TCS World Journey gives around-the-world journeys on a non-public Airbus A321
It is one factor to e-book a lie-flat business-class seat to journey abroad with some added consolation. What would possibly qualify as “next-level,” although, is doing so on a non-public jet that can fly you around the globe, stopping on each continent (excluding Antarctica) alongside the best way.
Tour operator TCS World Journey is out with its 2024 slate of excursions, every to be flown on its custom-configured Airbus A321 plane.
Although a spot on certainly one of these high-end excursions is likely to be nicely past the budgetary limits for many people, it is definitely an intriguing strategy to contemplate touring should you do not wish to use your factors and miles to e-book your individual around-the-world journey.
TCS World Journey is certainly one of a number of tour corporations providing these high-end around-the-world excursions on retrofitted, commercial-size jets. 4 Seasons gives its personal related tour on its custom-built model of the A321. And final yr, TPG bought a have a look at the all-first-class Boeing 757 utilized by tour operator Abercrombie & Kent.
A signature, 24-day “Across the World” tour with TCS World Journey consists of visits to Machu Picchu, Easter Island, Fiji, the Nice Barrier Reef, the Taj Mahal, Egypt and Morroco (amongst different stops). The worth tag is almost $136,000 per individual.
The journeys are fully all-inclusive, from the flight and lodging to the meals and excursions on land.
However AvGeeks — and, actually, anybody with an appreciation for luxurious journey — will probably marvel on the technique of transportation.
Customized Airbus A321 jet
TCS World Journey’s A321 plane seats a complete of 52 friends. For context, that is roughly half of what you’d discover, as an illustration, on American Airways’ three-cabin, transcontinental model of the jet and a couple of quarter of what its normal A321 holds.
Organized in a 2-2 configuration, each seat on the airplane is enterprise class-style, with lie-flat functionality and, as you may see, fairly ample legroom.
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An 18-person workers, together with a chef and a doctor, attend to friends all through the journey.
TCS World Journey factors out that its plane additionally burns 30% much less gas than the Boeing 757 utilized by many within the journey sphere.
Journeys for 2024 and past
Together with the aforementioned “Across the World” tour, which departs from Orlando on Dec. 30, 2024, TCS World Journey gives a wide range of different excursions.
There’s one referred to as “Historic Crossroads of Asia & the Center East,” which begins and ends in London. It options stops on the pyramids of Egypt, Jerusalem, Bangkok, Bhutan, Nepal, Vietnam and Oman, amongst different locations.
The 23-day February 2024 journey will price you almost $150,000 per individual.
There’s additionally a “Better of Africa” tour with just a few stops, together with Ghana, Victoria Falls, Cape City, the Seychelles and Cairo.
In the meantime, a “President’s Journey by Air, Land and Sea” tour in July 2024 begins and ends in Reykjavik. Vacationers embark on a Greenland cruise and cease in locations like Estonia, Copenhagen and Switzerland.
Each excursions additionally fall between $140,000 and $150,000 per individual.
A full checklist of the corporate’s excursions and 2024 tour dates (plus some for 2025) is out there on the corporate’s web site.
Backside line
The price of an ultra-luxury personal jet tour would possibly put TCS World Journey’s menu of excursions out of attain for many people. Nonetheless, for these saving up for the journey of a lifetime who’re comfy touring on a bunch tour (the lie-flat seats do not damage) and do not wish to have to fret about planning each element of the journey, it is a compelling choice.
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