Most of my clients have a list in mind. Machu Picchu is usually up there. The same goes for hunting trips. Taj Mahal. Pyramids of Giza. Easter Island, for those adventurers who have seen these photos and wondered what it would actually feel like to stand in front of those stone faces. The problem is not ambition, but time. Life moves on and the list grows faster than anyone can cross things off.
What if you didn’t have to choose?
I have a few preferred travel partners who specialize in private jet travel. I’ve always been interested in this type of travel. One of the companies, TCS World Travel, has been running private jet adventures around the world for 30 years, and their signature itineraries – 25 days, 11 destinations, a private charter Airbus A321 – are truly one of the most effective ways I know to make a mark on a bucket list. If your budget can accommodate it, this trip completely changes the math.
What you actually booked
This is not a commercial flight between tourist centers. You depart Miami on a custom-configured A321 with 51 other passengers: 52 flat-panel Italian leather seats, a personal chef, an onboard doctor, a dedicated photographer and subject matter experts flying with you to understand the context and depth of each destination. While you’re en route, your luggage is transferred from the plane to your hotel room. Customs forms are pre-filled. Your private transfer is waiting. The logistics that usually consume half a trip’s energy can be easily handled.
The itinerary circumnavigates the globe west: from Miami to Cusco and Machu Picchu (arrived by private train), then Easter Island, Tahiti, the Great Barrier Reef, Angkor Wat, Taj Mahal, Serengeti, Luxor, Cairo and Marrakech, then back to Miami. Twenty-five days. All continents except Antarctica. Every experience is designed to feel like a private visit—because in most cases, it is.
Destination, brief description
In Peru, you take a private train into the Sacred Valley and stand on the terrace of Machu Picchu. Two nights in Cusco gives you time to understand the Inca and Spanish layers of the city, not just photograph them.
Easter Island is one of the most remote places on earth and requires a two-night stay. Together with expert archaeologists you’ll explore the Moai – the 15 unfinished statues of Ahu Tongariki that line the seaside and are still embedded in the volcanic quarries of Rano Raraku. Most people come away completely underestimating how far away they actually are from the Pacific Ocean, and how astonishing it would be for any civilization to build anything here.
One night in Tahiti: catamaran, market, Polynesian dance show, dinner. Then head to Port Douglas, Australia, spending two nights on the Great Barrier Reef before Cambodia and three nights around Angkor Wat, which includes arriving before sunrise to watch the temple’s towers emerge from the morning mist while the entire complex is still yours.
India is a favorite on this itinerary, something that is not possible on most round-the-world trips. Two nights in Agra means you’re not just driving through and checking things off your list. You actually have time to sit with it, return to it at different times of the day, and let it sink in in a way that a photo can’t. I recently visited the Taj Mahal and to be honest – it left me completely speechless. I’ve been to a lot of places and rarely has anything stopped me. This is done in the most profound way.
You will also visit Agra Fort, where the emperor who built the Taj Mahal spent his last years locked away, gazing at it from afar. Fatehpur Sikri – a complete royal city that was built and used for a few years before being abandoned – is one of those places that most people shouldn’t skip. Two nights gives you time to see it all without feeling rushed.
Many of my clients say Africa is a peak travel destination. Three nights in the Serengeti – a private game drive, a hot air balloon ride at sunrise, and a jungle dinner under the stars with Maasai warrior guards. Then visit the Valley of the Kings and Karnak Temple in Luxor, the Pyramids and the Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo, and the Medina, Souks, and Atlas Mountains in Marrakech.
So, how much does this bucket-list trip cost?
This trip is all-inclusive—flights, first-class accommodations, meals, activities, gratuities, all of it. Prices start at $155,000 per person (double occupancy) for departures in 2026.
I know what you are thinking. But let’s take a look at what that number actually includes, because the sticker price doesn’t tell the full story.
Start with the flight. Business class fares for just self-planned itineraries to Peru, Easter Island, Tahiti, Australia, Cambodia, India, Tanzania, Egypt and Morocco – booked individually, via connecting hubs – can easily run $40,000-50,000 per person, and that’s not including time lost on stopovers and transfers. After changing destinations 10 times on a DIY trip, you could end up spending 50 hours or more in the airport in 25 days. On this itinerary, every flight is point-to-point. No airport chaos, no transfer stress—you board the plane, land, and your car is waiting.
There’s also a jet lag argument worth raising. The route heads west, which means you’re essentially flying with the sun rather than chasing it backwards. Most flights are during the day, and you sleep in a first-class hotel bed every night rather than a middle seat somewhere in the Pacific. This distinction is important for clients who have taken a long trip east and struggled with their body clock during the first three days of the trip.
When you factor in flights, hotels, meals, tour guides, tips, activities, and private access at each stop, the gap between this and the same trip planned on your own shrinks significantly. You don’t have to pay for luxuries other than traveling. You pay for a completely different level of travel.
WHO yes This is useful for?
Not every client is cut out for a group jet adventure – I’ll be honest. If you need complete flexibility, your own schedule, and individual access to each destination, this is not the structure. The team stays relatively focused, the pace is set, and you’ll be sharing the plane with 51 other people.
But for clients who have accumulated a bucket list over decades and want to finally complete it with purpose—for a milestone birthday, a retirement, an anniversary worth more than another European vacation—this is the trip. It’s designed for those who want the experience rather than the logistics. Who wants to stand on the floor of Easter Island, in front of the Taj Mahal and the Serengeti and then go home in the same month without having to spend the entire time managing moving parts.
If this sounds like something that would be on your list, or would belong to someone else as a lifetime gift, please contact us and let’s discuss if it’s right for you. Currently, flights are available for departures in 2026, 2027 and 2028, limited to 52 passengers per expedition.
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