When price is no object, exclusive travel knows no bounds.
If you can dream it, and you have the money, you can do it. Once only a select group of elite travelers were privy to ultra-luxury trips, with private jets and helicopters, opulent accommodations and a personal concierge to ensure every need is met. These days, any intrepid traveler with deep pockets can find exclusive packages through tour operators, hotels and cruise lines.
Abercrombie & Kent sets the bar high, starting with 50 handmade, first-class leather seats on its privately chartered Boeing 757, centerpiece of A&K’s Private Jet Journeys. In 2016 and 2017, the company will offer tours such as Around the World by Private Jet: Islands, Savannas & the Amazon — a 26-day trip (starting at $117,000 per person) to some of the most remote places on Earth. Stops include the Amazon River, Easter Island, Samoa, Papua New Guinea, Bali, Sri Lanka, Madagascar, Kenya and Monaco.
With flight times of eight hours from Nairobi to Nice or 10 hours from Easter Island to Samoa, the private jet offers a home in the sky with seats that recline a full 180 degrees into a completely flat 6.5-foot-long bed, plus an onboard executive chef, a fully stocked bar and individual iPads loaded with entertainment options.
A&K’s The Tropics to the Arctic journey takes participants stargazing in Mongolia and attending a private concert and fashion show in Uzbekistan. Other stops include Colombia, Easter Island, French Polynesia, the Solomon Islands, the Philippines, Russia and Iceland. The 26-day adventure costs $129,000. The Cuba & South America by Private Jet tour takes guests south from Miami on a 23-day odyssey and visits six countries, starting at $99,500 per person.
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