If you’re looking for a gift that is truly unforgettable, why not give the world? Exec Digital brings you the most exclusive options for this holiday season
By Dean Tsouvalas
The holidays are peak travel season with many planning cruises or beach vacations to escape the cold. Some even embrace the cold, skiing in the Rockies or sitting by the fireplace in a rustic lodge.
While these trips are definitely relaxing, they are also fairly ordinary. Break the mould this year by giving one of these luxurious, but one of a kind holiday trips.
PHILANTHROPY: ABERCROMBIE & KENT'S KILIMANJARO: TO THE SUMMIT ON A MISSION
Approx. £5,000
Abercrombie & Kent is known for luxury travel destinations and a high level of service, but it is now adding adding philanthropy to its repertoire. A&K’s Philanthropic Journey “Kilimanjaro: To the Summit on a Mission” gives travellers a chance to climb majestic Mount Kilimanjaro while helping to ensure that its beauty survives for generations to come. In addition to an 8 day (Dec. 26, 2009 – Jan. 66, 2010) trek up the mountain led by Richard Wiese, the youngest President in the 100-year history of the Explorer’s Club, the trip includes a donation to install weather equipment on Kilimanjaro in your name and enable further research on the mountain.
www.abercrombiekent.com
www.akphilanthropy.org
RELAXATION: SILVERSEA’S GRAND INAUGURAL CRUISE AROUND THE AMERICAS
Full voyage pricing begins at approx. £28,000
Silversea’s newest vessel features 1930’s Art Deco design, six gourmet dining venues, an 8,300 sq ft spa and butler assigned to every suite. The 540-guest, all-suite vessel will set out from Ft. Lauderdale on her Grand Inaugural Voyage on January 21. Guests can relax in the largest suites in Silversea’s fleet — suites feature Carrera marble bathrooms, two flatscreen televisions and a pillow menu with nine selections— or take advantage of once in a lifetime events ranging from VIP tickets to Rio’s Carnival and a Panama Hat Party in Montecristi, Ecuador.
www.silversea.com
ADVENTURE: MICATO SAFARI’ GRAND SOUTH AFRICA GOLF SAFARI
17 days; approx. £600,000 for 4 people
This safari for four includes a private round of golf with legend Gary Player at his private ranch, custom golf clubs and the best golfing, wine tasting and game viewing in South Africa.
With accommodations at some of South Africa’s most luxurious resorts and private villas and first class transportation including the Upper Class Suite on Virgin Atlantic Airways, this safari is the perfect gift for the golf loving adventurer.
www.micato.com
VARIETY: ULITMATE ESCAPES
Full voyage pricing Membership fee approx. £60,000 plus one year membership dues of approx. £6,000
Shopping for the choosey person in your life is no problem with Ultimate Escapes. With a membership to the world’s leading destination club, guests can explore more than 130 elite, luxe properties in more than 45 global locations. There is something for everyone with locations ranging from chic urban apartments to charming beach cottages, spacious five-bedroom homes to an 80-foot private yacht. Including key metropolitan locations such as London, New York and Milan, the club combines the comfort of a private vacation with the luxurious amenities of a hotel.
www.ultimateescapes.com
ENTERTAINMENT: THE ULTIMATE WYNN PACKAGE
Packages from approx. £600 per night
Wynn’s Ultimate package is Las Vegas the way it’s meant to be. Guests enjoy up to three nights in a Wynn Las Vegas Resort Room or Encore Resort Suite. Wynn’s luxury accommodations have garnered numerous awards, but the real highlight of the package is the entertainment amenities. With premium tickets to the live aquatic show Le Reve, access to the 18-hole golf course, passes to the Ferrari/Maserati showroom, plus bar and restaurant credits, you might almost forget about the casinos — almost.
www.wynnlasvegas.com