What you can learn for $1,000 to $2,500
49 options in 35 countries: long enough to reach competence, short enough to take as leave. They cover taste, move, wild, speak, make, play and still, from 1 days to 730. Prices sit between $1,000 and $4,200, with most starting nearer $1,600. Cheapest of the set: fermentation lab techniques in Copenhagen, Denmark, from $1,000.
- Options
- 49
- From
- $1,000
- Typical length
- 14 days
- Certified
- 19 of 49
49 cities
median $1,600
1–730 day range
end with a named qualification
All 49, cheapest first
Farm, Food & Drink
Fermentation lab techniques
Copenhagen, Denmark
2–14 days · $1,000 – $2,200
Best Year-round
Farm, Food & Drink
Harvest winemaking
Mendoza, Argentina
7–60 days · $1,000 – $2,200
Best Feb-Apr
Adventure & Outdoor
Via ferrata in the Dolomites
Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
3–12 days · $1,100 – $2,000
Best Jun-Sep
Traditional & Survival
Eagle falconry and horsemanship
Ulgii, Mongolia
7–30 days · $1,200 – $2,400
Best Sep-Oct
Traditional & Survival
Dhow building and traditional navigation
Sur, Oman
5–30 days · $1,200 – $2,600
Best Oct-Apr
Farm, Food & Drink
Wine tasting and WSET certification
Bordeaux, France
3–30 days · $1,200 – $2,600
Best Apr-Oct
Culinary
Fresh pasta and Emilian cooking
Bologna, Italy
1–30 days · $1,200 – $2,600
Best Apr-Jun, Sep-Oct
Language
Spanish language immersion
Salamanca, Spain
14–180 days · $1,200 – $2,400
Best Year-round
Farm, Food & Drink
Alpine cheesemaking
Gruyeres, Switzerland
2–21 days · $1,200 – $2,400
Best Jun-Sep
Nature & Wildlife
Astronomy and astrophotography
San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
3–21 days · $1,200 – $2,600
Best Mar-May, Sep-Nov
Water & Sailing
PADI Divemaster internship
Koh Tao, Thailand
28–90 days · $1,400 – $2,600
Best Feb-Sep
Adventure & Outdoor
Ice climbing and glacier skills
Skaftafell, Iceland
2–14 days · $1,400 – $2,800
Best Nov-Mar
Language
Italian language immersion
Siena, Italy
14–180 days · $1,400 – $2,800
Best Mar-Oct
Art, Design & Media
Northern lights photography
Tromso, Norway
3–10 days · $1,400 – $2,600
Best Sep-Mar
Culinary
Basque cooking and pintxos
San Sebastian, Spain
1–30 days · $1,400 – $3,000
Best May-Oct
Language
Portuguese plus samba percussion
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
14–120 days · $1,400 – $2,800
Best Sep-Feb
Language
Arabic: MSA and Egyptian dialect
Cairo, Egypt
28–300 days · $1,500 – $3,000
Best Oct-Apr
Martial Arts & Movement
Shaolin kung fu
Dengfeng, China
30–365 days · $1,500 – $3,500
Best Mar-Nov
Music & Dance
Electronic music production and DJing
Berlin, Germany
7–180 days · $1,500 – $3,500
Best Year-round
Craft & Artisan
Leather craft and bookbinding
Florence, Italy
5–180 days · $1,500 – $3,500
Best Sep-Jun
Craft & Artisan
Glassblowing
Murano, Venice, Italy
3–60 days · $1,500 – $3,200
Best Mar-Jun, Sep-Nov
Farm, Food & Drink
Whisky distilling and blending
Islay, Scotland, United Kingdom
2–30 days · $1,500 – $3,200
Best Apr-Oct
Music & Dance
Jazz improvisation
New Orleans, United States
5–60 days · $1,500 – $3,200
Best Feb-May, Oct-Nov
Language
Korean language immersion
Seoul, South Korea
21–365 days · $1,600 – $3,200
Best Year-round
Water & Sailing
RYA sailing: Competent Crew to Day Skipper
Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom
5–21 days · $1,600 – $3,000
Best Apr-Oct
Adventure & Outdoor
Avalanche safety and backcountry ski touring
Whistler, Canada
4–21 days · $1,600 – $3,000
Best Dec-Apr
Farm, Food & Drink
Permaculture design certificate
Santa Teresa, Costa Rica
14–30 days · $1,600 – $3,000
Best Dec-Apr
Traditional & Survival
Maori carving and te reo
Rotorua, New Zealand
5–90 days · $1,600 – $3,200
Best Year-round
Traditional & Survival
San tracking and desert bushcraft
Damaraland, Namibia
5–30 days · $1,800 – $3,400
Best Apr-Oct
Language
Mandarin intensive
Chengdu, China
28–365 days · $1,800 – $3,600
Best Year-round
Wellness & Spiritual
200-hour yoga teacher training
Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
21–40 days · $1,800 – $3,500
Best Apr-Oct
Adventure & Outdoor
Mountaineering and high-altitude skills
Pokhara, Nepal
14–45 days · $1,800 – $3,500
Best Mar-May, Sep-Nov
Music & Dance
Classical music masterclass
Vienna, Austria
10–30 days · $1,800 – $3,600
Best Jul-Aug
Traditional & Survival
Arctic survival and dog sledding
Rovaniemi, Finland
4–21 days · $1,800 – $3,400
Best Dec-Mar
Water & Sailing
Bareboat skipper licence
Athens, Greece
7–21 days · $1,800 – $3,200
Best Apr-Oct
Water & Sailing
Cenote cave diving
Tulum, Mexico
7–45 days · $1,800 – $3,400
Best Nov-Apr
Adventure & Outdoor
Trad rock climbing
El Chalten, Argentina
5–30 days · $1,800 – $3,400
Best Nov-Mar
Nature & Wildlife
Galapagos naturalist fundamentals
Puerto Ayora, Ecuador
5–14 days · $1,800 – $3,200
Best Year-round
Art, Design & Media
Landscape photography
Vik, Iceland
4–12 days · $2,000 – $3,600
Best Sep-Mar
Adventure & Outdoor
Ski touring and avalanche safety
Lofoten, Norway
5–21 days · $2,000 – $3,800
Best Feb-Apr
Language
French immersion
Quebec City, Canada
21–180 days · $2,000 – $3,800
Best May-Sep
Adventure & Outdoor
High-altitude trekking and porter-guide skills
Moshi, Tanzania
7–14 days · $2,200 – $4,000
Best Jan-Mar, Jun-Oct
Language
Arabic language immersion
Amman, Jordan
28–300 days · $2,200 – $4,200
Best Sep-Jun
Adventure & Outdoor
Alpinism and glacier travel
Chamonix, France
5–30 days · $2,200 – $4,000
Best Jun-Sep
Nature & Wildlife
Marine conservation diving
Caye Caulker, Belize
14–90 days · $2,200 – $4,000
Best Feb-May
Nature & Wildlife
Tropical ecology and naturalist guiding
Monteverde, Costa Rica
10–60 days · $2,200 – $4,200
Best Jan-Apr
Craft & Artisan
Wooden boat building
Brooklin, Maine, United States
6–30 days · $2,200 – $4,200
Best Jun-Sep
Water & Sailing
Surf instructor certification
Byron Bay, Australia
10–45 days · $2,200 – $4,000
Best Sep-May
Language
Japanese language intensive
Tokyo, Japan
30–730 days · $2,400 – $4,200
Best Year-round
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