Art of Travel NEW 2010 Tours

Spirit of BALI Yoga Retreat 2-9 July

Once again we are honoured to be collaborating with Albert Hennick, an inspirational yoga master from Adelaide.
This week combines a sublime vacation in one of Bali’s unspoiled intimate seaside locations with expert, empathetic, dynamic personalised yoga instruction for all levels of experience; resident chef, Sussa’s healthy delicious local cuisine, from the land and sea; opportunities for excursions that take you to the heartland of Bali, and access to activities that are invigorating and exciting: local markets, traditional villages, holy sites, weaving and basket-making families, scuba diving and snorkelling, white-water rafting, natural healing practitioners and massage……
Book Now as only a few Spaces Remain!

Cooking with the Raj: 30 October – 11 November
Join Marieke who shares with you the history and nuances of Indian cuisine in a mix of days that might include a discussion, a demonstration or a hands-on class and meeting with the scions of Rajput clans who are custodians of priceless culinary family traditions.
Highlights include Cocktails “at home” with the Jodhpur Royal family, Rani Chandresh Kumari, a politician;
A night at Lake Palace Hotel in magical Udaipur with a royal barge "Gangaur" party on Lake Pichola.
Two nights at Devigarh Palace with hands-on cooking classes with their Executive Chef exploring spices, the cuisines from the four corners of India and Ayurvedic dietary principles. A further two nights at the very special, luxurious tented camp of Chhatra Sagar where the family manage their own organic farm that provides superior produce for delectable cuisine. The program ends in Jaipur at Rajvilas with an elephant picnic safari, and time to explore this fascinating city.

“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes”. – Marcel Proust

Spaces are still available in the following 2010 Tours

Pearls of South India: Cultural Gems: 21 August - 2 September

The best‐selling travelogue 1,000 Places to See Before You Die describes the river kingdom of Kerala as “staggeringly beautiful,” and it is. However, the “Pearls” sojourn also travels to the utterly charming old French enclave of Pondicherry where colonial civilization has melded with a special spirituality, to the unique Chettinad region renowned for its food and romantic architecture as well as passing through the majestic Ghats, spice and tea plantations to cruising the magic Backwaters, visiting private estates and families as well as some of India’s most vibrant temples.

Spanish Conquistadors

Northern Spain: Creative Revolution 8-20 September

Can any of us anymore live without chorizo or white anchovies in our pantries? We invite you to explore with us on this tour how Spain is taking the world by storm with its cuisine, wines , design, style and architecture. From beguiling Barcelona we wander on to Bilbao, San Sebastian and la Rioja and end in the prettiest mountain village in Majorca, a stone’s throw from the Med. We dine at two of the top ten of this year’s most awarded restaurants. And sail the sparkling Med for a day, dining on fresh seafood.
The only non‐Spanish thing we do is eat early. We will avoid late dinners and indigestion and eat late lunches instead. Sleep in adorable accommodations from a Condé Nast’s Hot List metro hotel to a boutique Relais et Chateaux. Savour the Spanish zest for life and discover her marvellous wines and gorgeous landscapes.

Normandy: The French Table with Marieke at Chateau Bosgouet

29 September – 6 October

Join me in this charming region of France for Autumn with its promise of wild mushrooms, chestnuts, apples, particularly succulent scallops and oysters, rich cheeses and game meats. This magical week in a gorgeously restored chateau allows you to immerse yourself in la Vie en Normandie with Cooking classes based on local market produce, visits to Rouen, Deauville, Monet’s Giverny, Honfleur, and dining in some superlative restaurants.  This makes for a most memorable week and a culinary vacation beyond expectations. We collect you from and return you to Paris where we also offer a 2-day extension that explores the gastronomic secrets of this stunning city. Book Now as only Two Spaces remain!