What you can learn in under a week
43 options in 29 countries: things that fit inside a holiday without becoming the holiday. They cover taste, wild, move, make and still, from 1 days to 30. Prices sit between $150 and $3,600, with most starting nearer $450. Cheapest of the set: vietnamese street food cooking in Hanoi, Vietnam, from $150.
- Options
- 43
- From
- $150
- Typical length
- 5 days
- Certified
- 9 of 43
42 cities
median $450
1–30 day range
end with a named qualification
All 43, cheapest first
Culinary
Vietnamese street food cooking
Hanoi, Vietnam
1–14 days · $150 – $450
Best Oct-Apr
Culinary
Kimchi and banchan
Seoul, South Korea
1–5 days · $180 – $420
Best Sep-Nov
Traditional & Survival
Tea ceremony and ikebana
Kyoto, Japan
1–5 days · $250 – $600
Best Year-round
Culinary
Nyonya and hawker cooking
Penang, Malaysia
1–14 days · $250 – $600
Best Year-round
Water & Sailing
Advanced diver and Nitrox
Dahab, Egypt
3–10 days · $300 – $600
Best Oct-May
Culinary
Professional Thai cuisine
Bangkok, Thailand
1–30 days · $300 – $900
Best Nov-Mar
Adventure & Outdoor
Rock climbing on limestone
Railay, Thailand
2–14 days · $300 – $700
Best Nov-Apr
Art, Design & Media
Azulejo tile painting
Lisbon, Portugal
1–21 days · $300 – $800
Best Year-round
Farm, Food & Drink
Cuban cocktails and rum
Havana, Cuba
1–7 days · $300 – $700
Best Nov-Apr
Water & Sailing
PADI Open Water certification
Utila, Honduras
3–7 days · $300 – $480
Best Mar-Sep
Water & Sailing
Freediving fundamentals
Gili Trawangan, Indonesia
2–8 days · $320 – $560
Best Apr-Oct
Water & Sailing
PADI Open Water certification
Koh Tao, Thailand
3–7 days · $320 – $450
Best Feb-Sep
Culinary
Georgian cooking and the supra
Tbilisi, Georgia
2–10 days · $350 – $800
Best Apr-Oct
Water & Sailing
Freediving to 30m
Panglao, Philippines
3–14 days · $380 – $750
Best Nov-May
Culinary
Moroccan cooking and spice blending
Marrakech, Morocco
1–21 days · $400 – $1,000
Best Oct-Apr
Art, Design & Media
Mokuhanga woodblock printing
Kyoto, Japan
2–10 days · $400 – $900
Best Mar-Nov
Culinary
Korean temple cuisine
Baekyangsa, South Korea
2–14 days · $400 – $900
Best Mar-Nov
Culinary
Baklava and Anatolian cooking
Gaziantep, Turkey
2–10 days · $400 – $900
Best Mar-Jun, Sep-Nov
Water & Sailing
Kitesurfing
Mui Ne, Vietnam
4–14 days · $400 – $800
Best Nov-Apr
Wellness & Spiritual
Sauna culture and ice swimming
Helsinki, Finland
2–7 days · $400 – $900
Best Dec-Mar
Craft & Artisan
Silversmithing
Taxco, Mexico
3–21 days · $400 – $900
Best Oct-May
Craft & Artisan
Blacksmithing weekend
Hereford, United Kingdom
2–5 days · $450 – $900
Best Year-round
Water & Sailing
Surfing
Sayulita, Mexico
3–14 days · $450 – $950
Best Nov-Apr
Art, Design & Media
Delftware ceramic painting
Delft, Netherlands
1–14 days · $500 – $1,100
Best Year-round
Craft & Artisan
Wheel-throwing pottery
Caldas da Rainha, Portugal
3–14 days · $500 – $1,000
Best Year-round
Culinary
Sourdough and bread baking
San Francisco, United States
1–7 days · $500 – $1,100
Best Year-round
Art, Design & Media
Analogue photography and darkroom
Amsterdam, Netherlands
3–10 days · $550 – $1,100
Best Year-round
Craft & Artisan
Bladesmithing and knife finishing
Seki, Japan
2–7 days · $600 – $1,300
Best Mar-Nov
Water & Sailing
Windsurfing and kitesurfing
Tarifa, Spain
3–14 days · $600 – $1,200
Best Apr-Oct
Adventure & Outdoor
Canyoning
Interlaken, Switzerland
2–7 days · $600 – $1,100
Best Jun-Sep
Adventure & Outdoor
White-water rafting the Zambezi
Livingstone, Zambia
3–10 days · $700 – $1,400
Best Aug-Dec
Adventure & Outdoor
Paragliding: first solo flights
Oludeniz, Turkey
3–14 days · $700 – $1,400
Best Apr-Oct
Art, Design & Media
Life drawing and the sketchbook habit
Paris, France
3–14 days · $700 – $1,500
Best Year-round
Farm, Food & Drink
Truffle hunting and Piedmontese cooking
Alba, Italy
2–7 days · $800 – $1,600
Best Oct-Nov
Culinary
Chocolate making
Bruges, Belgium
1–21 days · $900 – $2,000
Best Sep-May
Water & Sailing
RYA Competent Crew
Split, Croatia
5–10 days · $900 – $1,500
Best Apr-Oct
Nature & Wildlife
Marine naturalist: whale sharks and sea lions
La Paz, Mexico
3–10 days · $900 – $1,800
Best Oct-Apr
Farm, Food & Drink
Fermentation lab techniques
Copenhagen, Denmark
2–14 days · $1,000 – $2,200
Best Year-round
Adventure & Outdoor
Via ferrata in the Dolomites
Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
3–12 days · $1,100 – $2,000
Best Jun-Sep
Adventure & Outdoor
Ice climbing and glacier skills
Skaftafell, Iceland
2–14 days · $1,400 – $2,800
Best Nov-Mar
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
Art, Design & Media
Landscape photography
Vik, Iceland
4–12 days · $2,000 – $3,600
Best Sep-Mar
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