LEARN MORE FROM YOUR TRAVELS

STA Travel, the youth and budget travel experts, have introduced a new range of learning holidays which include the opportunity to pick up some unusual new skills.

Learn the Secrets of Scent

Learn the secrets of making perfume in the oldest perfumery in France in Grasse, where perfume has been made for 250 years.

During the two hour course you will be introduced to the fundamentals of perfume making and then make your own perfume to a unique recipe, which will be registered in your name and kept in a data bank, so that you can re-order it.  Not only will you take home your own unique perfume but also a diploma from the perfume making school. 

The two hour perfume making course costs from £34.   Fly to Nice with British Airways from £94 return and stay at the Comfort Azur Riviera from £17 per person per night.  Book with STA Travel www.statravel.co.uk or call 0871 230 8512.

Surfs up

Impress your friends and learn how to kite surf - the world's fastest growing water sport.  This four day course takes place on one of the Algarve's most beautiful beaches, where you will be taught by highly qualified, experienced instructors.

During the course, which includes four, two hour group lessons, you will be kitted out with top quality equipment and taught how to launch, fly and land the kite. 

The four day kite surfing course costs £189.   Fly to Faro with British Airways from £87 return and stay in the Quinta da Bella from £9 per person per night.  Book with STA Travel www.statravel.co.uk or call 0871 230 8512.

Immerse Yourself in Oil

Learn more about the most important ingredient in Italian cooking - olive oil.  Taking place in the heart of Florence, the two-day course will introduce you to the many different types of olive oil and its history.

During the course, an expert tutor will guide you through the harvesting, processing and bottling process.  You will move on to tasting different oils and learning how to combine them with different types of food. 

The two day olive oil course costs £208.  Fly with British Airways to Pisa from £84 return and stay in the Villa Camerata from £10 per person per night.  Book with STA Travel www.statravel.co.uk or call 0871 230 8512.

Chinese Takeaway

Learn Mandarin in the exciting city of Shanghai with a fourteen day language course.  The course focuses on the four main language skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing and is taught by highly qualified native Chinese speakers.

Learning Chinese in Shanghai allows you to immerse yourself in the local culture and use your new language skills in everyday situations.

The course includes twenty 55 minute group lessons and costs from £142.  While you are studying, stay at the Li Tong from £8 per person per night.  Flights to Shanghai cost from £441 return in KLM.  Book with STA Travel www.statravel.co.uk or call 0871 230 8512.

More Information

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STA Travel has over 25 years experience in student, budget and independent travel.  They offer a unique range of flights, accommodation, adventures and expeditions in 90 countries.  They send over 6 million passengers away each year and now have over 400 branches worldwide.