French luxury tour operator Safrans du Monde offers deep-pocket adventures a unique way to travel. Using a chartered passenger jet, the company operates multi-day "air cruises" that take travelers around the world in an all-inclusive itinerary.
The tours include the private flights, 5-star hotels during stopovers, three meals a day, and excursions in each city. Currently, there are two trips posted on the company's website: the 22-day World Tour Grands Classiques, which visits places in South America, Australia, and Asia, and the 24-day World Tour Special Edition, which treks to Mexico, New Zealand, and Israel, among other countries.
A Safrans du Monde spokesperson told Insider that reservations have been "booming" for two weeks and the company is "confident that the plane will be filled in no time, as every year." Prices range from $75,000 to $122,000 per person, with two fare options available — Club Safrans and Première Safrans.
Both include the fancy hotels and meals, but Première comes with added perks, like "first class" service on the A340, extra excursions, and "grand luxury" accommodations.
I'll have to pass.
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ReplyDeleteHaving flown to both Australia and Japan, I can tell you confidently that having a nice place to sit or nap helps, but it's still 14 hours spent trapped in a little room to fly to Japan from here and 17 hours in that same little room to Australia. Oh, and the trips back are about the same albeit vary because of the rotation of the earth. Even if the food is wonderful, that's a hell of a lot of movies to watch on a tiny screen. Also note that because it's a group tour you have little control over whom your travel companions will be. You'd better hope they're your type of people cause you'll be almost literally intimately familiar with them after excursion.
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