Foodies Unite
By Stacey Zable
Foodies Unite
By Stacey Zable
Trafalgar’s tours feature the best of immersive dining experiences.
Food is the heart of every culture, a delicious invitation to taste the traditions, stories, and soul of every place you visit. Trafalgar understands the importance of in-depth culinary opportunities for foodies or anyone looking for a more authentic experience when traveling the world. Trafalgar is also committed to connecting with local communities through visits and meals where you meet and hear the stories of real people. Choose from dedicated departures that focus on food or ones that feature stops and Optional and Iconic Experience tours incorporated into broader tours.
Food-Focused Tour Close to Home
If you are looking to make food a major part of your travel experience then Trafalgar offers tours that will do just that. The 9-night “Tastes and Sounds of the South” takes you on a food and music tour of Nashville, Memphis, and New Orleans. You’ll get to dine on Southern home cooking including one of Trafalgar’s Be My Guest experiences where a local hosts a meal in their historic home. This Connect With Locals dinner includes backyard cocktails to sip along with Southern cuisine.
Add on to the fun during the tour with an Optional Experience on a Steamboat Natchez Jazz Dinner Cruise along the Mississippi or an Iconic Experience learning how to make gumbo, etouffee, and more at the New Orleans School of Cooking. You’ll also listen to and explore the history of jazz, blues, country, and rock and roll music along the way.
“Experience learning how to make gumbo, etouffee, and more at the New Orleans School of Cooking.”
Far-Flung Food-Focused Tour
Another foodie option a lot further from home is the 10-night “Tastes of Southern Australia” tour traveling from Sydney to Adelaide. It kicks off with a Be My Guest BBQ lunch on a local farm complete with a sheep shearing demonstration on your way to Canberra. Take an Optional Experience “History & Donuts Walking Tour” of Melbourne. Sample six types of wine at Wynns Coonawarra Estate and enjoy a dinner featuring the products from the Limestone Coast and Southern Australia at the Highlander restaurant in Naracoorte.
“A Local Specialist at Kangaroo Island Brewery will introduce you to a taste of a choice of local beers.”
A Local Specialist at Kangaroo Island Brewery will introduce you to a taste of a choice of local beers. Tour the Adelaide Central Market as part of an Optional Experience or take a masterclass and enjoy tastings at the city’s National Wine Centre. Visit Australia’s premier Shiraz producing region, the Barossa, with a stop for lunch at Lambert Estate followed by a wine or gin tasting at Maggie Beer’s Pheasant Farm. Your last dinner on tour is at Adelaide’s highest restaurant, Koomo, pairing views with a Japanese-and Asian-influenced meal.
More Foodie Experiences
Even if you don’t opt for a specific food-focused Trafalgar tour, you will experience much in the way of culinary treasures wherever in the world you travel. For example, during the 10-night “Irish Experience” tour starting and ending in Dublin, you will begin with a visit to a local distillery for a whisky tasting. Optional Experiences include a “Belfast Walk with Fish and Chips”. You will also enjoy a Be My Guest meal at Broughgammon Farm on your way to Derry/Londonderry.
If traveling to Japan is on your wish list, you can discover more of Japan’s gastronomy on the 10-night “Classic Japan” tour from Tokyo to Osaka. During the trip, you can stroll Kyoto’s Nishiki Market and dine on a home-made lunch with a local Nara family on their tea plantation. Optional Experiences include the “Japanese Tea Ceremony Experience” in Kyoto and an Iconic Experience learning the art of Okonomiyaki making in Hiroshima where you enjoy the savory pancakes you create.
“Dine on a home-made lunch with a local Nara family on their tea plantation.”
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