Cycle through Uruguay’s landscape alongside a top local chef on a handcrafted expedition that includes daily cooking classes and secret recipes. The new Chef on Wheels trip from Explorateur Journeys also includes plenty of cultural aspects, such as a visit with members of the NGO Karumbe to learn about green turtle preservation, and an evening at the renowned Solarium Bar to sample cocktails concocted with Suspiro de Limon — an elixir of local lemons, mint, ginger, rosemary, vermouth, gin and raw sugar. The route includes Carmelo and a home-cooked Uruguayan asado, and cycling through Montevideo and along its beaches.

There’s also a canoe trip at Garzon Lagoon with a boat crossing to the Lagoon Shack for lunch prepared by a local chef, and a chance to meet children who take part in special cooking classes that are part of a local village education initiative. During the trip, partake of dinners in private clubs run by an underground nomadic culinary society that will prepare a secret menu paired with Kim O Rio de la Plata wines. Plus, take a cooking workshop with chef Sergio Vidra, enjoy private access to restricted wineries and tasting rooms to prepare your own blend of wine, shop in market villages and stay in a choice of luxury villa or boutique design hotel in Punta del Este.