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getaway by choosing from this bounty of special-intetrips and tours designed and guided by experts.
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GeT sMArT: LeArNING VACATIoNs
1. LeTs GeT CookINCaian Culina Tou are perect or travelers
who want to learn the art o local avors while en-
joying a un-in-the-sun vacation. Dominican che
Freda Gore leads groups o up to 10 participants
in classes on Antigua, Barbados, Dominica, Jamaica
and St. Lucia, where students stay and cook in
large villas. Budding Bareoot Contessas will learn
to cook authentic Caribbean oods the way Carib-
bean people cook, with morning classes, market
visits and demos by island ches. Aternoons are thestu o catamaran sails and beach picnics. Six- and
seven-day packages include accommodations, out-
ings and all meals. Barbados Culinary Tour, December
4 through 10, is $3,999 per person, d ouble occupancy;
$1,299 per person, double occupancy, or December 3
to 6. 931-334-1731; caribbeanculinarytours.com
2. FoCused oN HAITIHaitis spectacular scenery and rich cultural heritage
get obscured by its economic and political conditions,
but photographer Carole Devillers has a dierent
perspective. On her Avntu Photo expition,
she oers shutterbugs o all levels the opportunity to
saely see and enjoy the country. The ormer photo
correspondent or Reuters in Haiti guides groups o
no more than six on a nine-day journey beginning
in the capital, Port-au-Prince, and continuing to thewateralls o Saut dEau, site o a voodoo pilgrim-
age that attracts thousands o Haitia ns every year.
Then participants y to the beach resort o Cormier
and Cap Haitien, where theyll turn their lenses to
the stunning ort La Citadelle Laerrire. Haiti is a
like a rough diamond that needs to be chiseled to
reveal its beautiul substance, says Devillers. Its
not your typical tourist destination, and therein lies
its uniqueness. The 2010 tour is $2,850 per person,
double occupancy, including accommodations, trans-portation and meals; dates to be confrmed. 505-232-
2231; adventurephotoexpeditions.com
3. bueN ProVeCHo!Weve been salivating over the curriculum at Lo
do cooking chool in Mrida, capital o the state
o Yucatn. What better way to complement a vaca-
tion at a Cancn or Riviera Maya resort (our hours
drive away) than by learning how to whip up a
ew Yucatecan specialties or yoursel? Students at
che David Sterlings school will learn the basics o
the regions characteristic fery, smoky cuisine in
classes that range rom a one-day Taste o Yucatn
to three- or seven-day workshops, which include
excursions into the countryside. Classes are small,
with an average o six students, and are held in the
ches private home, a restored Victorian mansion in
central Mrida. Prices range rom $100 per person or
one-day classes to $2,745 per person, all-inclusive, or
seven-day workshops. 212-400-1642; los-dos.com
4. deeP eCo-TourIsMI youre looking to dig a little deeper on your next
Caribbean trip, try one o Gloal exchang reality
tours, oering educational and enriching experi-
ences that are un too. Groups o between fve and
10 participants join the Eco-tourism and Sustain-
ability on the Caribbean Coast tour to Costa Rica,the perennial it girl o eco-tourism. A bilingual
university proessor guides participants through a
variety o experiences, rom feld seminars on sus-
tainability and development to canopy tours in the
Braulio Carrillo National Park; tours are also timed
to coincide with the hatching o the green turtles in
Tortuguero National Park. The 2010 tour runs rom
July 21 to 30 and is $1,575 p er person. 800-497-1994;
globalexchange.org
5. roCk N roLL FANTAsyWouldnt you eel li ke a rock star i you told your
riends you just got home rom cutting some tracks
in Jamaica? Live the dream at Port Antonio, Ja-
maicas Gjam, where the stylish resort boasts not
only seven sleek suites and villas but also a proes-
sional studio where No Doubt and India.Arie haverecorded. Start with a creative meeting with the re-
sorts recording team and go rom there; you can
play your own instruments, hire musicians or sing
to a prerecorded background. Groupies and hang-
ers-on are strictly BYO. Nightly room rates plus day
rate for the studio rental from $1,895. 876-993- 7000;
islandoutpost.com/geejam
THe sPorTING LIFe: ACTIVe AdVeNTures
6. TAke your besT sHoTHeres a great opportunity or scuba divers whod l ike
to develop their underwater photography skills: The
roving annual digital shootout takes place at some
o the worlds healthiest, most camera-ready rees,
and next year itll be in Little Cayman, an island
renowned or the spectacular scenery on Bloody Bay
Wall. Organizer Dan Baldocchis workshop is geared
to photographers o all skill levels, including begin-
ners. I you just bought a new camera and havent
even taken it in the water once, this is the perect
frst trip or you, he says. We get a lot o repeat
divers too; in act, some have come fve years in a
row because theres always more to learn. A typi-
cal day comprises a two-tank morning boat dive,
guided by a photo pro; a ew shooting seminars in
the aternoon; and an ater-dinner slide show, where
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experts critique guests images and oer eedback on
the shots. Workshops include seven nights accom-
modation at Little Cayman Beach Resort, all meals
and six two-tank boat dives. The Digital Shootout
runs rom July 19 to 26, 2010. From $1,999 per per-
son for a pool-view room, based on double occupancy.
773-564-9579; thedigitalshootout.com
7. reLAx, sAIL, rePeATI you like to sail but want to leave the work to
someone else, Hoizon yacht Chat oersplenty o packages to suit everyone, rom oodi es
to action junkies to Zen masters. The St. Martin
Gourmet sailing package includes seven nights
aboard a luxury yacht, plus a private dinner at La
Samanna, with a fve-course tasting menu and wine
pairings. Weekend warriors will enjoy the seven-
night Active Antigua package: Guests design their
own itineraries around activities such as windsur-
ing, diving, snorkeling or kiteboarding. And i you
just want to chill out, the 10-night Grenada Sail and
Well-being package includes fve nights on board,
ollowed by fve relaxing nights at the islands eco-
chic La Luna resort, in a cottage complete with a
private plunge pool and all the yoga and meditation
classes youll need to recharge yourchi. Rates or the
St. Martin package start rom $5,195 or the week,
based on six passengers; Antigua rom $2,895 or 10days, excluding activities, based on six pa ssengers; and
Grenada rom $3,435, based on quadruple occupancy.
All rates are or the entire boat and exclude ood. Skip-
pers cost an additional $150 per day. 877-494-8787;
horizonyachtcharters.com
8. TAke THe HeLMTheres no better place to learn to steer your own
course than the British Virgin Islands, where 60
mostly uninhabited islands and islets await discov-
ery not to mention the nearby U.S. Virgin Islands.
Tucked into a cove on Virgin Gordas North Sound,
the classic bitt en yacht Clu specializes in turn-
ing sailing neophytes into capable captains in as
little as a week. Book the seven-night, all-inclusive
Admirals Package and tack on a Learn to Sail Ad-
venture program. Youll get three-and-a-hal days o
sailing lessons (by U.S. Sailing Association-certifed
instructors), starting with a 101 class, where youll
learn terminology and knot-tying, and youll wrap
it up with a ull day on the water at the helm o
either a sailing or racing vessel. Rates for the Admi-
rals Package begin at $3,710 or a garden villa, based
on double occupancy. The Learn to Sail package is an
additional $250. 800-872-2392; beyc.com
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bIke ANd CruIse This mountain-biking package
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