WORLDWIDE · FARM TOURS
The 13 best evening farm visits you can book today, with the gate price, the length of the morning and who each one suits. The first one is first for a reason.
Start with a 3:30 pm pickup and a visit to Somphet Market, where chef Perm introduces the herbs and produce used in class. Then head to an organic farm for your own cooking station, curry-paste lesson, six dishes, and a shared meal. Groups are capped at 10.
“Chef very nice! Very funny! Delicious recipes! We leave full and super happy! Very nice group!Auto-translated”
Spend 4.5 hours tasting prosciutto, sheep cheeses, Chianti, and a Negroni before dinner at Villa Pian dei Giullari. Your English-speaking guide leads a small group of up to 16 from central Florence to a Tuscan estate for pasta, Florence T-bone steak, paired wines, and liquid-nitrogen gelato. Guides may include Angel, Molly, or Fabiano.
“Great dining experience. If you want a proper tour, look for a different program.”
At Grandma’s Home Cooking School near Chiang Mai, you’ll tour an organic farm, collect eggs, pick mushrooms, and cook five Thai dishes at your own station as the sun sets over rice fields. Choose your menu, including vegetarian or Halal options, then eat what you make. Guides such as Kiki, Mac, Joy, Brian, and Anne are known for clear, friendly instruction.
“Wonderful experience, amazing setting with a fab instructor, so much yummy food, great value for money, 100% recommend!”
At Kona Sea Salt in Kailua-Kona, you’ll tour an oceanfront salt farm with a guide such as Mia, learn how deep ocean water becomes Hawaiian sea salt, then taste 13 pure, flavored, and smoked salts while watching the sunset. The one-hour tour costs $27 and suits curious food lovers and families.
“We are travelling with children and grandchildren. We thought perhaps the 7 and 9 year old would think the tour boring, but they were very interested and really enjoyed it as much as the adults. We learned a lot about this type of salt harvesting”
Leave your Jeddah hotel in a private air-conditioned vehicle for a guided desert trip with up to 60 minutes of quad biking, a camel farm visit, tea, and sunrise or sunset photos. Guide Mahmoud is known for friendly care and useful timing advice, including early starts during hot weather.
“Really good with a nice tour guide that made it really enjoyable”
At Cristofoli Vinhos de Família near Bento Gonçalves, you’ll join the Cristofoli family for a 3.5-hour harvest evening with sparkling wine, a tractor ride, sunset views, Italian songs, grape stomping, and an informal vineyard brunch. The program ends around 8:45 p.m. and returns to the winery.
Take a 150-minute private Jeep ride from Sedona toward Bradshaw Ranch with guides such as Firefox, White Wolf, Salt, or Scott. You’ll hear stories of strange lights, use night vision goggles when available, and stop at Bradshaw Overlook, about one mile from the ranch. Sightings are never promised, but the dark desert setting is the main event.
“We enjoyed the jeep ride out to Bradshaw Point, which was filled with stories from our guide Firefox. Once we reached the Point, we learned about how to take pictures in the dark and that our phone cameras can see different things than our eyes. We used night vision googles to explore where lights unseen by the naked eye, could be seen. We identified and kept watch over a UFO! And, since the tour was during a meteor shower, we even saw a significant shooting star. A pack of coyotes wailed as we left the Point. On the way back to the starting point, we learned to shed unwanted potentially…”
Meet Jean, Etienne, or Andy at 3 pm in Hoi An for a four-hour photo walk and village ride. You’ll photograph farmers at work in the rice paddies, visit a traditional riverside village, then finish with night photography in the old quarter. Beginners and experienced photographers are welcome.
Spend about two hours at a Cappadocia lavender farm, learning how the plants are grown and used before sunset. You’ll receive a lavender bouquet, choose wine or apple or cherry juice, pick organic fruit, meet local families, and use swings and garden seating for photos. Pickup is offered, and the group can reach 30 people.
Join the host at a traditional farm 1.5 km from Parikia for a hands-on Greek cooking class. Pick produce from the garden, prepare dishes such as tzatziki, briam, and village salad, then sit down to a sunset meal with Parian wine, Greek music, and homemade ice cream. Vegetarian and vegan menus are available by request.
“Although we had a little bit of difficulty finding the property, we did ultimately have fun with a fun group of people. The owner is very energetic and seems to enjoy what she does and wants you to be happy!”
Meet Alima and the Taiburyldyn Shabysy team for a private two-day ranch stay near Astana. Feed and ride Kazakh horses, Orlov Trotters, and English Thoroughbreds, visit Kabanbai Batyr Mausoleum, learn ranch work, eat homemade Kazakh dishes, and relax in a private sauna. Airport and Astana pickup are included.
“Best experience and food I had in Kazakhstan! The horses are so lovely, the food is absolutely delicious and the team is amazing! One thing that I can say is that from the moment I arrived is that everyone has been such a delight, very instructive in teaching me how to learn to ride and really cared that I have a good time. Which I did! The ride to the mausoleum was so much fun in the snow. I have fallen in love with horse riding and this family horse ranch! Thank you Alima and team!”
Spend three hours at a family-run farm near Arzana, where a local guide introduces you to rural life and traditional cheese-making. Taste seasonal farm products, aged cheeses, fresh ricotta with honey, pistoccu bread, oil, wine, and water. The experience is offered in Italian and English, with pasta available for children, vegetarians, and vegans.
“Super, really authentic and friendly people. So cool to soak up knowledge about the area.”
Travel from Brisbane to Byron Bay with a small group of up to 11 people. Visit The Farm, walk the Three Sisters track at Broken Head, enjoy four hours of free time, then walk from Wategos Beach to Cape Byron Lighthouse for sunset. Guide Victor is praised for his patient pace and helpful photos.
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