To experience the many diverse local, regional and national cuisines from throughout the world must surely rank as one of the most satisfying and gratifying of all reasons to travel.

These gastronomic tour specialists offer a broad range of fantastic culinary holidays, for all tastes and budgets. From Camembert cheese in Normandy to curry in Goa, mussels in Brussels to steak in Argentina, the AITO Gastronomy specialists enable you to sample the world’s finest indigenous cuisines in situ. And if you’re keen to learn how to cook exotic dishes in equally exotic locations, then look no further.

If wine is your thing, there’s a massive variety of holidays to the great wine producing regions for varying palates and budgets: France, Australia, Italy, USA, Spain, Chile, Germany Argentina – both old and new world wines can be enjoyed at source!

Run by experts immersed in their subjects and specialities, many of these tours also provide vivid contextual and cultural knowledge that make these experiences all the more rewarding.

So feel free to browse through this selection of gastronomy and wine tour operators - you’ll find some of the most satisfying holidays the world has to offer.