Thankfully, with the days of the pandemic long behind us, the world tour concept is no longer out of the question. With the miracle of modern transport on our side, making your way around the world to experience the best of each continent and country in a reasonable time frame and in incredible comfort is now a regular undertaking for many travellers. However, what if you don’t want your trip to be like any other? What if you want your trip to be the most luxurious, exclusive, and incredible trip you’ve ever experienced? These destinations and travel experiences are the most exclusive ones in the world, and if you know how to plan, you can enjoy them all.
What Makes A Travel Experience Extra VIP?
1. Near Total Privacy
Any exclusive travel experience worth its salt won’t lump you in with hordes of other tourists. Something that makes an experience feel truly fit for VIPs is the affording of complete privacy to guests. Apart from a discreet and unobtrusive staff, your VIP travel experiences will be for you and your party alone, with no strangers in sight. This creates a calm atmosphere and one of relaxation.
2. Luxury Amenities
If you’re planning an extra luxurious getaway, it should give you access to the most high-end and luxurious amenities available. Instead of flying commercial and connecting a million times or sharing your armrest, make the savvy choice and hit “charter private plane” on that Google search engine. Instead of a room, treat yourself to the hotel’s best suite or even a private villa. VIP destinations have the best, even on safari: Down bedding, sparkling bathrooms with bath and shower options, bespoke itineraries, chef-made meals prepared according to your preferences, fitness centres, concierge services, and the works.
3. Exclusive Access
Luxury travel experiences aren’t available to everyone worldwide; they’re a benefit of planning VIP travel instead of more commercial escapes. Exclusivity adds a level of elegance to anything you do and any place you visit because these experiences are likely not available to the general public.
Exclusive VIP Travel
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Private Islands
North Island, The Seychelles
Nestled amongst the inner granitic Seychelles islands, North Island is a lush paradise for a few humans and abundant flora and fauna. A stay in one of only 11 beautifully crafted villas on the island is all-inclusive, focused on sustainability, and provides the ultimate luxury. Enjoy nature-related and eco-safe activities like diving and conservation tours outdoors, and enjoy glama-rustic settings filled with the most comfortable and refined furnishings inside the villas. Relax on pristine beaches and dine on fresh local and international delicacies prepared daily.
Laucala Island, Fiji
Sun glinting off clear, turquoise waves, the sounds of birds calling through the jungle, and absolute peace: this is the stuff that dreams are made of, dreams or a stay at Laucala Island in Fiji. Choose between filling every moment with excitement and wonder (gold, watersports, horse riding) or taking it easy and watching the waves (and often turtles) roll up to the beach while you sip something delicious. Laucala’s 25 villas keep the island a sanctuary of calm: personal butlers attend each villa and ensure that guests have everything they need: meals made from the freshest local ingredients, spa services booked to fit into their schedules, and the freshest white linens on beds that look out over the ocean.
Remote Adventure Experiences
An Arctic Wildlife Expedition in Svalbard
One of the few truly wild places left on the planet, Svalbard, is also one of the most challenging to explore, but it can be accessible and luxurious if you know where to look. Head north of the Arctic Circle with Abercrombie and Kent to the land of the bears and see islets shaped and carved by thousands of years of glacier flow, draped in tundra, and wrapped in the cleanest, purest ocean water. Your trip will allow you to see whales, seals, and walruses in their natural polar environments and explore the coastal habitats of land animals like the Svalbard Reindeer, Arctic fox, and, of course, the elusive polar bear. One week at sea will change your life forever.
Adventures at Awasi, Patagonia
Patagonia’s awe-inspiring loneliness and utter majesty are hard to understand without seeing it in real life. At Awasi, the most exclusive adventure stay in the country, you’ll stay in one of only 14 villas, each far enough away from the next to preserve the sense of isolation that permeates the air. You’ll be treated to 4×4 excursions across gorgeous terrain, private guides to talk you through your surroundings, and bespoke, tailored trips into the Torres del Paine National Park. The stay is all-inclusive and you’ll enjoy gourmet Patagonian meals, wildlife encounters, hot tubs with unbeatable views, comfort and luxury at home in the villas designed to resemble the ranching outposts that once stood here, and an unbreakable connection to this truly wild land.
Private Safari Lodges
Wilderness Safaris’ Jao Camp, Botswana
Explore the Okavango Delta from a home base that harkens back to the luxury of tented safari camps in the golden age of travel. Wilderness Jao Camp is ultra-luxurious: resting in spacious suites with exquisite views, private plunge pools, an in-house spa, and a fitness center. Experiences here emphasize bespoke itineraries that can include anything from classic game drives to night drives and boar and mokoro excursions, all set against Botswana’s diverse flora and fauna with a strong focus on conservation. Relax and let the magic of Africa work its spell.
Londolozi Private Granite Suites, South Africa
An intimate experience at the Sabi Sand Game Reserve offers luxurious accommodations and amenities. Imagine seeing the sun rise over the endless horizon from your private heated pool, or imagine how it would feel to take a relaxing bath outdoors overlooking the majesty of the Sand River. This is all without the wildlife and culinary experiences the camp is most famous for. Take a walk to spot some elusive leopards (with an experienced guide), enjoy an outdoor yoga class, or take a classic game drive to spot the Big Five.
Once You Go VIP…
You’ll never want to experience travel any other way once you’ve experienced this VIP treatment. Private flights make your world travels seamless, convenient, and incredibly comfortable; exclusive destinations offer you the best of the wildest places on the planet; pirate tours offer calm and enjoyment. It’s an easy choice to make.
