10 Historical Tours to Book First

1.Undiscovered Charleston: Half Day Food, Wine & History Tour with Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 948 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) Our pick

Explore Charleston through Lowcountry food, history, wine, and a chef-led cooking class with Forrest Parker in this intimate half-day tour.

“Enjoyed walking through Charleston off the beaten path! We learned some interesting tidbits of history from Chef Forrest, but our favorite part of the experience was going back to his private kitchen and watching him prepare an amazing meal for us while listening to him tell more stories and explain the food he was preparing! Definitely will recommend to friends and family!”

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2.Taipei Cooking Class & Market Adventure in Historic Dadaocheng

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 77 reviews · from $90

Cook Taiwanese classics, shop Dadaocheng markets, and meet local guide Alex in a small-group Taipei food experience.

“The cooking part of this tour was great. Didn't see the initial walking tour and 'photo shoots' as particularly necessary and the taking of group photos for social media marketing was a bit too intense for my taste.”

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3.Cooking Class in a Historic Home in the Heart of Brindisi

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 28 reviews · from $90

Make orecchiette, share a Puglian meal, and meet a welcoming family in historic Brindisi, just 10 minutes from the cruise port.

“Outstanding in every way! Our hostess was very personable and hospitable. She provided family history of her working farm and vineyard and how that led to her current business. She served us a delicious vegetarian multi-course meal with wine. All the food was memorable and delicious. We would definitely come back for another meal if we’re back this way. My daughter stayed a year in Italy and commented that it was one of the best meals she’s had there. Everything was homemade by her, her mother, and aunt. We even met her grandfather!”

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4.Sicilian cooking class in the historic baglio Florio Adamo

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 27 reviews · 3.5 hours · from $94

Learn Sicilian family recipes at historic Baglio Florio Adamo, with handmade pasta, caponata, dessert, wine, and seasonal farm produce.

“Liliana was so much fun and the food and wine were so good! Highly recommend this!”

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5.Bolognese Cooking Class with Margherita in the Historic Center

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 26 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $125

Cook fresh pasta in Margherita’s Bologna home, tour the Quadrilatero market, and share a wine-paired Bolognese meal.

“Thank you for a wonderful cookery lesson, lunch and tour today. We both thoroughly enjoyed it and are looking forward to the left overs tonight! We have shared the photos and videos with our family so they are expecting a high standard of cooking when we get home. We are off shopping for ingredients and pasta cutting tools next.”

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6.Atlanta: Historic Market Food Tour and Biscuit Cooking Class

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 25 reviews · 2 hours · from $70Best value

Taste Atlanta at its oldest market, sample eight Southern foods, and make buttery biscuits in a small indoor cooking class.

“Our guide Arielle was personable, energetic, and very knowledgeable! We had a great time on the tour learning about and trying the different foods. Highly recommend!”

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7.Taipei: Cooking Class & Market Adventure Historic Dadaocheng

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 17 reviews · 3 hours · from $99

Cook Taiwanese classics, taste market snacks, and explore historic Dadaocheng in a small-group Taipei class led in English, Chinese, or Japanese.

“The combination of walking around and cooking was very nice. Alex gives you a little tour through the historic dadaocheng and after teaches you to make delicious scallion pancakes. He's is very knowledgeable about cooking and his English is very good!”

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8.Plant-based French Cooking Class in Historic Bordeaux Apartment

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 9 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $155

Cook a three-course vegan French dinner with Sarala in her Bordeaux apartment, from market-style dishes to candlelit conversation.

“A super evening. Very chilled but educational. Certainly changed my mind about vegan cooking. Highly recommend.”

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9.Cooking class set in a sea front historic villa

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $130

Learn fresh pasta and Sicilian classics in a sea-front villa near Catania, with local wine, dinner, recipes, and a small group setting.

“Great host, beautiful villa, and delicious recipe! This was our favorite activity in catania. We definitely recommend it to anyone visiting the area,”

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10.Learn Sushi at cooking studio with 20 years history

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 2 hours · from $96

Learn sushi, dashi, and Kyoto home cooking in a small two-hour class near Kyoto Station, with fresh fish, dashimaki, soup, and dessert.

“fantastic experience, lady was so nice. very informative on how sushi is made and so much food 😋 definitely recommend this xx”

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