Colorful caravans glowing ruby red and gold beneath mighty mountains, dust that settles into every crease, camels laden with jewels and rugs, the sultry sound of strange music, minarets gleaming on the haze of the horizon, fabled lands, smoke rising from singular camps scattered across the desert in the night, and blood and sweat and stories and tears – this is the Silk Road, the center of the world for thousands of years.
The Silk Road is more than a singular strand, it is an intricately woven slip of something special, the heartbeat of our ancestors, and a spider’s web of wonder that catches you in its illustrious allure, promising to show you things you never could have even imagined existed. The Silk Road seems to have played host to the footsteps of both beggars and kings, buyers and sellers, the old and the young, and the decadent and the dreamers. Alexander the Great once left his prints in the dirt as did Genghis Khan and Marco Polo. For over two thousand years these roads that span across the Middle East and Asia have been marred with the exotic, have been ground down with stories and have blown their eclectic fusion of culture across the sweeping plains. From the lore of Uzbekistan to the Blue Mosques of Turkey, the chaos of China’s great cities and the billowing saffron and spice colored dunes of Dunhuang, this is a journey that will take you away from everything you have ever known, showcasing a world built from the poetry of the sweetest slip of silk, the heady scent of spice, the riches of oil and old world traditions that weave through the fabric of modern life.
Presidential Private Jet Vacations cracks open a world previously hidden from prying eyes, until recently the Silk Road remained elusive, a far-flung stretch of eight thousand kilometers spanning from the back alleys of Beijing to the golden tips of Istanbul’s Great Dome. Lack of mapping, transportation and knowledge shut down the route to outsiders, but now we can fling open the door and shine a light on this incredible tapestry of heart and heritage.
Day 1: Arrival
Day 2: Beijing
Day 3: The Great Wall
Day 4: Beijing
Day 5: Beijing
Day 6: Beijing to Xi’an
Day 7: Xi’an
Day 8: Xi’an to Dunhuang
Day 9: Dunhuang
Day 10: Dunhuang to Samarkand
Day 11: Samarkand
Day 12: Samarkand –Bukhara
Day 13: Bukhara – Khiva
Day 14: Khiva
Day 15: Istanbul
Day 16: Istanbul
Day 17: Istanbul
Day 18: Istanbul
Day 19: Depart Istanbul
Pricing
The number of guests, the type of aircraft elected and the origin city define the cost of the vacation. The following two types of private jets are suggested for this itinerary:
Heavy Jet –Gulfstream V or similar
This is the aircraft of choice for groups up to 16-18 guests. Prices begin at $79,700 per person for a group of 12 guests flying from the East Coast.
VIP Airliner – Airbus 319 or similar
This aircraft is suited for groups larger than 18 guests. Prices begin at $59,900* per person for a group of 30 guests flying from the East Coast. The airplane is never shared with travelers from different groups of guests.
What’s Included
- Return flights on selected private jet
- Onboard gourmet catering
- All hotel accommodations in suites or equivalent, including breakfast **
- Most meals and all activities, including entrance fees for listed sites where applicable
- Best available ground transportation to and from all activities
- Private guidance by professional guides and historians for the entire trip
- Unique events and surprises
* Due to capacity limitations at some of the itinerary venues, groups larger than 18 guests may necessitate alternate accommodations or slightly different activities.
** If the number of suites at any given property is insufficient to host the entire group, next best available rooms will be used for some guests.
Bespoke Travel
All itineraries are fully customizable to accommodate our guests’ interests, lifestyle and desired purposes.
You may also create your own journey by selecting any worldwide destinations of choice. We will build a custom-crafted experience for you.