Get ready to taste your way across the Iberian Peninsula.
This hands-on culinary journey blends food, culture, and history as students explore Southern Spain and Portugal through their most delicious traditions. From tapas bars and tropical fruit farms to olive oil mills, mountain wineries, bread baked in cave ovens, and Portugal’s famous custard pastries, every day offers an authentic taste of local life.
Along the way, students will walk through Moorish palaces, wander whitewashed villages, experience flamenco, and explore iconic cities like Granada, Seville, and Lisbon — discovering how geography, history, and culture shape the foods people eat.
Designed for curious travelers, this program balances guided visits, cooking workshops, tastings, and free time, creating meaningful connections, cultural awareness, and unforgettable shared meals.
Overnight international flight to Spain
Dinner and breakfast served onboard
Arrive in Spain
Meet your English-speaking tour escort in Málaga, a vibrant Mediterranean city filled with Roman ruins, Moorish fortresses, markets, and seaside cafés
Orientation walk and free time to explore the historic center and harbor promenade
Transfer to your hotel on the sunny Costa Tropical
Welcome dinner and overnight
Breakfast at the hotel
Guided visit of Almuñécar, discovering Phoenician ruins, Roman remains, the old Moorish quarter, and hilltop castle views
Enjoy a traditional tapas aperitif at a local bar
Free lunch
Afternoon in the lush Tropical Valley, visiting a family-run farm to learn about mango, avocado, papaya, and custard apple cultivation with fresh fruit tastings straight from the fields
Return to hotel for dinner and overnight
Breakfast at the hotel
Scenic drive along dramatic Mediterranean cliffs to the white village of Torrox for a walking tour
Continue through orchards and olive groves to a countryside home
Hands-on Andalusian cooking workshop, preparing regional dishes together
Enjoy the meal you helped create for lunch
Stop in Nerja for a seaside stroll and free time
Dinner and overnight at the hotel
Breakfast at the hotel
Travel to Granada
Guided visit of the spectacular Alhambra and Generalife Gardens, exploring ornate palaces, fountains, and courtyards from Spain’s Islamic Golden Age
Free lunch
Walk through the Albaicín neighborhood and historic market streets once filled with spice and silk traders
Evening transfer to Guadix
Dinner and overnight in a unique cave hotel
Breakfast at the hotel
Visit a high-altitude organic winery for a vineyard walk and cellar tour
Explore historic Guadix
Lunch in a restored traditional olive oil mill restaurant, learning about classic oil production
Afternoon bread-making workshop inside cave dwellings, baking loaves in a wood-fired oven
Dinner followed by a private flamenco performance
Overnight
Breakfast at the hotel
Stop at a family-run olive oil estate to discover how olives are harvested and pressed, with a guided olive oil tasting
Continue to Córdoba for lunch
Visit the breathtaking Mosque–Cathedral and stroll the charming Jewish Quarter
Evening transfer to Seville
Dinner and overnight
Breakfast at the hotel
Guided tour of Seville’s historic highlights, gardens, and the Santa Cruz quarter
Visit the magnificent Seville Cathedral and Giralda Tower
Free lunch to explore local cafés or markets
Afternoon walk through María Luisa Park and Plaza de España
Dinner and overnight
Breakfast at the hotel
Travel into southern Portugal’s Algarve
Guided walk through traditional salt flats, learning how sea salt is naturally harvested
Free lunch and time to sample local seafood or Portuguese specialties in the charming town of Tavira
Dinner and overnight
Breakfast at the hotel
Journey to Sintra
Free lunch
Visit the colorful hilltop Pena Palace
Continue to Lisbon
Dinner and overnight
Breakfast at the hotel
Guided tour of Lisbon’s historic neighborhoods and São Jorge Castle
Free lunch
Visit the famous Belém district for a tasting of traditional Pastéis de Belém custard pastries, fresh from the bakery
Free time for shopping or exploring
Farewell dinner and overnight
Breakfast at the hotel
Transfer to Lisbon Airport for return flight home
