Special Interest > Gastronomy and Wine

 

For many people, one of the real delights of travel is that you can taste cuisine you would never find at home. For some of us, food is a reason to travel in itself!

 

Our menu of holidays caters to all culinary tastes, whether you want to get stuck in and learn new techniques for yourself or simply enjoy the finest fare a region has to offer. We have a selection of luxury hotels around the world noted for their quality of their restaurants, not to mention a veritable assortment of specialist holidays designed with foodies in mind.

 

If you want to learn Thai cooking the way it should be cooked, we can arrange that for you. If you would like to learn the secrets of Mediterranean cuisine from expert local chefs, we can arrange that too!

 

Wine producing regions around the world can offer great holidays if you are passionate about wine. Vineyards sit in some of the world’s sunniest, most lush locations and many provide a wonderfully warm reception to visitors. We also offer specialist wine cruises, where you get the opportunity to sample a selection of fine wines from around the world from the comfort of a luxury boat. Here are some other ideas for Gastro-holidays:

 

• Learn how to cook and get a tan! Master your favourite curries, dals, rices and vegetarian dishes, and how to select the best produce in the beautiful Indian province of Goa
• Enjoy valentines weekend sipping champagne in champagne, or take a light walk through the classic vineyards of burgundy, tasting along the way
• Spend your mornings picking up cookery secrets from a greek master and your evenings at traditional tavernas on the little South Dodecanese, Greek island of Symi
• Stay on an historical, working wine estate in the heart of the South African winelands in the Jonkershoek Valley, surrounded by the spectacular Helderberg Mountains
• Perfect your tarte tatin and get behind the scenes of a real hotel kitchen with a cookery short break in Normandy, famous for its camembert cheese and calvados brandy