Aman and luxury tour operator Remote Lands have announced their private-jet expedition line-up for 2028, and the big change is pace. The partnership, running since 2013, has trimmed trip lengths this time around, betting that wealthy travellers want intense, immersive loops rather than month-long odysseys — though they'll still be flying between Aman properties on a private Airbus ACJ 319.
Two new itineraries headline the collection. The first, Cultural Treasures of Asia, runs 15 nights from 4 to 19 March and starts at $164,888 per person, double occupancy. It opens at Aman Tokyo with extras like a sushi-making class under a master chef and samurai sword lessons, then hops by private helicopter over Angkor Wat in Cambodia — the largest religious structure on earth. Further stops take in Tiger Leaping Gorge in China, Bhutan's Tiger's Nest Monastery, and a finale at the Taj Mahal.
The second new route, From Islands to Ancient Worlds, is longer at 17 nights and pricier from $198,888 per person. Scheduled for October, it starts at Aman Kyoto with a private geisha evening and Zen meditation, then moves to Aman's private island in the Philippines and its Central Java resort among UNESCO-listed temples. Guests will be among the first to stay at Amanpulo in the Maldives, opening in 2028, before continuing to the Jumeirah Burj Al Arab in the U.A.E., Montenegro's Adriatic coast, and Istanbul. The wider 2028 collection also includes trips focused on China's UNESCO sites and a broader Southeast Asia run.
Every expedition is customisable: each couple or solo traveller gets a dedicated luxury car, driver, and guide, with Remote Lands leaning on local contacts to build the days around personal interests rather than a fixed coach schedule. Remote Lands founder Catherine Heald framed the 2028 programme as the partnership's most refined yet — cultural access and comfort packaged together rather than one traded for the other.
Clearly this isn't budget travel; it's aimed at travellers who want multiple bucket-list sights in a single, friction-free trip and are happy to pay a quarter of a million dollars for the privilege. But even if you're not booking, the itineraries read as a useful blueprint — Tokyo to Angkor Wat to the Taj Mahal, or Kyoto via Java to Istanbul — for anyone planning a grand Asia-and-beyond route of their own, just with scheduled flights and far smaller invoices.
