The Best Culinary Vacation Ideas Around the World

Nick Dauk

Senior Travel Writer

You’ll need nothing more than a bib and a backpack to savour these culinary Culture Trips to some of the tastiest places in the world.

Let’s get straight to the meat and potatoes – the world is an all-you-can-eat buffet. So take your taste buds on a culinary adventure. We’ve curated a menu of incredible travel destinations, packed with course after course of cooking lessons, street-food tours and dining with locals right in their kitchens. The best culinary vacation ideas around the world are ready to serve. The only question is: which are you piling onto your plate first?

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A person adding accompaniments to a bowl of bibimbap, with julienne vegetables, rice and an egg yolk

Pulsating Cities and Majestic Mountains: the Soul of South Korea

Bring your insatiable appetite on this 10-day tour of South Korea, a culinary experience of cinematic proportions. Act one sees you scouring the tunnels of the DMZ and the streets of Seoul in search of karaoke bars and food stalls. Act two includes dining in hanoks (a traditional Korean house) with culinary masterclass montages. The finale is a showdown of soju and bibimbap, with only cutlery and a napkin. It’s like Squid Game – and by that, we mean seeing how much squid you can eat in the largest seafood market in the country.

From US$3223

Next available from 19th May 2024

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Trip highlights and details

STARTS AT

Seoul, South Korea

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ENDS AT

Seoul, South Korea

DURATION

10

GROUP SIZE

16

PHYSICAL RATING

Moderate

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STYLE

Discovery

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A set of hands cutting a pizza topped with tomatoes, mozzarella and basil leaves

From the Amalfi Coast to Puglia: the Complete Southern Italy Tour

Stretchy pants will be your favourite travel companion on this culinary getaway to Southern Italy. A single street-food tour of Naples will fill your belly with sfogliatelle (shell-shaped pastries), pizza and aubergine parmigiana – testing the elasticity of your waistband. Let’s hope your tummy isn’t as full as the itinerary to come; Puglian olive oil tasting, limoncello sipping in Positano and artisan bread baking in Matera will pack your schedule and your stomach.

From US$2623

Next available from 27th Apr 2024

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Trip highlights and details

STARTS AT

Naples, Italy

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ENDS AT

Lecce, Italy

DURATION

10

GROUP SIZE

14

PHYSICAL RATING

Easy

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STYLE

Discovery

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People slicing up aubergines in a Georgian cooking class, with tomatoes and drinks also on the table

Riches and Ruins: Wine, Dine and Step Back in Time in Rural Georgia

Culinary experiences don’t get more authentic than the ancient bread-making and winemaking traditions in Georgia. So pack your spittoon and join a small group on a gastronomic journey into Georgia’s past. The Kakheti region is known as the Cradle of Wine, and you’ll have ample opportunity to imbibe. Alas, man cannot live on bread and wine alone, so journeying to the farmers’ market in Tbilisi and picnicking in Lagodekhi National Park is a must.

From US$1287

Next available from 18th May 2024

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Trip highlights and details

STARTS AT

Tbilisi, Georgia

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ENDS AT

Tbilisi, Georgia

DURATION

9

GROUP SIZE

16

PHYSICAL RATING

Moderate

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STYLE

Discovery

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