This paper explores the drivers for language tourism through an examination of a group of foreign students studying the Polish language in Poland. Travel for education represents a growing sector of the international tourist market. Polish language courses for foreigners are an emergent form of tourism in Poland. This research examines two distinct groups of Polish language students: those with and without Polish heritage. For those students with Polish heritage, drivers for tourism have been considered within the context of diaspora tourism. Learning Polish is part of these students' wider search to (re)connect with the ancestral language and culture. Overall, learning, self-development and cultural immersion have been integral stopovers on their tourism experiences.