Experiences
Private aviation
Some journeys are better begun on your own aircraft: a family with luggage for three climates, a connection no airline schedule meets, a weekend that would otherwise lose a day to airports.
I arrange private flights through SELECT Private Jets, the private aviation service of the travel group I work within. Aircraft range from helicopters and turboprops to ultra-long-range jets and airliners fitted for private use. Each flight is priced before you commit, and the operator is checked for safety and quality before it is offered to you.
The flight is designed into the journey with everything else: the timing, the transfer at the other end and the first evening.
Journeys where a private flight changes the shape of the trip
Desert, Ice and Falls by Jet: The Atacama, both sides of Patagonia and Iguaçu, by small private jet. 10 nights, Chile, Argentina, Brazil.
Athens, the Peloponnese and Santorini: Ancient sites, a Peloponnese hilltop and the caldera in eight nights. Eight nights, Greece.
Barcelona, Seville and Madrid: Three Spanish cities in nine nights, by air and by train. Nine nights, Spain.
Bogotá, Coffee Country and Cartagena: The capital, the coffee hills and the Caribbean coast in seven nights. Seven nights, Colombia.
Botswana, Four Camps by Air: The Makgadikgadi Pans, Savute and the Okavango Delta, with a helicopter over the Delta. 12 nights, Botswana.
Central America by Private Jet: Four countries in 10 nights, from the Belize reef to the islands of Panama. 10 nights, Belize, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama.
China's Mountains by Private Jet: Turquoise lakes, Lijiang's old town and the Tibetan edge of Yunnan, by private jet. Eight nights, China.
Connemara and the Scottish Highlands: Four nights on Lough Corrib, then a private jet to the Highlands for four more. Eight nights, Ireland, United Kingdom.
Corsica, South to North: From the southern beaches into the mountains, then by helicopter north to Calvi. Seven nights, France.
Delhi, Agra and Rajasthan: Old Delhi, the Taj Mahal, tigers and the Aravalli hills, flying privately between them. Nine nights, India.
Delhi, Tigers and the Himalaya: Six nights from Old Delhi to the tiger forest of Ranthambhore and on to the mountains above Manali. Six nights, India.
Guatemala and the Belize Coast: Colonial Antigua, Lake Atitlán, Tikal and the Belize reef in eight nights. Eight nights, Guatemala, Belize.
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