The 3 Dining Experiences Worldwide That Earn Their Price

1.Dining Experience at a Local’s Home

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 13 reviews · 3 hours · from $100Our pick

Meet your English or Italian speaking host in a private Civitavecchia home for a three-hour meal and cooking demonstration. You may prepare fresh pasta, pizza, appetizers, or a family dessert, then sit down to a seasonal four-course menu with wine, water, and coffee. Hosts such as Francesca and Graziella bring local cooking and warm family hospitality to the table.

“This is the first time my friend and I visited Civitavecchia, flying in the night before our Norwegian cruise. We wanted to explore the port city but not do anything too intense so booked a cooking and dinner experience with Cesarine on GYG. There are a number of hosts and we were matched with Graziella Ammirabile and her husband. The tour included a cooking demonstration of a five course meal partially prepared at the host’s house which is a 10min taxi ride from the port. Let me just say the food was delicious in a warm and welcoming way. Graziella is a fantastic chef who cared so much about the…”

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2.Dining experience at a local’s home in Civitavecchia with show cooking

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $100

Spend about two and a half hours at a private local home near Civitavecchia, with a Cesarina host such as Francesca. Enjoy seasonal dishes, Lazio wine, homemade pasta, show cooking, and family conversation. The exact address is shared after booking, and the listed location needs confirmation because the details also mention Lake Bracciano and Marsala.

“Absolute perfection! Such a wonderful opportunity to dine with local people in their beautiful home. Food was perfection and the hosts were spectacular. Would highly reccomend.”

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3.VIP Ha Long Bay 6 hour FUJI cruise with latest luxury cruise ship + limousine + highway + dinner for Japanese only

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2 reviews · from $79Best value

Travel from Hanoi to Ha Long Bay in a luxury limousine with a Japanese-speaking guide, then spend six hours aboard the new FUJI cruise ship. You’ll enjoy a seafood lunch, kayak or bamboo boat ride, Sung Sot Cave, Ti Top Island, sunset tea, and pho dinner before returning to Hanoi. Pickup is offered, with a listed meeting point at Hotel du Parc Hanoi.

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