Top Culinary Trips To Take In 2023

Book your way to a global buffet with these delicious culinary Culture Trip adventures.

It’s never a bad idea to let your stomach or nose lead the way through the world. From delicious street eats that you cannot pronounce to white-tablecloth restaurants that showcase talent for your taste buds, you can eat your way into the heart of a place’s history and culture. Hungry for the flavours of the world? Then grab a bib and join other insatiable travellers on these trips featuring the best culinary adventures to take in 2023.

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Two young women cycle past the Royal Tombs of Silla amid lush green hills, fields and trees in Gyeongju National Park

South Korea, for seafood, rice wine and street eats

How far would you go for great Korean food? If you don’t mind 10 days in this East Asian country, then you’ll have your fill of bibimbap and makgeolli. Start in the markets of Seoul, then work up an appetite for late-night street eats after karaoke. You’ll shed some calories on a cycling trip through Gyeongju, then chew them back when dining in a traditional hanok home. Taste the results of your own cooking class with a toast of rice wine, then visit South Korea’s largest seafood market to pick out whatever sea dweller you want on your plate.

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Next available from 19th May 2024

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Trip highlights and details

STARTS AT

Seoul, South Korea

ENDS AT

Seoul, South Korea

DURATION

10

GROUP SIZE

16

PHYSICAL RATING

Moderate

STYLE

Discovery

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Four people prepare food around a wooden table in an outdoor Georgian cooking class

Georgia, for bread and wine made the ancient way

If you’re feeling a bit peckish, perhaps a little wine and bread in Georgia will hold you over? The people in these parts know a thing or two about bread-baking and wine-making; their ancient practices are among the oldest in the world. You won’t need to pack any snacks, either. You’ll dive into traditional Georgian lunches in Tbilisi, a wonderful dinner in Stepantsminda and a masterclass culinary lesson using fresh ingredients from the country’s largest farmer’s market.

From US$1287

Next available from 18th May 2024

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Trip highlights and details

STARTS AT

Tbilisi, Georgia

ENDS AT

Tbilisi, Georgia

DURATION

9

GROUP SIZE

16

PHYSICAL RATING

Moderate

STYLE

Discovery

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Maja Proescholdt, Emma Gibbins and Lorna Turnbull contributed to this article.

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Culture Trip launched in 2011 with a simple yet passionate mission: to inspire people to go beyond their boundaries and experience what makes a place, its people and its culture special and meaningful — and this is still in our DNA today. We are proud that, for more than a decade, millions like you have trusted our award-winning recommendations by people who deeply understand what makes certain places and communities so special.

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