Food Experiences Around the World: Our 15 Top Picks

1.Sorrento Farm and Food Experience including Olive Oil, Limoncello, Wine tasting

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,524 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $114Our pick

Meet in central Sorrento and ride into the hills to La Masseria Farm, where family hosts such as Eugenio and Raffaele show you lemon and olive groves, animals, wine production, and handmade foods. Taste olive oils, honey, cheese, marmalade, limoncello, and wine, then sit down to a hearty lunch made largely from farm-grown ingredients.

“Absolutely awesome way to spend a somewhat rainy day. Beautiful farm with lemons, olive, chestnut, orange and other trees. Very informative tour by the family sprinkled with humour and followed by an amazing home cooked farm to table meal! Possibly the best we had in Italy - including amazing bread, bruschetta, pasta puttanesca with home grown olives, grilled veg, cheese board, lemon tarts, and home made wine. Tasting and purchases followed. Highly highly recommend. Lastly lovely to see the wonderful goats, pigs and cats interact with our group.”

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2.Full-Day Cretan Wines, Olive Oil, Raki and Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 264 reviews · 8 hours · from $141

Spend eight hours exploring Crete with guides such as George and Antonis. Visit an olive mill, organic winery, raki distillery, village taverna, and pottery studio. Taste olive oil, five wines, raki, local foods, and a generous lunch in a group limited to eight people.

“george our tour guide was such a cool guy who had a lot of knowledge about everything on the tour. it really was an amazing experience and all the food and wines/spirits were delicious. i would totally recommend it to everyone who likes good cretan/greek food and good wines and raki”

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3.Vineyard Tour with Wine, Olive Oil & Food Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 221 reviews · 2 hours · from $42

Join Marco or another family guide at Agriturismo La Rocca for a two-hour walk through a Bardolino DOC vineyard and olive grove. Then taste five wines, house extra virgin olive oil, local cheeses, and cured meats on a terrace above Lake Garda. The group is limited to 10, and English is the tour language.

“It was one of the highlights of our trip for us. We felt very welcome and thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience, from the lovely peaceful walk through the vineyards and learning about grapes, wine and olive trees to tasting 4 different types of delicious wine and local delicacies. Thank you so much for having us, guys. Many greetings from UK da Tanya & Ash”

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4.Tuscany Bike Tour with Wine, Oil and Food in the Florentine Hills

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 209 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $95

Ride a geared touring bike from Florence’s Oltrarno through Porta Romana, Medici estates, vineyards, olive groves, and Arcetri. Expect four hills, city traffic at the start and finish, and a farm stop with Chianti, olive oil, bread, cheese, cold cuts, and honey. Guides may include Giuseppe, Eli, Claudio, Alessandro, or Valerio.

“The scenery, the wealth of knowledge our guide shared with us about the sites we were seeing and about olive and wine making”

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5.Florence Food Tour: Home-Made Pasta, Truffle, Cantucci, Olive Oil, Gelato

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 187 reviews · 2 to 3 hours (approx.) · from $54

Walk central Florence with a local guide, stopping for fresh pasta, truffle, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, cantucci, Tuscan dishes, and gelato. Guides such as Anna, Lorenzo, Marilisa, Francesco, and Valerie combine food with city stories. The group is capped at 14, though the tastings may not replace a full lunch.

“This was the best tour I’ve ever had! The guide, Francesco, was knowledgeable, personable and had such great facts about Florence! We enjoyed every stop on the tour!”

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6.San Felice: Olive Oil Tasting with local food on Garda Hills

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 186 reviews · 2 hours · from $58

Spend two hours at a family olive estate near San Felice del Benaco, tasting Garda D.O.P. extra virgin olive oil with cheeses, charcuterie, lake fish, honey, bread, and local wine. You will tour the grove, see Lake Garda and Rocca di Manerba, and learn about the estate’s olive varieties in a small group of up to 10.

“Cannot recommend this experience enough! It was a highlight of our trip, even better and more generous with food than expected :) thank you to the team!”

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7.Wine, food and olive oil by PhD student

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 111 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $205

Join Dom, a Dubrovnik guide with a master’s degree and PhD work in wine, for a three-hour Old Town food tour. Taste award-winning olive oils, four Croatian wines, four local dishes, and dessert across four family-run places, with history at landmarks from Onofrio’s Fountain to Rector’s Palace.

“Our tour was absolutely wonderful! Dom took us to such charming restaurants, where we tasted and learned about delicious wine and olive oil. All of the food we ate was incredible, and the portions were not small. Dom really makes this experience a special one. (He even took the time to answer some wine questions when we texted him from the duty-free at the airport 😊) This tour was a highlight of our time in Dubrovnik and we can't recommend it enough..”

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8.Symphony of Flavors – Olive Oil & Food Pairing at Corfu Town

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 66 reviews · 1 hour · from $40

At The Olive House, a private group of up to eight joins an English-speaking host such as George, Helen, Vasiliki, or Victoria for an olive oil tasting and six Corfu-inspired dishes. Learn how to judge quality oil, then try it with bread, fava, bitter orange, cake, ice cream, and chocolate.

