LUXURY TOURS · AROUND THE WORLD
The trip you will never stop talking about.
Private yachts off Dubai Marina, caldera sunsets above Santorini, a five-star junk in Ha Long Bay, the dunes of Marrakech by Land Cruiser. Considered reviews of the premium tours and private experiences worth the splurge, in the destinations built for it.
Worth the whole trip on their own
Three destinations built for the splurge.
Some places you visit for the sights. Dubai, Santorini and Ha Long Bay you visit for the experience itself: the private yacht, the catamaran at sunset, the night on the water among the karsts. These are the trips guests plan everything else around.
United Arab Emirates
Dubai
Nowhere does the grand gesture like Dubai. Your own yacht gliding past the Marina towers, a Lamborghini on Sheikh Zayed Road, a Land Cruiser carving the red dunes to a private camp where dinner waits under the stars. The experiences here are built to be the highlight of the whole trip, and a private guide is the difference between seeing the city and owning the day.
- 1 Dubai: Premium Safari, Camel Ride & Al Khayma Camp 3-Buffets
- 2 From Dubai: Abu Dhabi Premium Full-Day Sightseeing Tour
- 3 Dubai Marina: Luxury Yacht Tour with Breakfast or BBQ Option
Greece
Santorini
The caldera is the most photographed view in the Aegean, and the best way to meet it is from the water. A private or small-group catamaran sails the volcanic coast, anchors at the hot springs and the red beach, serves a meal on deck, then holds station off Oia for the sunset the island is famous for. Few afternoons anywhere feel this effortless.
- 1 Premium Small-Group Catamaran Cruise with BBQ, Open Bar, Transfer
- 2 Santorini: Luxury Catamaran Day Trip with Meal and Open Bar
- 3 Santorini Sunset Luxury Sailing Catamaran Cruise with BBQ, drinks, transfer
Vietnam
Ha Long Bay
Two thousand limestone islands rise straight out of jade water, and you sleep among them. An overnight on a five-star junk trades the day-trip crowds for a private balcony, a kayak through hidden lagoons, tai chi on the top deck at dawn and dinner as the bay turns pink. This is the trip people fly to Vietnam for.
- 1 Top Tier: Overnight Ha Long Bay Cruise 5-Star, Balcony Cabin-2D1N
- 2 Official Jade Sails Luxury Day Tour in Halong Lanha Bay
- 3 2-Day Luxury Halong Bay Aspira Cruise from Hanoi
If you only book one
The experience guests rave about most.
Out of every premium tour we cover, this is the one travellers come home telling everyone they know to book.
The crowd-pleasers
The Most Popular Luxury Tours Right Now
Dubai yacht days, Santorini sunset sails, Ha Long overnights, Marrakech desert camps. The splurges travellers are happiest they made.
Start with a destination
The best luxury tours, destination by destination.
Dubai for the yacht and the dunes, Santorini for the caldera sunset, Ha Long Bay for the night on the water. Pick where you are headed and see the premium experiences worth booking there.
Where to splurge
Three corners of the world worth the upgrade.
Start with the kind of luxury you are after. Each of these is a region we cover deeply, and a very different kind of grand day waiting at the end of it.
Dubai
The skyline, the dunes, the whole day yours.
No city makes the grand gesture as easily as Dubai. A private yacht out of the Marina with the towers lit up behind you, a supercar on the open highway, then a Land Cruiser carving the red dunes to a private camp where dinner waits under the stars. A guide who knows the city turns a checklist into a day you remember for years.
See the best Dubai luxury tours →Santorini
The caldera is best met from the water.
A catamaran slips out below the cliffs in the afternoon and works its way along the volcanic coast: a swim at the hot springs, an anchor drop off the red beach, a meal cooked on deck and the open bar flowing. Then it holds station off Oia for the sunset the island is famous for, the whitewashed town turning gold above you, the day winding down with a glass in hand.
See the best Santorini luxury tours →Marrakech
From the medina to a camp in the dunes.
Marrakech rewards doing it in style: a private driver and guide for the souks and the gardens, lunch in a hidden riad courtyard, then out past the palmeraie as the heat drops. The grandest days end in the Agafay desert or the Atlas foothills, dinner in a luxury camp with the dunes going copper and the stars coming out over the fire.
See the best Marrakech luxury tours →Maui, the easy way
The Road to Hana without the driving.
Maui is at its best when someone else takes the wheel. A private limo-van handles the hairpins of the Road to Hana while you watch the waterfalls go by, and the day closes with a sunset dinner cruise off Ka’anapali, the West Maui mountains behind you and a drink in hand as the sun drops into the Pacific.
- 1 Maui Premium Sunset Dinner Cruise from Ka’anapali Beach
- 2 Small-Group Road to Hana Luxury Tour
- 3 Maui: Road to Hana Luxury Limo-Van Tour with Helicopter Flight
How you travel
How grand do you want the day to be?
A polished afternoon sail off Santorini. A chauffeured day through Marrakech and the desert. Your own yacht and the dunes in Dubai. Pick the destination that matches the kind of luxury you are after.
A polished half-day
Santorini, at golden hour.A small-group catamaran slips out of the caldera in the late afternoon: a swim off the back, a meal cooked on board, open bar, and the island turning gold as the sun drops behind Oia. Effortless, and the photo everyone comes home with.
Chauffeured and unhurried
Marrakech, on private time.A driver and a guide for the day, the medina and the gardens at your own pace, lunch somewhere the tour buses never reach, then the Agafay or the Atlas as the light softens. The city handled for you, so all you do is take it in.
The full splurge
Dubai, the whole skyline to yourself.Your own yacht out of the Marina, the towers lit up and the water to yourselves, then the dunes by Land Cruiser and a private camp for dinner. The day Dubai was built for, with nothing shared and nothing rushed.
Phuket
Your own speedboat to the islands.
The Andaman is best seen before the ferries arrive. A private speedboat from Phuket beats the crowds to Phang Nga Bay and the Phi Phi islands, slipping into the hidden lagoons of James Bond Island and Maya Bay while the day-trip boats are still loading. Snorkel stops, a beach lunch and a skipper who knows which cove is empty at which hour turn a packed checklist into a day that feels like yours alone.
See all 10 Phuket luxury tours →By destination
Pick where you are headed.
Dubai for the yachts and the dunes. Santorini for the caldera sunset. Ha Long Bay for the night on the water. Marrakech for the riads and the desert. Cancun for the Caribbean catamarans. Phuket for the private speedboat.
More destinations
More places worth the upgrade.
Athens for the Acropolis after hours, Cabo for the private yacht, Reykjavik for the aurora and the glacier, Bali for the villa and the rice terraces. The rest of the map, ready when you are.
Three destinations, three perfect days
Pick a destination, plan the day around the moment.
A private morning on the Acropolis in Athens, an afternoon on your own yacht off Cabo, a night chasing the aurora out of Reykjavik. Three destinations, three very different ways to spend a day worth remembering.
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