Ace Camps Travel Trips Coming Soon

Creative Retreat with the Designers of Ruby Star Society

Portugal |Fall 2026

Join us for a Creative Retreat in the Portuguese countryside. We’ll learn Drawing, Collage, Block Printing, and Punch Needle in a series of hands-on workshops. We’ll also explore Color, Collaboration, Creativity, and Finding Your Artistic Voice through various fireside chats, all led by the Designers of Ruby Star Society. Full details to come in January.

This special experience will be limited to a maximum of 36 guests.

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Art Retreat | Pastel Drawing in Greece

Pastel Drawing + Sketching with Beya Rebaï
Athens + Tinos, Greece | May 17 - 24, 2026

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Art Retreat | Thread Painting Embroidery in Italy

Painting with Thread: Embroidery and Beadwork on Tulle with Kathrin Marchenko
Puglia, Italy | May 6 - 13, 2026

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Craft Retreat | Batik Printing + Grass Basket Weaving in Eswatini

The Crafts of Eswatini with Batik Printing + Grass Basket Weaving Workshops + Safari in Kruger National Park | Eswatini + South Africa | August 16 - 27, 2026

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Creative Retreat | Natural Dyeing + Weaving in Peru

Andean Textile Arts - Weaving, Natural Dyeing + Machu Picchu
Sacred Valley, Peru | July 19 - 26, 2026

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Creative Retreat | Punch Needle in Portugal

From Tile to Textile: Transforming the Motifs of Lisbon into Punch Needle Art with Rashida Coleman-Hale | Lisbon, Portugal | April 17 - 24, 2026

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Art + Crafts Tour | Oaxaca

The Traditional Crafts of Oaxaca with Embroidery + Printmaking Workshops
Oaxaca, Mexico | January 30 - February 5, 2026

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Art Retreat | Printmaking in Spain

Botanical Printmaking with Katharine Watson
Andalusia, Spain | May 10 - 17, 2026

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Art + Design Tour | Cape Town

Insider Art + Design Experience with artist + designer studio tours + workshops + more!
Cape Town, South Africa | April 16 - 25, 2026

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Art + Crafts Tour | Northern Japan

The Food, Art & Crafts of Northern Japan
Hokkaido + Aomori, Japan | May 20 - 29, 2026

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Art Retreat | Abstract Painting in Portugal

Large-Scale Abstract Folk Painting with Heather Chontos
Lisbon + Alentejo, Portugal | May 22 - 29, 2026

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Craft Retreat | Basket Weaving in Sweden

Creating in Nature: Basket + Fiber Weaving with Tim Johnson + Emma Dahlqvist
Stockholm Archipelago | May 29 - June 5, 2026

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Past Ace Camps Travel Trips

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Lisbon + Alentejo, Portugal

Modern Weaving + Fiber Art with Maryanne Moodie

October 28 - November 4, 2025

Karatsu, Japan

The Story of Ceramics + Food from Southern Japan with Prairie Stuart-Wolff

November 5 - 12, 2025

Ischia, Italy

Pastels, Paint + Mark Making with Camilla Perkins

September 23 - 30, 2025

Évora, Portugal

Contemporary Embroidery Art with Han Cao

October 20 - 27, 2025

Istanbul, Turkey

Storytelling and Connection through Intuitive Embroidery with Victoria Villasana

October 12 - 19, 2025

Chiang Mai, Thailand

Culinary Explorations: Northern Thai Cuisine with Mandy Lee of Lady and Pups

November 16 - 23, 2025

Southern Puglia, Italy

The Art of Visible Mending with Arounna Khounnoraj

October 3 - 10, 2025

The Textiles of Jaipur: Block Printing, Mud Resist + Natural Dyeing

November 9 - 18, 2025

Jaipur, India

Shikoku, Japan

The Art Islands of the Seto Inland Sea, Indigo + Crafts of Shikoku

November 14 - 22, 2025

Día de Muertos

Experiencing Day of the Dead Culture and Traditions in Oaxaca, Mexico

October 28 - November 4, 2025

Oaxaca, Mexico

The Crafts of Oaxaca with Embroidery + Printmaking Workshops

November 4 - 10, 2025

Lisbon + Alentejo, Portugal

Abstract Painting with Heather Chontos

September 26 - October 3, 2025

Eswatini & South Africa

The Crafts Of Eswatini with Basket Weaving, Wax Batik Printing & Safari In Kruger Park

