Instead of lying on a beach this year, why not do something different and give your senses a treat? Whether you want to tickle your musical taste buds with a trip to experience the Phantom of the Opera on Broadway, awaken your sense of smell by cooking up a storm in Tuscany, or excite your sense of touch with a trip through the Souks and Medinas of Marrakech, the well-travelled folk at Flight Centre suggest these sensual experiences are ones not to miss.

Smell:

Enjoy the smells of Tuscany on this scented tour. The tour leaves Pisa for Casciana Terme for a lunch in the wine cellar. Then head off to the farmhouse to start your Tuscan cooking lesson. A professional cook will teach you to prepare delicious antipasti, pasta or soup dishes and enjoy the fruits of your labour at the end of your lesson.

Washed down with some excellent wine of course. Take away memories of a full stomach and a happy heart. Tours to the Tuscan Wine Cellar start from $130 per person and includes wine tasting, your cooking course, lunch, dinner, beverages, guided tour in air-conditioned coach with multilingual commentary.

See:

Delhi is a perfect example of where the old meets the new. Experience the ringing bells of bicycle rickshaws, dodge the sacred cows and enjoy a rich Mughlai curry or a wood fired pizza.

Discover both the old and new Delhi on this full day tour in a private vehicle. The tour of Old Delhi takes in Raj Ghat, and Shanti Vana, the cremation sites of Ghandi and Nehru, the famous Red Fort and the old market of Chandni Chowk. After lunch your tour to New Delhi takes in the Humayan's tomb, the India Gate, Qutub minar and the modern buildings of Parliament House, Connaught Place shopping mall and more.

This tour starts from $83 per person and includes all entrance fees, the full day tour and an English speaking local guide.

Touch:

Visit the many Souks and Medinas of Marrakech to see locals selling everything from fresh vegetables and spices to leather and jewellery. Enjoy the feel of the local handicrafts before practising your bargaining skills, while snake charmers, acrobats and musicians entertain you. Then stop in at an herbalist for a presentation of spices and plants used in traditional Moroccan medicine.

This tour starts from $23 per person and includes your entrance fees and hotel pick up and drop off. The tour is operated in French and English

Taste:

Enjoy a classic New York experience in a private limousine taking you through the streets of Manhattan. And round this off with a taste sensation at Frankie and Johnnie's Steakhouse.

The original steakhouse opened as a speakeasy in 1926 with deep velvet benches and wooden tables topped with white tablecloths. Patrons of this tour will enjoy dinner and a glass of wine after their limousine tour through Manhattan. The tour is priced at $122 per person.

Hear:

See and hear one of the longest-running Broadway shows — The Phantom of the Opera at the Majestic Theatre in New York. This evocative opera tells the tale of the mysterious Phantom's obsessive love for the beautiful Christine and how he devotes himself to nurturing her talents, by means fair or foul. Priced from $98 per person experience this classic tale of romance, heartbreak and drama.

And the sixth sense…

Let your sixth sense guide you on a tour through Britain's most haunted spot. The Haunted Underground Experience takes you on a spine-chilling trip through the South Bridge Vaults in Edinburgh. Paranormal experiences are said to take different forms — sight, sound, touch, smell — all have been provoked. Priced from $17 per person this walking tour will leave with you many tales to tell (not suitable for children under 8).

For more information on these sensory experiences or to book a package to these destinations visit www.flightcentre.co.za.


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