A Boeing 737-400 private jet has taken off from London-Stansted Airport (STN) on a 23-day 鈥楥aptivating Cultures鈥 grand tour.
It is the first time that, Titan Travel, part of the Saga Travel Group in the United Kingdom (UK), has waved off a private jet holiday but plans to do more in the future.聽聽
The holidaymakers, three pilots and five cabin crew members left on September 13, 2023, for their first stop off in Rome, Italy.
The trip will come to an end in in Istanbul on October 5, 2023, but along the way the passengers will take in the cultures of Montenegro, Jordan, India, and Uzbekistan.
The group of holidaymakers will experience once-in-a-lifetime adventures, many of which will be exclusive to the group.
These will include a visit to the Vatican before it opens, cruising in the breathtaking Bay of Kotor, visiting iconic Petra and sitting under the stars in Wadi Rum desert.
In India there will be a tour of the Palace of the Winds, game drives in search of tigers and dawn views of the Taj Mahal.
The group will also dine overlooking Uzbekistan精东影业 beautiful city of Samarkand and explore Istanbul精东影业 highlights before a farewell dinner to remember.
Also, on board throughout are three expert tour managers and an aviation specialist operations director.
The flight times range between one hour and 16 minutes and five hours and 53 minutes.
鈥淲e鈥檙e delighted that our inaugural private jet tour has taken to the skies, and we wish all our guests an incredible, once-in-a-lifetime adventure. They were in high-spirits as they boarded, looking forward to the next 23-days and nine cultural destinations from Petra to the Taj Mahal and Samarkand. We can鈥檛 wait to hear all their stories when they return,鈥 John Constable, Saga Travel Group精东影业 CEO, said.
Titan is repeating the private jet tour in September 2024, and also has a 21-day round-the-world tour that departs in November 2024 and takes in Rio de Janeiro, Easter Island, Fiji, Sydney, Siem Reap, Agra, Delhi and the Maasai Mara.
According to Titan Travel精东影业 website the will cost around 62,000 (拢49,995).聽聽
Constable added: 鈥淭he Captivating Cultures private jet tour has proved incredibly popular and was 70% sold within two months of opening for sale, so we are hosting another one next year, along with a round-the-world option. There精东影业 also a 2025 Spice Route launching on sale in the coming weeks, which we鈥檝e already had significant pre-registrations for.鈥
