There's a particular kind of traveler who doesn't just want to visit the world's great places. They want to collect them. They want every continent ticked off, the obscure stops as much as the obvious ones, and they want to do it without the airport grind crushing their soul in the process.
Abercrombie & Kent just dropped a plan for those people. The outfit has launched a 28-day private jet expedition scheduled to depart Miami on January 3, 2028, and finish in Madrid on January 30. It hits all seven continents. Just 50 guests get a seat. The price tag opens at 187,500 euros, or about $225,000 per person on a double-occupancy basis.
The aircraft is a reconfigured Boeing 757 with 50 lie-flat seats, which means you can actually sleep on the long hauls without your neck folding at an angle that requires chiropractic intervention. There's a full bar, noise-cancelling headphones for everyone, iPads loaded with entertainment, and an executive chef cooking actual food rather than the usual airline offerings.
How the Route Actually Works
The journey starts in Miami and moves quickly to Iguazú Falls in Argentina, where the itinerary includes both the falls themselves and Devil's Throat, the most dramatic section of the cascade. From Punta Arenas in Chile, a separate aircraft takes the group to King George Island, which is the smart move because it bypasses the Drake Passage and its notoriously angry seas.
Four nights aboard a privately chartered expedition ship follow, exploring the South Shetland Islands and Antarctic Peninsula by Zodiac and on foot. This is the kind of Antarctic experience that doesn't require you to spend weeks at sea or risk your stomach.
Easter Island comes next, with sunrise at Ahu Tongariki before heading to New Zealand for sailing in Auckland's Waitematā Harbour, inspired by America's Cup racing. In Australia, the focus is Uluru with both sunrise and sunset visits, a guided base walk and a private dinner in the desert under the stars.
The route then swings to Southeast Asia. Vietnam includes Hanoi and Ha Long Bay on a privately chartered boat, followed by a day in Luang Prabang, Laos with a traditional monk blessing and baci ceremony. Three nights at Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Kuda Huraa break up the moves before the final leg.
Egypt and the Grand Finale
The Nile portion deserves its own paragraph. Abercrombie & Kent brings its own river vessel, the Nile Seray, and the itinerary includes private after-hours access to the tombs of Tutankhamun and Amenhotep III in the Valley of the Kings, along with visits to Philae Temple, the Temple of Horus at Edfu and Karnak. Private after-hours museum access is increasingly common among high-end operators, but having exclusive time in tombs is the kind of detail that separates this from a standard luxury river cruise.
The whole thing wraps in Madrid with private access to the Prado Museum before public opening. That's the kind of bookend that lets you catch your breath and process what you've just done.
What's Actually Included
The package covers accommodation, most meals and drinks, gratuities, laundry, baggage handling and all activities. It also includes private-access experiences at major sites. An Abercrombie & Kent tour director, tour managers, local guides, physician, luggage manager and photographer stay with the group the entire time. So does the private jet.
Rami Girgis, vice president of private jet at Abercrombie & Kent, framed it this way: "Guests on our Private Jet program are not buying a flight. They are buying a year's worth of access in 28 days." The company notes that travelers want "more ambition, more places that are difficult to combine and a group of like-minded travelers."
The math is straightforward. This isn't economy travel. This isn't even business class. This is for people who've already done most of the obvious trips and are looking for the kind of experience that doesn't come around often. All seven continents without the chaos of commercial aviation. All in a month. All with the same 49 other people, which matters more than you'd think when you're spending a month with someone.