August 16 - 27, 2025

 
 
 
 

Hokkaido + Aomori, Japan

The Food, Art & Crafts of Northern Japan

May 17 - 26, 2025

Lisbon, Portugal

Patterns, Tiles + Food with Arounna Khounnoraj

March 31 - April 5, 2025

Lisbon, Portugal

Patterns, Tiles + Food with Arounna Khounnoraj

April 6 - 11, 2025

Andalusia, Spain

Alhambra-Inspired Tiles + Botanical Printmaking with Katharine Watson

May 4 - 11, 2025

Évora, Portugal

Fiber Collage | Weaving, Embroidery, and Beading with Jen Smith

May 26 - June 2, 2025

The Crafts of Oaxaca with Embroidery + Printmaking Workshops

March 4 - 10, 2025

Oaxaca, Mexico

Hoi An, Vietnam

Embroidery, Crafts + Culinary with Han Cao

March 3 - 12, 2025

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Hear from Our Past Guests

  • What an amazing 10 days!!! Truly life changing...Thank you, thank you, thank you

    - Sarah H.

  • Marrakesh! I just enjoyed one week in this extraordinary city with Ace Camps Travel and the outrageously talented fiber artist Maryanne Moodie whose weaving workshop in Marrakesh was the perfect vehicle to enlighten and inspire me to see the city with an enhanced appreciation of color, texture, and traditional craft. I highly recommend the Ace Camp Travel experience- a supported and curated weeklong adventure with a workshop focus - as a way to deep dive into a cultural travel experience. Many thanks to the Ace Camp travel team. All details small and large were executed with exceptional precision and grace.

    - Alexandra B.

  • This, my first ACE Camp, surpassed all expectations. I was delighted and engaged with all of the programming.

    - Cris J.

  • My stay in Oaxaca was amazing. It was the perfect balance of activities and exploration. Thank you for being so gracious, informed, flexible, and fun!

    - Gail H.

  • I wanted to, again, thank you for the trip & tour to Mexico City. As a totally inexperienced traveller you extended to me every courtesy, insuring that I had a terrific time. It is easy to understand why so many of the women are repeat members of your tours. - Trish S.

    - Trish S.

  • Thank-you so much for arranging such a wonderful experience, in a beautiful location, with amazing teacher's and helpful hosts! You are surely making a difference in the lives of many women, including myself. I felt so good after this trip, more than any other workshop or trip I have taken, ever! I've been to Greece, London, etc, but this trip was just *magical*! I thank you from the bottom of my heart and will forever remember this journey and hope to one day join in again on another Ace Camp's life-changing adventure!

    - Lia K.

  • It was simply the best trip of my life. It was a coming together of like minded women in a perfect setting and it was truly magical.

    - Karen D.

  • Just want you to know that the week spent in the Baja with your ACE Camp was truly one of the best weeks of my life! So much fun, so incredibly organized, fabulous food and perfect comfort in all the places we stayed. You worked so hard yet never stressed , always upbeat and fun! It was also a great mix of interesting activity and time to relax. I also believe that the friendships I made in that week will last a life time. The decision I made to go on that trip was the best one I made all year!

    Marty R.

  • THANK YOU for an amazing, amazing experience. It was so wonderful in every way

    - Anna H.

  • Ace Camp took me to a part of the world I never would have visited, and allowed me to learn from an artist I never would have dreamed of meeting otherwise. A fantastic concept, exquisitely executed by all parties involved. I was enamored by our accommodations, satiated by the specially prepared meals, and thoroughly charmed by our gifted instructor. This was my first experience with ACE Camps but I'm sure it won't be my last.

    - Irene S.

  • I can’t believe how much I loved the trip with Ace Camps to Swaziland. I felt so *myself* on this trip, and expanded in the best way. Thank you so so much for actually bringing this to life.

    - Karen P.

  • My week in Iceland with Angela, and the amazing group she gathered, was absolutely the highlight of my year. And that's saying something since I already travel for a living! The organization was flawless, the food fabulous and the feeling sublime. I learned a lot, and had a great balance of relaxing and adventure. And, honestly, I haven't laughed so much in, well, forever. I would absolutely recommend an ACE Adventure - you won't regret it! I can't wait for my next opportunity to join another!

    - Martina C.