Food Travel: Top Trips and Destinations

Jo Fernandez

Set your taste buds tingling and discover an array of delicious flavours on one of our incredible foodie tours.

Foodie tours are the best way to get a flavour of a country or region, and we don’t just mean tastes. By taking a small-group tour that includes cooking classes, visits to markets and making wine, you’ll get to immerse yourself in some tasty food and drink, along with the heritage and stories behind them. Centuries-old recipes, pasta like mama makes and classic street-food staples are just some of the joys found in our small-group trips.

A woman gazing out of a wooden stilt house in the Mai Chau Valley, Vietnam

Vietnam Adventure: a Journey of Urban and Rural Discovery

If you haven’t tried Vietnamese street food at a night market in Hanoi, you haven’t lived. Our 12-day tour will nourish you and your group with adventures in food, from Hanoi to Hoi An. Follow your nose through the Hanoi night market to stalls selling authentic crowd-pleasers such as broth-based bun cha (noodles with grilled pork meatballs) and pho. Slow things down in the rural Mai Chau valley, where you’ll sip honey tea as part of a White Thai village visit. You’ll dine aboard a boat cruising through limestone karsts in lesser-visited Lan Ha Bay.

From US$1689

Next available from 17th Feb 2024

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Trip highlights and details

STARTS AT

Hanoi, Vietnam

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ENDS AT

Hoi An, Vietnam

DURATION

12

GROUP SIZE

18

PHYSICAL RATING

Light

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STYLE

Discovery

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People wearing helmets and riding horseback in the Cotopaxi National Park

Andes to the Amazon: the Essence of Ecuador

This eight-day whisk through Ecuador is part foodie tour, part overview of one of the most fascinating countries in South America. You and your trip mates will get to know ingredients at a market visit before cooking them in a masterclass in Quito, building up to an artisan chocolate tasting. Other ways to savour local fare include a picnic packed with portable goodies after a horseback ride in Cotopaxi National Park and the dreamy fruit ice cream from the craft market in sleepy Salcedo. You’ll balance eating with exercises, whitewater rafting, swimming in waterfalls and hiking.

From US$2199

Next available from 9th Mar 2024

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Trip highlights and details

STARTS AT

Quito, Ecuador

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ENDS AT

Quito, Ecuador

DURATION

8

GROUP SIZE

16

PHYSICAL RATING

Moderate

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STYLE

Discovery

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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

If you’re going to take a food trip, combine it with scenery and history to really max out your experience. South Korea is a top choice for us, with more than 100 different versions of kimchi. A country that takes its food so seriously will naturally woo you. Feast at Tongin Market in Seoul, embrace vegetarian dishes at a Buddhist temple and dine family-style in a hanok (authentic Korean home) in Gyeongju. In Busan, a cookery class with rice-wine appreciation and a relaxing tea ceremony is the perfect preparation for lunch at the largest seafood market in the country.

From US$3499

Next available from 10th Mar 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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