Lakani World Tours, based in Newport Beach, California, operates all inclusive, luxury private jet tours throughout the world via a 14-seat business class jet and an all business class Boeing 757s with 52 seats and a club lounge. The company was founded in 2003 by Heidi Lakani—a luxury travel industry veteran of 35 years. From the Lakani website:
…Heidi, a longtime leader at Travcoa, worked in virtually every area of the business and traveled to all corners of the globe as the operations manager on their private jet tours. In her role as Vice President of Sales, she worked closely with travel agents and their clients, leading client presentations and events. In 2003, Heidi took the next step, founding Lakani World Tours, to better use her knowledge and experience with travel agents and their clients by providing extraordinary vacations with memories to last a lifetime…
Participating on a Lakani private jet trip is a special experience. As a member of a small intimate group of 14 you are able to visit areas that larger groups simply couldn’t visit due to logistics concerns. You are able to eat in restaurants that normally do not cater to larger groups and you are able to experience the Lakani destinations as if you were a close personal friend rather than just another nameless visitor in a sea of tourists. On the larger tours with a maximum of 52 passengers you still carry a full 26 fewer passengers than comparable trips via 757.
Also, Lakani World Tours accepts credit cards for ALL payments—not just for deposits like most other private jet tour companies.
We invite you to watch the videos and peruse the itineraries below highlighting Lakani’s 2011 destinations. For more information or to book please send us an email or call us at ☎ +1.801.938.7000 ✦ 10am-6pm MST.
Europe Rediscovered—By Private Jet
Edinburgh ✦ Riga ✦ Yalta ✦ Sicily ✦ Azore Islands ✦ Baden-Baden ✦ Strasbourg
- Price: $59,900 (double occupancy) ✦ $4,950 (single supplement)
- Dates: September 1-17, 2011
- Duration: 17 Days
- Aircraft: Luxury business jet with 14 seats
- Itinerary:
- Days 1-4: Depart for Edinburgh, Scotland ✦ Balmoral Hotel
- Days 5-6: Riga, Latvia ✦ Grand Palace Hotel
- Days 7-8: Yalta, Ukraine ✦ Oreanda Hotel
- Days 9-11: Palermo & Mazara del Vallo, Sicily, Italy ✦ Hotel Giardino di Costanza
- Days 12-13: Terceira, Azore Islands, Portugal ✦ Pousada De Sao Sebastiao
- Days 14-17: Baden-Baden, Germany & Strasbourg, France ✦ Brenner’s Park Hotel
- Highlights:
- Discover castles steeped in history, sample the finest Scotch Whiskeys at an exclusive private club, and dine with the Countess of Dundee
- Explore Riga’s cobble-stoned 15th century old town with its historic merchant past
- Enjoy dinner and a private concert at the Livadia Palace, where Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill held the Yalta Conference in 1945
- Explore the UNESCO World Heritage Valley of the Temples on Sicily’s western coast
- Visit one of Europe’s best kept secrets, the “Lilac Island” of Terceira which is a vibrant place of people, culture and color
- Rejuvenate in the world-renown thermal bath town of Baden-Baden and discover the romantic Black Forest dotted with castles, palaces and gardens
- Take an excursion along the Rhine River into Alsace; stroll picturesque streets and sample delectable Riesling wines and exquisite cuisine for which this region is famous
- Additional Information: Terms & Conditions
- Map: Coming soon
African Adventure—By Private Jet
Madrid ✦ Accra ✦ Kumasi ✦ Kigali ✦ Chobe National Park ✦ Cape Town ✦ Stellenbosch ✦ Swakopmund ✦ Marrakech
- Price: $67,900 (double occupancy) ✦ $5,750 (single supplement)
- Dates: September 18—October 6, 2011
- Duration: 19 Days
- Aircraft: Luxury business jet with 14 seats
- Itinerary:
- Days 1-2: Depart for Madrid, Spain ✦ AC Palacio Del Retiro
