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Seen from inside a sea cave at sunset, a table is set on the sand while a superyacht waits at anchor
Photo © Burgess
Experiences

Places very few families reach.

Sixteen journeys, each to somewhere access is held close. Prices are shown as each operator or source publishes them.

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16 experiences

Cream leather flatbed seats beside oval windows in the cabin of the Four Seasons Private Jet
Photo © Four Seasons Private Jet Experience
Sky and Space

Round-the-world private jet journey

Four Seasons Private Jet (sold and operated by TCS World Travel)

Price as published
From US$159,000 pp (Asia Unveiled 2026) to US$239,000 pp (Grand Horizons 2027); Uncharted Discovery 2027, with Antarctica, from US$234,000
Access
48 seats a departure

Source: fourseasons.com/privatejet

A spaceplane fires its rocket motor high above the clouds, seen from a boom camera on its tail
Photo © Virgin Galactic
Sky and Space

Suborbital spaceflight

Virgin Galactic

Price as published
US$850,000 a seat (new autumn 2026 batch); the US$750,000 batch sold out
Access
By application, with a US$1,000 fee; service expected Feb 2027

Source: qz.com; carrier-space.com

Begin your journey
A SpaceX Dragon capsule approaches the space station high above white clouds over the Indian Ocean
Photo: NASA Johnson Space Center, public domain
Sky and Space

Private astronaut mission to the space station

Axiom Space

Price as published
Unpublished; Axiom said 'mid-$60-million' a seat; reported US$55M to 70M
Access
About four seats a mission, with months of training

Source: axiomspace.com; businessinsider.com

Begin your journey
A warm sleeping pod with a sheepskin-draped bed and a curved glass wall looking out over Antarctic ice
Photo © White Desert
Ends of the Earth

Antarctic interior camp and South Pole

White Desert (Whichaway, Echo)

Price as published
US$115,500 pp sharing (South Pole & Penguins 2026-27); US$75,250 Baby Penguins; US$16,500 day trip
Access
Six pods per camp on fixed weeks; fewer than 500 people a year reach the Pole, per the operator

Source: white-desert.com

Begin your journey
A helicopter flies above snow-covered peaks in the Coast Mountains of British Columbia
Photo © Eric Berger / Bella Coola Heli Sports
Ends of the Earth

Heli-ski private lodge buyout

Bella Coola Heli Sports

Price as published
CAD 75,080 to 186,880 per group for 4 to 7 nights
Access
Lodges for 5 to 9 guests, each with its own helicopter

Source: bellacoolaheliskiing.com

A low turf-roofed lodge in a green Icelandic valley beneath clouded mountains
Photo © Eleven Experience
Ends of the Earth

Heli-ski full buyout, Iceland

Eleven Experience, Deplar Farm

Price as published
2027 from US$116,153 a night (24 guests) or US$65,390 (12); three-night minimum (from a search summary of the operator page)
Access
One group at a time

Source: elevenexperience.com

A clear-domed guest submarine surfaces among Antarctic ice with passengers inside
Photo © Christopher Scholey / EYOS Expeditions
Deep Blue

Private submersible from an expedition superyacht, Antarctica

EYOS Expeditions (yacht Legend)

Price as published
£390,000 a week for up to 26 guests; three-person sub +£62,000; helicopter +£188,000 a week (The Times)
Access
Whole-yacht charter on an ice-class vessel

Source: thetimes.com

Begin your journey
Deep Blue

Private dive expedition yacht, Melanesia

EYOS Expeditions, Hanse Explorer

Price as published
US$245,000 a week plus expenses (2025 onwards)
Access
Full charter, 12 guests

Source: hanseexploreryacht.com

Seen from inside a sea cave at sunset, a table is set on the sand while a superyacht waits at anchor
Photo © Burgess
Under Sail

Superyacht charter above €1M a week

Various, e.g. BREAKTHROUGH, KISMET, NIXIE

Price as published
€1.5M to 3.5M a week plus expenses (BREAKTHROUGH €3.5M, KISMET $3.0M, NIXIE €2.4M)
Access
A handful of vessels, chartered whole

Source: yachtcharterfleet.com

Monaco harbour packed with yachts on Grand Prix race day, the town rising behind
Photo: 35mmMan, CC BY 2.0
Under Sail

Monaco Grand Prix from a berthed yacht, Paddock Club

Ports de Monaco (berths); Paddock Club resellers

Price as published
Paddock Club from €17,000; berths €16,087 to 150,710; 40 to 60 m yacht package €350,000 to 700,000 (reported, third party)
Access
Fixed harbour berths on one race weekend

Source: ports-monaco.com; luxuryyachtchartermonaco.com

A mountain gorilla mother holds her baby among green leaves in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda
Photo: Charles J. Sharp, CC BY-SA 4.0
Wild

Private gorilla trek, Rwanda

Singita Kwitonda Lodge

Price as published
Permit US$1,500 pp; private trek US$15,000; suites US$2,720 to 3,630 pp a night (2026)
Access
Permits are capped per gorilla family; the private trek gives you your own group and family

Source: library.singita.com; privata.travel

Begin your journey
The Okavango Delta from the air: blue channels winding through golden reed beds and islands
Photo: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0
Wild

Okavango private concession

Wilderness Mombo, Little Mombo

Price as published
Mombo US$5,043 pp a night peak 2026; Little Mombo exclusive use unpublished
Access
A private concession with tiny camps (Little Mombo: 3 tents, 6 guests)

Source: mombo.co.uk; wildernessdestinations.com

Necker Island from the air: green hills ringed by white beaches and turquoise reef
Photo © Virgin Limited Edition
Isles

Whole private island buyout

Necker Island (Virgin Limited Edition)

Price as published
From US$154,250 a night plus 3% tax and 2.5% service
Access
One party has the whole island

Source: virginlimitededition.com

Culture after hours

Sistine Chapel opened privately

LivTours

Price as published
€9,449 private Key Master opening; €5,499 private 'Alone in the Sistine Chapel'
Access
Before-opening and after-hours slots through a Vatican partnership

Source: livtours.com

Culture after hours

Louvre on its closed Tuesday

Musée du Louvre, Cercle Louvre Entreprises

Price as published
€12,000 a visit (90 min, up to 10 people); membership from €35,000
Access
A members' circle, on the museum's closed day

Source: louvre.fr

A wood-panelled train salon with a velvet sofa, inlaid marquetry and a small bar
Photo © Belmond
Culture after hours

Orient Express Grand Suite

Belmond, Venice Simplon-Orient-Express

Price as published
From £12,300 pp sharing (Paris to Venice 2026); £24,600 solo
Access
A very few Grand Suites on each train

Source: irtsociety.com

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