A world of taste

Discovering local food and drink is key to our travel experiences. Our new collection of food adventures recognises this, putting the destinations’ cuisine front and centre. You’ll still explore the highlights, cities and sites, learning about a country’s culture and history through its food. Tasting the delicious produce, naturally, but also meeting local producers and vendors, visiting markets and even having a go at preparing dishes yourself.

Peru

Peru’s award-winning culinary scene spans flavours from the mountains to the coast. Create ceviche in Lima, eat an Andean lunch from a Quechua huatia (earth oven) and visit a potato engineer in the Sacred Valley.

Trip code: XPF

Vietnam

Fragrant pho, creamy egg coffee, smoky barbecued fish and sticky rice cakes; an explosion of flavours awaits as we sample Saigon’s street food and learn to cook with a local family in Vietnam’s mountainous north.

Trip code: XVN

Georgia

As a food destination, Georgia flies under the radar. But its superb wines, deeply cheesy khachapuri bread, tender meats with fresh pomegranate marinades and herby khinkali dumplings are set to surprise and delight.

Trip code: XGE

Japan

This food odyssey transports us from Tokyo’s eclectic street food to the green tea fields in the south. Try matcha ice cream, have a tea ceremony in traditional Kyoto and fly through the land of sushi on a bullet train.

Trip code: XJF

South India (Kerala)

On this diverse trip around South India, we sample Sadhya cuisine, pluck tea with the locals and make our own cuppa, try delicious masala dosa and learn how to make fish curry on a Keralan houseboat.

Trip code: XKB

Portugal

Portugal is really making a name for itself in the food world. On this trip full of highlights, we sample oysters fresh from the sea, take a Pastel de Nata (custard tart) workshop and dine at a vineyard in the Douro Valley.

Trip code: XNP

Jordan

Shawarma, dates and Arabic coffee are all part of our desert adventure. Along the way, we’ll visit a non-profit restaurant run by local women, picnic Bedouin-style in Wadi Rum, and meet the spice-sellers of Amman’s souks.

Trip code: XJD

Turkey

Between visits to a wealth of ancient sites, we’ll feast on Turkish meze and baklava. Try savoury pastries like gozleme, learn how to stuff vine leaves and make cacik (tzatziki), and tour a wine cellar in fairytale Cappadocia.

Trip code: XTU

A country’s food and drink has always been so entwined with our holidays; a key part of a destination’s culture and our experience of it. Not just trying local food and drink, but also seeing how things are grown and prepared, learning about the process involved in making dishes, and visiting markets where fresh produce is sold.

Now for 2023 we bring you a new collection of food adventures, putting cuisine right up front and centre. Leading the charge was our Programme Manager and avid foodie, James Adkin.

“Since moving to Spain in my early 20s and falling in love with the food, and then travelling and tour leading further afield, broadening my palate as I went, my passion for food has continued to grow.

It’s been an incredible journey putting together this new collection of food adventures, and a real labour of love. You’ll discover local dishes, drinks and ingredients, visit markets, learn about the providence, see how they are grown, farmed, fished or made and sometimes learn how to prepare a dish for yourself. And all this, of course, while also taking in the countries’ cultural highlights. I hope you love them as much as I do.”

James Adkin Programme Manager

Looking for more inspiration?

These are just the latest additions to our popular collection of foodie adventures. Get to know your tacos from your tlayudas and cook up a mean mole on our Tastes of Mexico trip; try your hand at making orecchiette pasta or discover the secrets of parmesan production on our food-focused walking trips through Puglia and Emilia Romagna; and sample regional wines in Spain, Portugal or even Argentina. The world is your oyster.

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