The World, Privately

Italy

Rome, Florence, the Amalfi Coast and beyond — privately.

When to Go · April – June · September – October

Spain

Andalusian palaces, a yacht through the Balearics, and tables that reinvented how the world eats.

When to Go · May – June · September – October

France

The Louvre after dark, a villa above the Côte d'Azur, and lavender fields at golden hour.

When to Go · May – June · September – October

French Riviera

Cap-Ferrat in June, lunch at a table that does not take bookings, and the tender waiting when you are ready.

When to Go · May – June · September – October

Greece

The Acropolis Museum after closing, a gulet toward islands the ferries never reach, and a caldera sunset in private.

When to Go · Late April – June · September – October

The United Kingdom

A private view of the Crown Jewels, a sleeper through the glens, and a castle of your own in the Highlands.

When to Go · May – September

Japan

A temple closed to the public at dawn, cherry blossom from a private ryokan, and a sushi counter held for you alone.

When to Go · March – April · October – November

Tanzania

The herds where they actually are that month, and the crater floor before the gate queue forms.

When to Go · June – October

Botswana

A delta that floods in the dry season, a camp of twelve, and a mokoro at the eye level of the water.

When to Go · May – October

Kenya

The Maasai Mara from a balloon at dawn, and a private conservancy where the only other vehicle is your own.

When to Go · June – October

South Africa

The Cape and the winelands first, then a malaria-free reserve where the Big Five come to the waterhole at dusk.

When to Go · June – October

Iceland

The northern lights from a glass-roofed retreat, a helicopter to a glacier, and geothermal silence at the edge of the world.

When to Go · Year-round · Sept–Mar for the aurora

From US$10,000 per person

Alaska

A private lodge on a glacial fjord, a floatplane to untouched wilderness, and whales surfacing in mirror-still water.

When to Go · May – September

From US$10,000 per person

The Maldives

An overwater villa with a private house reef, a dawn snorkel with a marine biologist, and the tide as your only schedule.

When to Go · November – April

Bora Bora & French Polynesia

Overwater silence above lagoons the colour of liquid turquoise, a private motu dinner, and dawn with the manta rays.

When to Go · May – October

Latin America

Tango in a private Buenos Aires salon, the wind-carved silence of Patagonia, and the thunder of Iguazú from above.

When to Go · November – April (Patagonia summer)

From US$10,000 per person

Chile & Patagonia

Torres del Paine at first light, puma tracking with the people who know them, and a lodge at the end of the road.

When to Go · November – April (Patagonia summer)

From US$10,000 per person

The Caribbean

A private villa above a turquoise bay, a yacht between empty cays, and barefoot luxury with a butler always near.

When to Go · December – April

St Barth

Gustavia at anchor, a villa above Colombier, and the one week in January when the whole island is at dinner.

When to Go · December – April

Turks & Caicos

Twelve miles of Grace Bay, a villa with its own stretch of it, and the clearest water in the Atlantic.

When to Go · December – April

Switzerland

Zermatt, St. Moritz, Lake Geneva and beyond.

When to Go · December – March · June – September

Zermatt

Ski-in to a car-free village, the Matterhorn from the breakfast table, and a heli morning on untouched snow.

When to Go · Winter ski Dec–Apr · Summer hiking Jun–Sep

St. Moritz

The Engadine in January: Cresta Run mornings, long lunches at altitude, and a frozen lake that becomes a racetrack.

When to Go · Winter season Dec–Mar · Summer Jun–Sep

Portugal

Lisbon, Comporta, Douro Valley and beyond.

When to Go · April – June · September – October

United Arab Emirates

Dubai, Abu Dhabi, The Empty Quarter and beyond.

When to Go · November – March

India

Udaipur, Jaipur, Kerala and beyond.

When to Go · October – March

Thailand

Bangkok, Phuket & the Andaman, Chiang Mai and beyond.

When to Go · November – March

Egypt

Cairo, Luxor, Aswan and beyond.

When to Go · October – April

From US$10,000 per person

Australia & New Zealand

Sydney, The Great Barrier Reef, Queenstown & the South Island and beyond.

When to Go · October – April (austral summer)

From US$10,000 per person

Morocco

Marrakech, The Sahara, Fez and beyond.

When to Go · March – May · September – November

From US$10,000 per person

Antarctica

The Antarctic Peninsula, South Georgia, The Weddell Sea & Emperors and beyond.

When to Go · November – March

From US$10,000 per person

Croatia & Montenegro

Dubrovnik, Hvar & the Islands, Kotor & Montenegro and beyond.

When to Go · May – June · September – October

Turkey

Istanbul, Cappadocia, Bodrum & the Coast and beyond.

When to Go · April – June · September – October

Norway

The Fjords, Lofoten Islands, Tromsø & the Arctic and beyond.

When to Go · June – August · October – March for the aurora

From US$10,000 per person

Mexico

Los Cabos, Riviera Maya, Mexico City and beyond.

When to Go · November – April

Singapore

Marina Bay, Sentosa Island, The Heritage Quarters and beyond.

When to Go · Year-round · February – April at its driest

United States

Miami, the West and New York — arranged privately.

When to Go · Year-round · Miami & the South best Nov–Apr

Aspen

Four mountains on one pass — and an advisor who tells you which two are worth your days.

When to Go · December – March