• Introduction
• 1. Spa Renewal
• 2. Health and Wellness
• 3. Academic Excursions
• 4. Extreme Sports
• 5. Volunteer Vacations
• 6. Photography Expeditions
• 7. Yoga Retreats
• 8. Wilderness Skills
• 9. Cooking Schools
• 10. Mountain Highs

Cooking Schools

Oxford, England: Connoisseurs flock to Raymond Blanc’s Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons in the English countryside for the luxurious hotel and Michelin-starred restaurant. But you can take the chiffonade home with you after a four-day course at the Cookery School, where you’ll learn how to prepare classic French dishes amid the comfort of a five-night hotel stay. All levels of expertise are welcome. From $4,590.

Cuernavaca, Mexico: Master the basics of Mexican cuisine at La Villa Bonita, where budding chefs are taught by Ana Garcia, the chef at Reposado (one of Cuernavaca’s most popular restaurants) and the star of a new PBS cooking show. Culinary field trips and excursions to nearby ruins round out your cultural immersion. Guests stay in a 16th-century private mansion. The four-night/five-day package does not include nightly dinners but does cover transport to and from the Mexico City airport. From $1,150 for 4 days.

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