“Attending this olive oil tasting was truly the best decision we made on our last day in Corfu. The dishes were absolutely delicious, and we were pleasantly surprised by the unique and thoughtful pairings of food with various types of olive oil. Our guide played a big role in making the experience even more enjoyable—her warm and kind personality added a special touch to the whole event. She shared all the information with clarity and passion, and we left not only satisfied, but also more knowledgeable. I can only recommend this experience to anyone visiting Corfu.”

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9.Olive Oil Tasting with Cretan Food Pairing

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 52 reviews · from $107

Meet Aspassia at the Valide Cooking Activities Building, then drive to a 2,000-year-old olive grove near Rethymno. Over three hours, you’ll taste four olive oils, pair them with a four-course Cretan menu, and learn about harvesting, extraction, storage, cooking, and Crete’s olive oil culture.

“Our olive oil tasting was very interesting, educational, and relaxing. Aspassia was very friendly, warm, and knowledgeable. The kittens in the grove were adorable and friendly, which was a nice bonus :) a really fun way to get out of town (we stayed in Chania) and do something a little different. I feel so much better informed about olive oil after this tasting! Highly recommend.”

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10.Malaga Food Tour with 12+ Tastings: Tapas, Olive Oil, Ham & More

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 51 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $104

Walk through central Málaga with a guide such as Jose or Ricardo, stopping for 12 or more tastings. You’ll visit Atarazanas Market, sample olive oils, ham, cheese, fried fish, eggplant, gelato, and a secret dish, while passing the cathedral and Roman Theatre. The group is limited to 12 people.

“A really wonderful tour. We saw some many ‘hole in the wall’ places that you would never even notice as a tourist. We did Walking Tours in Madrid, Seville and Malaga. Ricardo had the most experience and gave the most information of the area and the food we were tasting out of all of them. We also had the best Ice Cream on this tour than we had anywhere else. The amount of food you get is astounding. Best to arrive hungry. It was great meeting people from all around the world and the the experience for the price paid was so worth it. Great way to start our vacation.”

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11.DISCOVER SORRENTO, food &Walking tour . Lemons-cheese&olive oil

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 34 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $68

Start at 5pm in Piazza Torquato Tasso for a 2.5-hour walk through Sorrento’s lanes, history, lemon growing, artisans, and food traditions. Guides such as Nino, Georgia, Sandra, Giovanni, and Alexandra lead tastings of cheese, salami, olives, bruschetta, olive oil, wine, and limoncello. The group is limited to 15 people.

“This was such a great way to see Sorrento. The first part was a short walking tour and then we stopped and had some of the most delicious cheeses, meats, bruschetta along with wine etc. The lemon tour and vineyard was also a major highlight with limoncello! Do this when you first arrive!”

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12.Seggiano: Guided Tour of the Olive Grove and Food Tasting

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 30 reviews · 2 - 2.5 hours · from $29Cheapest here

Meet Elena or Mirko at Olio Abbraccio near Seggiano for a small-group walk through the olive groves, mill, and cellar. You’ll learn how organic extra virgin olive oil is made, then taste several oils with bruschetta, potato cream, and gelato. The setting is rural, scenic, and best reached by car.

“The tour was very informative and fun. We learned a lot about olive oil production and how to get the best olive oil. Elena and Mirko were very friendly. Great experience!”

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13.Traditional Food tour, Olive oil Tasting with Lunch in Kalamata, Messinia!

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 30 reviews · from $190

Walk Kalamata’s historic center with Maria of Mama’s Flavours, visiting family-run food shops and a traditional workshop. Taste more than 20 Messinian treats, Greek coffee, mountain tea, three to four olive oils, local wines, and a light lunch at an ouzo tavern. The private tour lasts about four hours, with timing and stops adjusted to the day.

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14.Waiheke Island: Taste&Graze Whisky Cellar Tour, Food, Olive Oil

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 28 reviews · from $266

Meet your guide at Matiatia Wharf at 9:40 am for a five-hour Waiheke food and drink tour. With a group of up to 10, you visit Mudbrick, The Heke brewery and distillery, Batch Winery, and an olive grove. Guides such as Kaz and Grant add local insight. Ferry tickets and some food costs may be extra.

“My Husband agreed to a wine tour for our Honeymoon even though he doesn’t drink wine, or any alcohol really. He loved the tour guide with intricate local knowledge and the food pairings were amazing. By the second stop he had not only bRead more”

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15.Lake Garda: Tour with 4 Olive Oil Tasting & Local Food

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 27 reviews · 2 hours · from $45

Meet Simone at a family-run olive estate near Lake Garda for a 2-hour tour and tasting. See the groves and vineyards, learn how Garda DOP, Premium, and Oro del Vajo oils are made, then use official tasting glasses in a sensory game with bread, olives, pâtés, and infused specialties. English and Italian tours are available.

“Beautiful spot on the ‘golden hill’ - Simone took us on a tour of his olive groves, vineyards, his family history and the journey of the olives. A warm and welcoming informative afternoon. The oil tasting was remarkable- and the other produce delicious also. A treat. Highly recommend. Thankyou”

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