Around the world in 80 cakes

Enjoy the delights of food and travel with fantastic cooking holidays from Flight Centre. Whether you want to learn expert Italian gastronomy or uncover the secrets of Oriental food, Flight Centre has a range of destinations to suit every palate.

Flight Centre’s travel consultants have identified key locations to deliver a unique travel experience and a lasting skill: the ability to cook like Jamie Oliver with a suntan.

To book any of these holidays, visit Flightcentre.co.uk.

Cooking in Chianti
Stay at the stunning Villa Fabbroni in Chianti, Tuscany, and prepare a bacchanalian feast in keeping with your ancient Roman surroundings. Learn how to prepare a Tuscan starter, antipasti, main course and Tiramisu. Visit a cheese farm, sample local wines and explore Florence and Siena. The holiday includes seven nights bed and breakfast accommodation, flights, transfers, two lunches and three dinners, from £939 per person. This deal is valid for travel on specific dates, between 11th October 08 and 28th of March 09 and is bookable until the 31st May 08.

Flavours of Japan
Explore Tokyo with its fusion of ancient and super-modern. Sample local cuisine, stay in a traditional Japanese Inn and shop in Asia’s astonishing world-city. The holiday includes three nights bed and breakfast accommodation, flights and a two-day Japanese cooking course, from £1,215 per person. This deal is valid for travel between 11th April 08 and 19th June 08 and is bookable until 15th May 08.

A Taste of India
Overload the senses with a journey from Delhi to Goa. Board an express train to the Taj Mahal, stay with a local family and enjoy a private cooking demonstration. Next, explore deepest Rajasthan and learn about Rajput cooking with a local Princess. Your journey will then take you to lakeside dining in Udaipur, street food in Mumbai, and finally to the beaches of Goa where you will learn to pickle shrimp. The holiday includes twelve nights hotel accommodation, one night home stay, two nights overnight train, return flights, arrival transfers and an air-conditioned coach from £1,299 per person.

This deal is valid for travel between 27th September 08 and the 24th October 08 and is bookable until the 30th April 08.

Bangkok and Chiang Mai Cooking School
Stay in four star luxury in Bangkok and receive expert tuition in Thai cooking in Chiang Mai. Based in a relaxed family setting, the Chiang Mai Cooking School gives instruction in ingredients, spices, pastes, popular Thai dishes and the secrets of the pestle and mortar. Students are encouraged to sample the results of their tuition, and explore the delights of Chiang Mai which include the vibrant night Bazaar and local temples, only a bicycle ride away.

The eight-night holiday includes return flights, four nights’ bed and breakfast accommodation at the 4* Century Hotel in Bangkok in a grand deluxe room, an internal flight to Chang Mai, five day cooking school including three days’ cooking tuition, ingredients and recipes at Chiang Mai Cookery School. The holiday also includes a visit to the local food market, all transport during the cookery school, four nights bed and breakfast accommodation at the 4* Chiang Mai Plaza hotel and three dinners, from £885 per person. This deal is valid for travel from now until 30th June 08 and is bookable now.