Vineyards surrounding Grinzane Covour in the Piedmont region of Italy
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Food & Wine Tours and Vacations

Regional gastronomy can open your eyes to local traditions and recipes, modern innovation and ancient culinary techniques. Food takes us beyond borders to signify how the rich diversity of a culture can weave together greater flavor. Use these sample trips and our Food and Wine Travel Guide to plan your dream vacation to learn how you can experience travel in a way that is simultaneously communal and yet intimate.

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Discover extraordinary places and those rarely explored–these are a few to inspire your travels.

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Let these itineraries inspire your personalized travel experience

Photo courtesy of: Hotel Caruso © Belmond.

9 Day Trip IdeaFrom $4,100

Food-Lover's Tour of Tuscany and Umbria

Perugia, Montepulciano, San Gimignano, Montefalco, Assisi +5 more
Enjoying an evening glass of wine at Château de Gilly near Dijon in the Burgundy region in France.

10 Day Trip IdeaFrom $9,000

Ultimate French Wine Tour: Burgundy and Alsace

Lyon, Alsace-Lorraine, Beaune, Dijon
Vineyards in the Douro River Valley, Portugal

9 Day Trip IdeaFrom $2,700

Food, Wine, and Culture in Portugal

Lisbon, Obidos, Nazare, Porto, Douro Valley +2 more
Medieval Motovun surrounded by vineyards in Croatia

10 Day Trip IdeaFrom $8,500

Food & Wine of Croatia in 10 Days

Plitvice Lakes National Park, Split, Rovinj, Trogir, Dubrovnik +6 more
Wheels of parmigiano-reggiano on display in Parma, Italy

12 Day Trip IdeaFrom $10,000

Spectacular Luxury Food Tour of Italy

Parma, Casorate Sempione, Cinque Terre, Camogli, Bobbio +6 more
Wine tasting tour in Tuscany, Italy

9 Day Trip IdeaFrom $8,800

Luxury Italy Wine Tour of the Top Regions

Piedmont, Lombardy, Chianti

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    Zicasso specializes in custom tours, vacations, and safaris tailored to your interests and preferences. From private African safaris to culinary experiences in Europe, submit a trip request to share your ideas and travel style.

  2. 2.Meet Your Travel Specialists

    To ensure a personalized experience, we'll carefully handpick and introduce you to two of our top travel specialists, each with unsurpassed destination knowledge and local insight aligned to your luxury travel dreams.

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    Compare the expertise of two specialists with itineraries crafted exclusively for you. You can refine these further and choose your preferred proposal. Our unique process ensures a more creative, personalized, and expertly crafted trip.

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Wine tasting at Church Road Vineyard in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.  Photo © Tourism New Zealand / Chris McLennan.

11 Day Trip IdeaFrom $10,800

Top Tier Food and Wine Tour of New Zealand

Queenstown, Auckland, Rotorua, Napier
Coastal vineyards in Basque Country, Spain

8 Day Trip IdeaFrom $6,300

Essence of Spanish Food, Wine, and Culture Tour

Madrid, Ribera del Duero, La Rioja, San Sebastian, Txakoli Wine Region +1 more
Alfresco culinary experience on Santorini, Greece

8 Day Trip IdeaFrom $4,200

8-Day Greek Culinary and Local Experiences Tour

Athens, Chania (Hania), Heraklion, Armenoi, Stylos +7 more
Tom Yum Goong, Thai hot and spicy soup with shrimp

11 Day Trip IdeaFrom $4,000

Taste of Thailand Culinary Tour

Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Phuket
Ramen Tour of Japan: Celebrating 60 Years of Instant Goodness

11 Day Trip IdeaFrom $9,800

Ramen Tour of Japan: Celebrating 60 Years of Instant Goodness

Tokyo, Kyoto, Fukuoka, Sapporo, Hakodate
Dark chocolate made at a cooking class in Umbria, Italy

8 Day Trip IdeaFrom $4,000

Italy for Chocoholics! A Unique Tour of Umbria

Assisi, Citerna, Gubbio, Perugia, Orvieto

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Reviews of Zicasso's Food & Wine Tours and Vacations

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New Zealand Travel Review: Franz Josef, Fox Glacier, Milford Sound, Helicopter Ride, Quad Biking, 2 Weeks

We appreciate all that Zicasso’s travel company did to make our trip to New Zealand such a fantastic experience. Everything was planned out perfectly and we enjoyed every minute of it. The accommodations in each town were wonderful and the excursions, tours, and tastings were all delightful. Having our own drivers also allowed us to really enjoy the scenery and to not have to worry about getting from point A to point B across the South and North islands. The travel company was there for us from the very beginning as we started planning the trip, until we returned home, and was very responsive and helpful every time we reached out to them.

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Spain Vacation Review: Exceptional Guides, 10 Days

This was one amazing trip. This was very well put together. Zicasso’s travel company was very responsive to all our needs when we planned our trip together. They also responded to all our questions when we had questions about the itinerary. The app with all of the information in one location was amazing. Guides at each of the locations were amazing, with wonderful explanations. We didn't have one bad experience during the whole trip. This was a trip that was a celebration of a milestone birthday, so I am extremely happy that this was planned so well. We strongly recommend this company and will choose to go with them for our future trips!

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France Travel Review: Versailles, Louvre, Biking, 5 Days

The tours and travel you arranged were perfect! The tour guides were friendly and knowledgeable, and made the touring fun! I must also mention that we worked with Zicasso’s travel agent, who was so terrific! She was very responsive and made great suggestions, and made the trip of a lifetime for us!

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Italy Tour Review: 12 Days

It was the trip of a lifetime! Zicasso’s travel agent was absolutely incredible and took care of every detail. He went above and beyond in many ways, and didn't think twice about it. In the middle of the trip, we asked to switch our final destination. He didn't hesitate and had everything taken care of within two hours. I will definitely refer this travel company to anyone planning a trip to Italy.

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Italy Tour Review: Sorrento, Venice, Colosseum, Blue Grotto, Gondola Ride, 2 Weeks

Zicasso’s travel agent developed our itinerary to our specifications. She reached out right away and called if a follow-up was needed or to clarify something. Our trip went off without any problems. The itinerary was very clear, as was the timeline, trip summary, and tickets. If I had a question, she always responded.

We had one slight issue, which was quickly resolved and worked itself out. I communicated often with her throughout the trip and I always received a pleasant response. Our trip was designed to our needs. Our accommodations were wonderful! I would definitely recommend this travel company!

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France, Italy, China, Japan Trip Review: Paris, Rome, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Glass Blowing, Cultural Experiences, 16 Days

Zicasso’s travel company did such a great job putting the trip together. I was charged for an extra night at our hotel in Paris, but they are refunding that and the Cairo portion of the trip we had to cancel.

Our Paris tour guide was great and I’d recommend her to anyone. Our Rome tour guides were very good. Hong Kong was fine. Our Tokyo guide was wonderful.

Really, the only hiccup on the trip was our hotel in Hong Kong. The company that picked us up dropped us at one hotel, not the correct one. Thankfully, a couple of their bellhops walked us and all our luggage several blocks to the correct hotel. Our tour guide the next day also went to the wrong hotel, but we only lost about 45 minutes before we figured out the issue. If you use that hotel again, please make sure folks know which hotel is which.

The "Fast and Furious" car experience was OK; however, my grandson was so tired he slept through most of it. The chopstick-making was fun, as was the glass-blowing experience.

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