What's included in food and culinary tours?

Most food tours cover your hotels, lots of meals, cooking classes, market visits, tastings, and getting around between stops. Take the Vietnam Luxury Culinary tour - you get 11 breakfasts, 6 lunches, 4 dinners, several hands-on cooking classes, and flights within Vietnam. If you're heading to Mendoza's wine country, your tastings, tours, nice hotels, and transportation are all covered. You'll just need extra money for optional activities, some meals on your own, shopping, and tips for your guides.

When should I book a food and culinary tour?

It really depends on where you're going and what's in season. Wine tours in Greece are fantastic in September and October when the grapes are being harvested. Vietnam is great year-round, but especially nice from February to April and August to October. While tours run throughout the year, it's smart to book 3-6 months ahead to get the dates you want, especially for popular spots like Santorini's wineries or cooking schools in Hanoi.

What are the hotels like on food and culinary tours?

You'll usually stay in nice 3-4 star hotels right in the middle of where all the good food is. In Sicily, you might get a room with an ocean view at Hotel Ariston in Taormina. Japan offers traditional ryokans in places like Takayama. Vietnam goes all out with 5-star spots like the Apricot Hotel in Hanoi and The Myst Dong Khoi in Ho Chi Minh City. One happy traveler told us "The homestay was incredible (beyond expectations)" after staying in a traditional Japanese minshuku.

Why is a guided food tour better than exploring on my own?

You get special access to authentic local experiences that would be tough to find by yourself. Local experts like Chef Ai in Hanoi or the wine experts at Venetsianos Winery in Santorini share all their insider knowledge about ingredients, cooking tricks, and food traditions. You'll cook in private classes, visit family homes, and eat at hidden local spots. One traveler put it well: "Our guide helped us navigate Hanoi's street food scene, teaching us about dishes we never would have found or dared to try on our own."

What special food experiences can I expect on these tours?

You'll get to try some really unique experiences like eating in total darkness at Noir Restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City, having a royal-style meal at Ngoc Son Princess House in Hue, or helping make wine the traditional way in Georgian clay pots called qvevri. One traveler told us, "The cooking class in Taormina was great. The winery outside Taormina was very nice and visiting local families for traditional meals was a highlight." You'll also meet specialty food makers, like mozzarella crafters in Italy or fish sauce producers in Vietnam.

How many meals are included in food and culinary tours?

You'll typically get breakfast every day plus several special lunches and dinners at carefully picked restaurants. For example, on a 12-day Vietnam tour, you get 11 breakfasts, 5 lunches and 5 dinners. Mexico's 14-day tour includes 13 breakfasts, 8 lunches and 2 dinners. You'll have free time for other meals to explore on your own. As one traveler mentioned "The balance between included meals and free time to explore was perfect - we got to try both curated experiences and find our own favorite spots."

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Food & Culinary Family Christmas & New Year +1
Hanoi Egg & Coconut Coffee Tasting & Making with Untold Stories
5.0 (5 traveler reviews)
"This class is worth taking if you want to take the different types of coffee you have fallen in love with within Vietnam's many coffee shops home."
Bitisho, traveled in November
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Hanoi
Age Range
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Food & Culinary Family Christmas & New Year +1
Small-Group Cooking Class with Market Visit: Free Pick-up, Recipe Book, Unlimited Wine & Much More!
5.0 (2 traveler reviews)
"Rosie's cooking class is a must for anyone eager to enhance the culinary skills and embark on a gastronomic journey."
Jean, traveled in November
Destinations
Hanoi
Age Range
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Food & Culinary Family Christmas & New Year +1
Hanoi Street Food Tour
5.0 (1 traveler review)
"Finding the right places to eat the local dishes can be hard due to the numerous options there."
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Destinations
Hanoi
Age Range
6 to 99 year olds
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$Vietnam Foodie\'s Paradise In 10 Days Tour$
$Vietnam Foodie\'s Paradise In 10 Days - 7 destinations$
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Food & Culinary Family Explorer Christmas & New Year +1
Vietnam Foodie's Paradise In 10 Days
4.7 (85 traveler reviews)
"it was perfect, we didn't feel too controled. it was exactly the perfect amount of freedom"
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Destinations
Ho Chi Minh City, Mekong Delta, Hoi An, Hanoi, Halong Bay
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Food & Culinary Explorer Historical +1
A Taste of Morocco - Imperial Cities and Desert
4.3 (11 traveler reviews)
"Merzouga - Sahara desert; Boutaghrar; Marrakesh; Fes - all wonderful!"
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A Taste of Vietnam - Halong Bay to the Mekong Delta
3.9 (3 traveler reviews)
"Homestay meal in Hue, delicious food and lovely family."
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Hanoi, Duong Lam, Halong Bay, Ninh Binh, Phong Nha,Vinh Moc,Quang Tri,Hue,Tra Que,Hoi An,Mekong Delta,Ben Tre,Da Nang,Ho Chi Minh City+9 more
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Food & Culinary
Sicily Food Adventure
4.8 (4 traveler reviews)
"Well planned tour. Highly recommend this tour."
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Palermo, Trapani, Marsala, Agrigento, Ragusa, Noto, Syracuse,Mount Etna,Taormina,Catania+3 more
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16 to 80 year olds
Regions
Sicily South Italy
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Food & Culinary Wine tasting
Charming Sicily Food & Wine Small Group Tour - 8 days
4.2 (5 traveler reviews)
"I really enjoyed the tour!"
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Catania, Taormina, Mount Etna, Noto, Marzamemi, Syracuse,Island of Ortigia,Palermo+2 more
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11 to 99 year olds
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Sicily South Italy
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Food & Culinary Family Explorer In-depth Cultural Christmas & New Year +2
Peruvian Gastro Tour, Private Tour
5.0 (1 traveler review)
Destinations
Lima, Cusco, Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu
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$Uncover Vietnam\'s Flavors in 11 Days - Culinary Tour Tour$
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Food & Culinary Family Christmas & New Year +1
Uncover Vietnam's Flavors in 11 Days - Culinary Tour
5.0 (4 traveler reviews)
"Vietnamese cuisine was truly diversity and fresh. I really loved enjoy street food in bustling cities like local people."
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Destinations
Ho Chi Minh City, Mekong Delta, Hoi An, Hanoi, Halong Bay
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Food & Culinary Family Explorer Christmas & New Year Wine tasting +2
Guimaraes the Perfect Trinity - History, Wine and Food: 3 Days in the Birthplace of Portugal
5.0 (4 traveler reviews)
"We're glad for it. If we haven't bumped in on this tour we would never had the chance to see how pretty Guimaraes is."
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Porto, Guimaraes
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6 Day Wine Escape: Ancient Nemea, Peloponnese, and Santorini
5.0 (1 traveler review)
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Athens, Nemea, Mantineia, Nafplion, Mycenae, Epidaurus,Santorini+1 more
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8 Days Colombia Unveiled: A Gastronomic Journey Through Flavors and Dreams
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Bogota, Medellin, Pereira
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4 Days Wine & Andes Adventure in Mendoza
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Mendoza
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18 to 70 year olds
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Food & Culinary Beach Family Local Living Sightseeing Wine tasting +3
South Australian Eyre Peninsula Escape (2025/2026, Best Buys)
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Adelaide, Port Augusta, Ceduna, Streaky Bay, Port Lincoln,Coffin Bay+1 more
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