Travel for food’s sake with Jacada’s Gourmet Tours

Gone are the days where we travel just to shop or sightsee, now it’s all about travelling to eat!

With a myriad of rich and exotic cuisines around the world, one’s trip nowadays is never complete without a gourmet itinerary to make sure we get the best culinary experience out there.

Bearing that in mind, Jacada Travel, a private-guided luxury travel group, is offering six food-centred adventures that will take the foodie in you (and your stomach) for a thrilling ride.

From wine tasting in Argentina to cooking classes in Chile, the group’s exert travel designers have complied some mouth-watering itineraries for those looking to eat and travel in the most luxurious sense. Here’s our pick:

Western Cape Mountains

This region is chockfull of culinary delights. Start at Bushman Kloof, a wilderness reserve that is revered for its famous restaurant (Conde Nast Traveler’s  2012 Gold List for best African hotels for food) and soak in the magnificent outdoor Boma. Move on to the winelands of South Africa and have your taste buds tickled as you sip on various wines. Finally, opt into a sandveld safari in the Madikwe Reserve and indulge in culinary’s finest at the Mateya Lodges.

Chile

This itinerary will take you from the Pacific coast’s seafood delicacies in Cachuga to luxurious glamping in the Atacama with Peruvian 5-star chef, Emilio Peschiera. To amp up the foodie in you, join the locals in the annual grape harvest, build your skills with cooking lessons or learn all about wine pairing, chocolate making and blending your own wines. Throughout it all, you’ll also be dining at the top tables of Santiago’s leading culinary establishments.

Argentina

True wine lovers will head to Argentina and that is without question. Tour the wineries of Mendoza, Cafayete, Salta and Southern Patagonia and understand what makes each wine special through an accompanying sommelier. While you take in the sights of the country and savour each glass of wine, you’ll also be digging into some of the world’s best meat in Buenos Aires. Muy Bien!

Peru

Lima, the capital of Peru, is fondly referred to as the “Culinary Capital of South America”. The accolade does not go unfounded for Lima is now home to some of the world’s most innovative chefs and haute cuisine restaurants, such as Astrid y Gaston, known for their cutting-edge and cross-culture selection. Learn from a traditional Cusqueño chef in their home and the secrets of the most famous chefs at their restaurant kitchens or simply relish in various signature dishes with scenic backdrops as your view.

Are your mouths watering already? Because ours are and while the year has only just started, we’re definitely planning our next trip around some culinary delights!

All trips are completely customised to fit any traveller. Internal transfers, hotel stays, excursions, and private guides are included; international airfares are not included. For more information on Jacada Travel or any of their additional itineraries to Latin America and Africa, please visit: http://www.jacadatravel.com.

Tarandip Kaur