Around the World by Private Jet
One plane, about 50 guests, three and a half weeks, and every hotel and most meals paid for before you leave. That is a trip around the world by private jet, and four companies have departures on sale for 2026 and 2027.
In 2016 this page carried National Geographic's version: 24 days, round trip from Washington, D.C., for up to 75 guests, with experts from the Society on board. It went from Machu Picchu and Tibet to the Taj Mahal and Marrakech, by way of the Great Barrier Reef, the Serengeti and Samoa. The idea hasn't changed much since, and National Geographic still sells it.
Departures on sale now
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TCS World Travel, Around the World by Private Jet. 25 days for 52 guests in an Airbus A321 fitted with flat beds: Miami, Machu Picchu, Easter Island, Tahiti, the Great Barrier Reef, Angkor Wat, the Taj Mahal, the Serengeti, Luxor, Cairo and Marrakech. US$175,000 per person sharing on the 28 November 2026, 12 February 2027 and 9 October 2027 departures, and $199,000 on 13 February 2028. TCS has run private jet trips since 1991.
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National Geographic Expeditions still runs its own, with National Geographic experts along, from Easter Island to the Taj Mahal and the Serengeti, with a stop in Bhutan. The next departures leave on 1 January and 30 March 2027. The price isn't on its public page, so ask.
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Abercrombie & Kent, Epic Islands and Landscapes. 1 to 26 May 2027, Fort Lauderdale to Boston by way of a yacht in the Galápagos, Easter Island, Rarotonga, Queenstown, Bali, leopards in Sri Lanka's Yala National Park, the Serengeti and Palermo. US$189,500 per person. A&K is taking half off the single supplement on its 2027 jet trips.
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Four Seasons, Timeless Encounters. 15 April to 6 May 2027, 22 days and nine destinations, among them London, Prague and Dubai, for 48 guests in an Airbus A321neo-LR. US$235,000 per person.
Work it out by the day and these trips cost between about $7,000 and $10,700 per person, per day.
What the money buys
The plane is yours for the whole trip, so there are no connections to miss and no airline timetable to fit around. Four Seasons carries its own executive chef and a doctor on board.
The pace is quick. TCS fits 11 stops into 25 days, so most places get two or three nights. If you fall for a place and want to stay longer, you can't. The plane leaves on schedule. Solo travellers pay a supplement on top of the per-person price.
The same stops on scheduled flights
AirTreks puts much the same eleven stops as the TCS trip on scheduled economy flights, flying into Cairns for the reef, Delhi for the Taj Mahal and Kilimanjaro for the Serengeti, at about US$6,650 to $10,150 per person. That is a planning estimate from AirTreks fare history, checked in September 2026, and an AirTreks specialist will price your exact route and dates. Hotels, guides and game drives are extra, and on airline schedules the trip takes a good deal longer than 25 days, but you can stay as long as you like wherever you like.
For a trip across the top of the world, see the Northern Route. For where to buy round-the-world tickets and tours, see RTW Experts.
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Planning a round-the-world trip? AirTreks has built multi-stop itineraries since 1987. See sample routes or ask a specialist.