How to travel like the 1%

Forget luxury hotels and first-class tickets. Here's how the 1% actually travels, from guided arctic expeditions to private island rentals in the Maldives.

&Beyond Private Jet Expeditions

Can't decide where to go on your African safari? With &Beyond's Private Jet Expeditions, you won't have to! Offering 15- and 19-day tours through east and southern Africa, the luxe safari outfitter arranges private air travel to and from remote bush destinations in Kenya, Tanzania, Botswana, South Africa, Rwanda and beyond. While on your tour, you'll partake in once-in-a-lifetime activities like gorilla trekking, private hot air balloon adventures, full-day game drives, and shark cave diving, while learning from some of the continent’s foremost wildlife experts and conservationists. Other perks: private airport terminals, customs, and baggage claim facilities.

MV Cape Race Arctic Expedition

The MV Cape Race is a commercial fishing trawler-turned-expedition yacht whose 7,000-mile cruising range makes it powerful enough to reach the most remote areas of the Arctic. When it’s not being used for scientific expeditions and film projects, the vessel is rented out by deep-pocketed travelers with a hankering for adventure. On board amenities include a mahogany paneled saloon, a sauna, and an expansive front deck perfect for wildlife sightings and snapping photos of famous glaciers like Jakobshavn and Sermia.

Four Seasons Private Jet Experience

It'll take you less than 80 days to traverse the world if you do it through the Four Seasons Private Jet Experience. The luxury hotel chain sends passengers on 24-day trips around the world, stopping in cities across Asia, Africa, America and Europe, while flying on their private jet and staying at their most exclusive properties — all to the tune of $135,000 per person. The cities you stop in depends on the month you depart, but our dream itinerary is the Seattle-Tokyo-Beijing-Maldives-Serengeti-Istanbul-St. Petersburg-Marrakech-Boston.