The gastronomad experience

Epicurean travel culinary adventures celebrating food, life, human connection and sustainability through joyful gatherings with locals

Some journeys take you to a place. The rarest ones take you inside a culture. They seat you beside the farmer who grew your meal, the winemaker who made your wine, the grandmother who learned that recipe from her grandmother. These journeys leave a mark that no postcard, no restaurant, no ordinary trip ever could.

That is what we do.

We are Mike and Amira Elgan. We’re passionate wanderers, devoted epicureans, and your hosts for over a decade of extraordinary culinary travel. We don't design tours for tourists. We curate joyful, intimate, and transformative gatherings for food-loving epicurians. Every Gastronomad Experience is rooted in sustainable, low-impact exploration that uplifts the local producers and communities who are the true custodians of these culinary traditions. When you travel with us, you support them, too.

Our world is yours to discover across eleven singular destinations: Lose yourself in the dramatic landscapes and bold flavors of The Chile Gastronomad Experience. Wander the honey-stone villages of The Cotswolds Gastronomad Experience. Breathe in lavender and rosé beneath the ancient light of The Provence Gastronomad Experience. Linger over hand-rolled pasta and sun-warmed wine in The Tuscany Gastronomad Experience. Let the smoke, the mole, and the magic of The Oaxaca Gastronomad Experience rewire your senses. Cross the threshold into ceremony and spice with The Morocco Gastronomad Experience. Drift between sparkling wine vineyards and Venetian canals in The Prosecco Hills & Venice Gastronomad Experience. Discover one of the hemisphere's most captivating culinary cultures in The El Salvador Gastronomad Experience. Plunge into the electric food scene of The Mexico City Gastronomad Experience. Raise a glass of cava in the Catalan sun with The Barcelona & Cava Wine Country Gastronomad Experience. And surrender to the volcanic beauty and ancient table culture of The Sicily Gastronomad Experience.

This is not a vacation. It is a revelation.

Come hungry, not only for food, for wine, for the extraordinary people you will meet, but also for a version of the world you never knew existed.