
- Rail and road transport (Varanasi–Surat–Bengaluru)
- Shared accommodation with breakfast
- Visa appointment support
- Safety briefing
- 24-hour guide support
Not included
- Lunch and dinner
- Entry fees to attractions outside the core programme
- Personal spending
Itinerary
The day-by-day itinerary
The full schedule and quote come with your proposal.
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