What to learn in December

🧘Wellness & Spiritual

Ten-day Vipassana

Kathmandu, Nepal

10 days · $0 – $120

Best Sep-May

🍜Culinary

Vietnamese street food cooking

Hanoi, Vietnam

1–14 days · $150 – $450

Best Oct-Apr

💃Music & Dance

Tabla and Indian rhythm

Varanasi, India

5–60 days · $250 – $600

Best Oct-Mar

🔥Traditional & Survival

Tea ceremony and ikebana

Kyoto, Japan

1–5 days · $250 – $600

Best Year-round

🍷Farm, Food & Drink

Rice farming and Lao cooking

Luang Prabang, Laos

2–21 days · $250 – $600

Best Nov-Mar

🍜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

🧵Craft & Artisan

Khmer stone carving and ceramics

Siem Reap, Cambodia

3–45 days · $300 – $800

Best Nov-Mar

🍜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

🧵Craft & Artisan

Backstrap weaving and natural dyeing

San Juan la Laguna, Guatemala

2–30 days · $300 – $800

Best Nov-Apr

🧵Craft & Artisan

Block printing and natural dyeing

Bagru, Jaipur, India

3–30 days · $350 – $900

Best Oct-Mar

🏔️Adventure & Outdoor

White-water kayaking

Rishikesh, India

5–21 days · $350 – $700

Best Oct-Apr

🌊Water & Sailing

Surfing

Weligama, Sri Lanka

4–21 days · $350 – $750

Best Nov-Apr

🧘Wellness & Spiritual

Traditional Thai massage certification

Chiang Mai, Thailand

5–60 days · $350 – $900

Best Year-round

🧘Wellness & Spiritual

Seven-day silent retreat

Koh Phangan, Thailand

5–14 days · $350 – $900

Best Year-round

💬Language

Spanish survival week

Oaxaca, Mexico

5–21 days · $350 – $750

Best Year-round

🌊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

🌊Water & Sailing

Surfing

Taghazout, Morocco

5–21 days · $400 – $850

Best Oct-Apr

🥋Martial Arts & Movement

Kalaripayattu

Kochi, India

10–180 days · $400 – $1,100

Best Jun-Mar

🧵Craft & Artisan

Kintsugi and ceramic repair

Kyoto, Japan

2–21 days · $400 – $1,200

Best Year-round

🥋Martial Arts & Movement

Muay Thai training camp

Chiang Mai, Thailand

7–180 days · $400 – $900

Best Nov-Feb

🌊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

💃Music & Dance

Cuban salsa intensive

Havana, Cuba

4–21 days · $400 – $900

Best Nov-Apr

🧵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

🌊Water & Sailing

Freediving at the Blue Hole

Dahab, Egypt

4–60 days · $500 – $1,100

Best Oct-May

🧘Wellness & Spiritual

Ayurveda fundamentals and panchakarma

Kovalam, India

5–28 days · $500 – $1,300

Best Oct-Mar

🏔️Adventure & Outdoor

Paragliding with the Himalaya behind you

Pokhara, Nepal

4–21 days · $500 – $1,100

Best Oct-Apr

💃Music & Dance

K-pop dance intensive

Seoul, South Korea

3–60 days · $500 – $1,500

Best Year-round

🎨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

Mole and Oaxacan cooking

Oaxaca, Mexico

1–21 days · $500 – $1,200

Best Oct-Apr

🍜Culinary

Sourdough and bread baking

San Francisco, United States

1–7 days · $500 – $1,100

Best Year-round

🍷Farm, Food & Drink

Coffee growing and cupping

Salento, Colombia

3–30 days · $500 – $1,300

Best Sep-Dec, Apr-Jun

🌊Water & Sailing

Kitesurfing

Paje, Zanzibar, Tanzania

4–14 days · $550 – $1,100

Best Jun-Sep, Dec-Feb

🎨Art, Design & Media

Analogue photography and darkroom

Amsterdam, Netherlands

3–10 days · $550 – $1,100

Best Year-round

🧵Craft & Artisan

Kente weaving and adinkra printing

Bonwire, Kumasi, Ghana

4–45 days · $600 – $1,400

Best Nov-Mar

🌊Water & Sailing

Wreck diving specialty

Coron, Philippines

4–30 days · $600 – $1,300

Best Nov-May

🍷Farm, Food & Drink

Mezcal production

Santiago Matatlan, Mexico

2–21 days · $600 – $1,400

Best Oct-May

💃Music & Dance

Salsa caleña and social dancing

Medellin, Colombia

7–90 days · $600 – $1,500

