Worldwide · HISTORICAL TOURS
This is the shortlist you would send a friend who eats properly: 15 historical food walks worth the money, each with its price, its traveller verdict and the one thing to know before you commit.
Taste Palermo street food, explore Capo Market, and visit major Old Town sights on a lively three-hour guided walk for $57.
“Food was ample and a nice experience. Fabrizio was knowledgable, passionate, and humorous. Three hours is a good length of time for a food and history tour.”
Explore Lecce’s Baroque streets, Roman ruins, and local snacks on a small-group walking tour with tastings and history.
“It was more food than expected! Good combination of history and general information. Antonella leads a great tour! We barely had room for our last tasting, gelato!!”
Explore Lima’s historic center through street food, markets, chifa flavors, colonial landmarks, chilcanos, anticuchos, and local sweets.
“YUM! This tour was informative and really tasty. Shainy (sorry if I spelt it wrong) was fantastic and gave us interesting information about the culture and the history of the foods. Went away very full.”
Explore Old Dubai on a three-hour tour with Emirati history, Arabic coffee, street food, an abra ride, and traditional souks.
“Thank you Hichem Mebarek Azzem for being our tour guide and showing us beautiful Old Dubai ( History, culture, street food, bra and Souks I enjoyed myself and had a wonderful time. Thank you again”
Explore Jaipur’s old city through street food, temples, markets, artisans, and local stories on this three-hour heritage walk.
“We had an incredible tour with Vivek on our first day in Jaipur. He's a true local and knows everything about the city, its people and culture. I'd do this again every time!”
Explore Old Dubai for $10 with Emirati coffee, street food, souks, a heritage house, and a traditional abra ride across Dubai Creek.
“We had an excellent time in Dubai Old town. Our guide Ahmed truly embodied the values and personality of a great host. He explained the key details of Dubai history (comprehensive but not boring) and showed us around. We were really positive surprised about the value for money. We got to enjoy different food tastings throughout the tour; two varieties of Arabic coffee, Arabic tea, dates, luquma, and samosas! The tour also includes a complimentary ride with a boat to cross to Deira. Overall, excellent tour, and would definitely recommend! Ahmed made our experience unforgettable”
Taste Bologna’s best street foods, hear local stories, and explore the historic center on a filling two-hour walking tour.
“This was our first day in Bologna and it was the best way to start our stay. Leonardo was the best. The food and wine were delicious and we thoroughly enjoyed our experience.”
Taste Hanoi’s Old Quarter street food, egg coffee, beer, markets, murals, and train tracks on a lively three-hour walking tour.
“We were a small group. The place was tricky to find but we eventually found it. We started with Happy Water which I believe was necessary for the food ahead. Though extremely tasty you had to be aware that the hygiene standards are nRead more”
Explore San Telmo’s cobbled streets, market stalls, Argentine street food, drinks, and local history on this small-group walking tour.
“The tour guide was so helpful and very knowledgeable and shared some very interesting points about the area. Would recommend for anyone”
Taste Palermo street food while exploring ancient markets, Arab-Norman sights, and historic streets with a local guide in three lively hours.
“Excellent food and history tour. Fabrizio was very knowledgeable, friendly and learnt all our names very quickly.”
Walk along the Seine, explore local Paris streets, and shop for picnic food at Marché d’Aligre with guide Sophie in a small group.
“Sophie was extremely knowledgeable, personable and flexible. What a great experience to see Paris in a personalized tour that takes you off the beaten path and introduces you to culture, history and multiple delicious food establishments.”
Explore Rome’s Jewish Ghetto and Trastevere with street food, local history, small-group access, and tastings from $66.38.
“Chris was absolutely fantastic So so much history And so many fantastic stops with the best food in Rome! Absolutely not to be missed”
Taste seven Jaipur specialties, sip clay-pot chai, and explore Pink City lanes with a friendly local guide on this two-hour food walk.
“Pushpendra was an excellent guide and took us to some really interesting places. Tried some very different food than you usually would and learned a lot too. Recommended”
Taste eight Hue specialties, cross the Perfume River, and explore family-run eateries on a three-hour small-group food tour.
“What an incredible food tour in Hue! Matthew was great at explaining the foods we were eating and why he chose each family run restaurant for each particular dish. He was very candid about his life and family and it was fascinating leaning Read more”
Explore Santa Marta’s colonial center, Tairona culture, landmarks, and Colombian street food with an English or Spanish guide.
“We enjoyed the gold museum and learning about the Tayrona people as well as the history of Santa Marta, the architecture of the buildings and Gabriel Garcia Marquez murals. Great to taste traditional food and drinks of the area as well. My only critique was that it was supposed to be 2 hours and was closer to four, but with that being said we loved Sergio, in addition learning about the history we asked a lot of basic questions about the area and he gave us ideas of things we should do and see while here. He was very personable and easy to talk to. Very evident that he enjoys…”
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