What to learn in January
92 things are at their best in January, across 49 countries: Nepal, Vietnam, India, Japan and Laos and others. They cover still, taste, play, wild, move, make and speak, typically 1 to 730 days. Prices run free to $18,000, with most starting nearer $650. Cheapest of the set: ten-day vipassana in Kathmandu, Nepal, from free.
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- 92
- From
- free
- Typical length
- 10 days
- Certified
- 27 of 92
82 cities
median $650
1–730 day range
end with a named qualification
All 92, cheapest first
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
Farm, Food & Drink
Ceylon tea: growing, processing, tasting
Kandy, Sri Lanka
2–21 days · $400 – $1,000
Best Jan-Mar, Jul-Sep
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
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
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
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
Nature & Wildlife
Tropical ecology and naturalist guiding
Monteverde, Costa Rica
10–60 days · $2,200 – $4,200
Best Jan-Apr
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
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