Experience Southern Spain through its flavors.

On this immersive culinary journey, students don’t just see Andalucía — they taste it. From tapas bars and tropical fruit farms to mountain ham cellars, olive oil mills, countryside cooking classes, artisan bread baked in cave ovens, and local wine tastings, each day reveals how food connects history, geography, and culture.

Along the way, travelers explore whitewashed villages, Moorish palaces, dramatic mountain landscapes, and vibrant cities like Málaga, Granada, Córdoba, Seville, and Ronda. Designed to be hands-on, educational, and delicious, this program blends guided visits, authentic meals, and cultural experiences that bring learning to life — one bite at a time.

• Group departure from the U.S. on an overnight international flight to Málaga

• Dinner and breakfast served onboard

• Night in flight

• Breakfast upon arrival

• Meet your English-speaking tour escort in Málaga, a lively coastal city blending Roman ruins, Moorish fortresses, markets, museums, and seaside cafés

• Free time to stroll the historic center and harbor promenade

• Transfer to your hotel in the Almuñécar / Costa Tropical region

• Welcome dinner and overnight

• Breakfast at the hotel

• Guided exploration of Almuñécar, visiting Phoenician and Roman ruins, botanical gardens, the old Moorish quarter, and San Miguel Castle

• Traditional tapas aperitif at a local bar

• Free lunch

• Afternoon visit to a family-run tropical fruit farm to taste mangoes, avocados, papayas, and other seasonal produce

• Dinner and overnight

• Breakfast at the hotel

• Scenic drive into the Alpujarras mountains, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve known for Berber-style white villages and artisan food traditions

• Visit a traditional ham-curing house, learning how jamón is aged naturally at altitude

• Charcuterie and cheese tasting, followed by a hearty mountain lunch

• Free time in the picturesque village of Pampaneira

• Return to hotel for dinner and overnight

• Breakfast at the hotel

• Coastal drive to Torrox for a walking tour through flower-lined streets

• Continue to a countryside home for a hands-on Andalusian cooking workshop

• Enjoy the dishes you prepare together for lunch

• Stop in Nerja for seaside views and free time

• Dinner and overnight

• Breakfast at the hotel

• Travel to Granada

• Guided visit of the spectacular Alhambra and Generalife Gardens, exploring ornate Moorish palaces and fountains

• Free lunch

• Walk through the Albaicín district and historic markets

• Evening transfer to Guadix

• Dinner and overnight in a unique cave hotel

• Breakfast at the hotel

• Visit a high-altitude organic winery for vineyard walk and tasting

• Explore historic Guadix

• Lunch in a restored olive oil mill restaurant

• Afternoon bread-making workshop in cave dwellings using 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 learn production methods and enjoy an olive oil tasting

• Continue to Córdoba for lunch

• Guided visit of the extraordinary Mosque–Cathedral and walk through the Jewish Quarter

• Evening transfer to Seville

• Dinner and overnight

• Breakfast at the hotel

• Guided tour of Seville’s landmarks, gardens, and Santa Cruz quarter

• Visit the grand Seville Cathedral and Giralda Tower

• Free lunch

• Walk through María Luisa Park and Plaza de España

• Dinner and overnight

• Breakfast at the hotel

• Travel to Ronda, perched above a dramatic gorge

• Visit the historic bullring and cross the iconic stone bridge

• Free lunch

• Afternoon transfer to the Costa del Sol / Mijas region

• Farewell dinner and overnight

• Breakfast at the hotel

• Transfer to Málaga Airport for return flight home