Best Year-round

🍷Farm, Food & Drink

Coffee: origin, roasting and ceremony

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

3–30 days · $700 – $1,600

Best Oct-Mar

🏔️Adventure & Outdoor

White-water rafting the Zambezi

Livingstone, Zambia

3–10 days · $700 – $1,400

Best Aug-Dec

💃Music & Dance

Bharatanatyam and Carnatic music

Chennai, India

21–365 days · $700 – $1,800

Best Dec-Feb

🍷Farm, Food & Drink

Chinese tea ceremony and tea sourcing

Taipei, Taiwan

3–21 days · $700 – $1,600

Best Year-round

🎨Art, Design & Media

Life drawing and the sketchbook habit

Paris, France

3–14 days · $700 – $1,500

Best Year-round

🥋Martial Arts & Movement

Capoeira

Salvador, Brazil

14–180 days · $700 – $1,700

Best Sep-Mar

🍜Culinary

Peruvian cuisine and ceviche

Lima, Peru

1–45 days · $700 – $1,600

Best Dec-Apr

🍷Farm, Food & Drink

Brewing and Czech lager technique

Prague, Czechia

2–60 days · $800 – $1,800

Best Year-round

💬Language

Spanish one-to-one immersion

Antigua, Guatemala

7–180 days · $800 – $1,200

Best Year-round

🎨Art, Design & Media

Improv comedy

New York, United States

14–180 days · $800 – $2,000

Best Year-round

💃Music & Dance

Djembe and sabar drumming

Dakar, Senegal

7–90 days · $900 – $2,000

Best Nov-Apr

🌊Water & Sailing

Kitesurfing

Cape Town, South Africa

5–30 days · $900 – $1,900

Best Nov-Mar

💬Language

Swahili language

Zanzibar, Tanzania

14–120 days · $900 – $1,900

Best Jun-Oct, Dec-Feb

🧘Wellness & Spiritual

200-hour yoga teacher training

Rishikesh, India

24–40 days · $900 – $2,000

Best Sep-Apr

🍜Culinary

Chocolate making

Bruges, Belgium

1–21 days · $900 – $2,000

Best Sep-May

💃Music & Dance

Afro-Cuban percussion and son

Havana, Cuba

7–60 days · $900 – $2,000

Best Nov-Apr

🦁Nature & Wildlife

Marine naturalist: whale sharks and sea lions

La Paz, Mexico

3–10 days · $900 – $1,800

Best Oct-Apr

🍜Culinary

Specialty coffee and barista craft

Melbourne, Australia

3–30 days · $900 – $2,000

Best Year-round

🍷Farm, Food & Drink

Fermentation lab techniques

Copenhagen, Denmark

2–14 days · $1,000 – $2,200

Best Year-round

🔥Traditional & Survival

Dhow building and traditional navigation

Sur, Oman

5–30 days · $1,200 – $2,600

Best Oct-Apr

💬Language

Spanish language immersion

Salamanca, Spain

14–180 days · $1,200 – $2,400

Best Year-round

🏔️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

💬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

💃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

💬Language

Korean language immersion

Seoul, South Korea

21–365 days · $1,600 – $3,200

Best Year-round

🏔️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

💬Language

Mandarin intensive

Chengdu, China

28–365 days · $1,800 – $3,600

Best Year-round

🔥Traditional & Survival

Arctic survival and dog sledding

Rovaniemi, Finland

4–21 days · $1,800 – $3,400

Best Dec-Mar

🌊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

💬Language

Arabic language immersion

Amman, Jordan

28–300 days · $2,200 – $4,200

Best Sep-Jun

🌊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

🍜Culinary

Sushi chef fundamentals

Tokyo, Japan

7–60 days · $3,000 – $6,500

Best Year-round

🏔️Adventure & Outdoor

Skydiving licence (AFF)

Queenstown, New Zealand

10–45 days · $3,500 – $6,000

Best Oct-Apr

🍜Culinary

French patisserie intensive

Paris, France

5–180 days · $4,000 – $9,000

Best Year-round

🏔️Adventure & Outdoor

Ski and snowboard instructor certification

Hakuba, Japan

35–120 days · $6k – $11k

Best Dec-Mar

🍜Culinary

Farm-to-table cookery certificate

Shanagarry, Ireland

84–90 days · $12k – $18k

Best Jan-Mar, Sep-Dec