What to learn in October

🧘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

🍜Culinary

Kimchi and banchan

Seoul, South Korea

1–5 days · $180 – $420

Best Sep-Nov

💃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

🍜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

🎨Art, Design & Media

Azulejo tile painting

Lisbon, Portugal

1–21 days · $300 – $800

Best Year-round

🌊Water & Sailing

Freediving fundamentals

Gili Trawangan, Indonesia

2–8 days · $320 – $560

Best Apr-Oct

🍜Culinary

Georgian cooking and the supra

Tbilisi, Georgia

2–10 days · $350 – $800

Best Apr-Oct

🧵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

🧘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

🎨Art, Design & Media

Ebru marbling and Islamic calligraphy

Istanbul, Turkey

2–90 days · $350 – $900

Best Apr-Jun, Sep-Nov

💬Language

Spanish survival week

Oaxaca, Mexico

5–21 days · $350 – $750

Best Year-round

🍜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

🧘Wellness & Spiritual

Tibetan Buddhist philosophy and meditation

Dharamshala, India

10–120 days · $400 – $1,000

Best Mar-Jun, Sep-Nov

🥋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

🎨Art, Design & Media

Mokuhanga woodblock printing

Kyoto, Japan

2–10 days · $400 – $900

Best Mar-Nov

🎨Art, Design & Media

Thangka painting

Kathmandu, Nepal

7–180 days · $400 – $1,000

Best Mar-May, Sep-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

🧵Craft & Artisan

Silversmithing

Taxco, Mexico

3–21 days · $400 – $900

Best Oct-May

🧵Craft & Artisan

Andean weaving and natural dyes

Chinchero, Peru

2–30 days · $400 – $1,000

Best Apr-Oct

🧵Craft & Artisan

Blacksmithing weekend

Hereford, United Kingdom

2–5 days · $450 – $900

Best Year-round

🌊Water & Sailing

Freediving at the Blue Hole

Dahab, Egypt

4–60 days · $500 – $1,100

Best Oct-May

🧵Craft & Artisan

Porcelain

Jingdezhen, China

4–30 days · $500 – $1,200

Best Mar-Jun, Sep-Nov

🧘Wellness & Spiritual

Ayurveda fundamentals and panchakarma

Kovalam, India

5–28 days · $500 – $1,300

Best Oct-Mar

🧘Wellness & Spiritual

Zen practice and temple stay

Koyasan, Japan

2–30 days · $500 – $1,400

Best Apr-Nov

🏔️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

🧵Craft & Artisan

Silk ikat weaving and suzani embroidery

Bukhara, Uzbekistan

3–30 days · $500 – $1,100

Best Apr-Jun, Sep-Oct

🎨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

🎨Art, Design & Media

Analogue photography and darkroom

Amsterdam, Netherlands

3–10 days · $550 – $1,100

Best Year-round

🧵Craft & Artisan

Zellige tilework and leather tanning

Fez, Morocco

3–45 days · $600 – $1,500

Best Mar-May, Sep-Nov

🌊Water & Sailing

Surfing from scratch

Canggu, Bali, Indonesia

5–60 days · $600 – $1,400

Best Apr-Oct

🧵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

🍷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

🍷Farm, Food & Drink

Qvevri natural winemaking

Sighnaghi, Kakheti, Georgia

3–45 days · $700 – $1,600

Best Sep-Oct

🌊Water & Sailing

Freediving to 30m

Labuan Bajo, Indonesia

4–30 days · $700 – $1,500

Best Apr-Nov

🍷Farm, Food & Drink

Chinese tea ceremony and tea sourcing

Taipei, Taiwan

3–21 days · $700 – $1,600

Best Year-round

🏔️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

🏔️Adventure & Outdoor

Sport climbing

Kalymnos, Greece

4–21 days · $700 – $1,400

Best Apr-Jun, Sep-Nov

🌊Water & Sailing

Surfing

Ericeira, Portugal

5–30 days · $700 – $1,500

Best Apr-Oct

🔥Traditional & Survival

Traditional building and blacksmithing

Viscri, Romania

5–60 days · $700 – $1,600

Best Apr-Oct

🔥Traditional & Survival

Amazon jungle survival

Manaus, Brazil

3–21 days · $700 – $1,600

Best Jun-Nov

🥋Martial Arts & Movement

Capoeira

Salvador, Brazil

14–180 days · $700 – $1,700

Best Sep-Mar

🍷Farm, Food & Drink

Brewing and Czech lager technique

Prague, Czechia

2–60 days · $800 – $1,800

Best Year-round

🍷Farm, Food & Drink

Truffle hunting and Piedmontese cooking

Alba, Italy

2–7 days · $800 – $1,600

Best Oct-Nov

💬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

💬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

🌊Water & Sailing

RYA Competent Crew

Split, Croatia

5–10 days · $900 – $1,500

Best Apr-Oct

🧵Craft & Artisan

Perfumery

Grasse, France

1–60 days · $900 – $2,500

Best Apr-Oct

🍷Farm, Food & Drink

Olive oil and Cretan cooking

Chania, Crete, Greece

3–21 days · $900 – $1,900

Best Oct-Nov, Apr-Jun

💃Music & Dance

Flamenco

Seville, Spain

7–180 days · $900 – $2,000

Best Feb-Jun, Sep-Nov

🦁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

💃Music & Dance

Argentine tango

Buenos Aires, Argentina

14–180 days · $900 – $2,000

Best Mar-Jun, Sep-Nov

💬Language

Spanish plus Quechua

Cusco, Peru

14–120 days · $900 – $1,800

Best Apr-Oct

🍷Farm, Food & Drink

Fermentation lab techniques

Copenhagen, Denmark

2–14 days · $1,000 – $2,200

Best Year-round

🔥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

🦁Nature & Wildlife

Astronomy and astrophotography

San Pedro de Atacama, Chile

3–21 days · $1,200 – $2,600

Best Mar-May, Sep-Nov

💬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

🔥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

🌊Water & Sailing

Bareboat skipper licence

Athens, Greece

7–21 days · $1,800 – $3,200

Best Apr-Oct

🦁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

🌊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

🎨Art, Design & Media

Zorig Chusum traditional arts

Thimphu, Bhutan

7–60 days · $2,500 – $5,000

Best Mar-May, Sep-Nov

🍜Culinary

Sushi chef fundamentals

Tokyo, Japan

7–60 days · $3,000 – $6,500

Best Year-round

🦁Nature & Wildlife

Wildlife photography

Maasai Mara, Kenya

6–21 days · $3,500 – $6,500

Best Jul-Oct

🦁Nature & Wildlife

Reef research diving

Cairns, Australia

14–60 days · $3,500 – $6,000

Best Jun-Oct

🏔️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

🦁Nature & Wildlife

Safari field guide (FGASA)

Hoedspruit, South Africa

28–365 days · $6k – $11k

Best Feb-Nov

🍜Culinary

Farm-to-table cookery certificate

Shanagarry, Ireland

84–90 days · $12k – $18k

Best Jan-Mar, Sep-Dec