- Days 3-5: Accra & Kumasi, Ghana ✦ Labadi Beach Hotel
- Days 6-8: Kigali, Rwanda ✦ Sabyinyo Silverback Lodge
- Days 9-10: Chobe National Park, Botswana ✦ Savute Elephant Camp
- Days 11-13: Cape Town & Stellenbosch, South Africa ✦ Cape Grace Hotel
- Days 14-15: Walvis Bay & Swakopmund, Namibia ✦ Hotel Swakopmund
- Days 16-19: Marrakech, Morocco ✦ La Mamounia Hotel
- Highlights:
- Witness colorful Ashanti cultural traditions in Kumasi, known as “The Kingdom of Gold”, and observe the kente weavers and woodcarvers in their local villages
- Explore the Virunga Mountains chain of volcanoes in East Africa and set off on a gorilla track into the National Park
- Enjoy outstanding game viewing in the diverse Savute, home to high concentrations of elephants and lions, as well as leopards, cheetah and hyena
- Admire the dramatic beauty, flora and fauna of the Cape Point coast and sample exquisite wines and cuisine at the vineyards of Stellenbosch and Franschhoek
- Fly over the famous Skeleton Coast, and enjoy a dune safari and dinner party in the Namib Desert with a leading conservation expert, Dr. Hu Berry
- Discover the “Red City” former imperial capital near the foothills of the snow capped Atlas Mountains
- Additional Information: Terms & Conditions
- Map: Coming soon
Cultural Connections Around the World—By Private Jet
Fiji Islands ✦ Melbourne ✦ Kuching ✦ Kochi ✦ Kumarakom ✦ Masai Mara ✦ Istanbul ✦ Lisbon
- Price: $83,900 (double occupancy) ✦ $7,450 (single supplement)
- Dates: October 9-30, 2011
- Duration: 22 Days
- Aircraft: All business class Boeing 757 with 52 seats
- Itinerary:
- Day 1: Los Angeles, California ✦ Ritz Carlton Marina Del Rey
- Days 2-4: Viti Levu Island, Fiji Islands ✦ Intercontinental Fiji Golf Resort & Spa
- Days 5-7: Melbourne, Australia ✦ Park Hyatt Melbourne
- Days 8-9: Kuching, Malaysia ✦ Hilton Kuching
- Days 10-12: Kochi & Kumarakom, India ✦ Zuri Kumarakom Resort & Spa
- Days 13-15: Masai Mara, Kenya ✦ Governor’s Camp
- Days 16-18: Istanbul, Turkey ✦ Ciragan Palace Hotel
- Days 19-22: Lisbon, Portugal ✦ Four Seasons Hotel Ritz Lisbon
- Highlights:
- Explore the island nation of Fiji, a rich mosaic of indigenous, Indian, Chinese and European Culture
- Savor the UNESCO City of Literature in Melbourne, helicopter over The Twelve Apostles and journey to the Yarra Valley
- See Borneo’s endangered Orangutan in its natural environment and visit the Annah Rais Longhouse that reveals the cultural aspects of these indigenous people
- Navigate the Kerala Backwaters on a traditional rice boat and enjoy a classical Kathakali dance performance
- Experience safari game drives in Kenya with its exceptional population of Big Cats, and the annual migration of Zebra, gazelle and wildebeest
- Discover the colorful city of Istanbul, rich in social, cultural and commercial history, once the capital city of the Eastern Roman Empire, the Latin Empire, and the Ottoman Empire with UNESCO World Heritage Sites
- Stroll the streets of Lisbon, one of the oldest cities in the world. Visit the Belem Tower and Jeronimos Monastery both recognized by UNESCO as World Heritage Sites
- Additional Information: Call for Terms & Conditions
- Map: Coming soon
Best of the Americas—By Private Jet
Tikal ✦ Cuzco ✦ Machu Picchu ✦ Easter Island ✦ Buenos Aires ✦ Iguassu Falls ✦ Rio De Janeiro ✦ Panama
- Price: $64,900 (double occupancy) ✦ $5,250 (single supplement)
- Dates: October 31—November 16, 2011
- Duration: 17 Days
- Aircraft: All business class Boeing 757 with 52 seats
- Itinerary:
- Day 1: Los Angeles, California ✦ Mandarin Oriental Miami
- Days 2-3: Tikal, Guatemala ✦ Westin Camino Real Tikal
- Days 4-6: Cusco & Machu Picchu, Peru ✦ Hotel Monasterio
- Days 7-8: Easter Island, Chile ✦ Hangaroa Eco Village & Spa
- Days 9-11: Buenos Aires, Argentina ✦ Alvear Palace Hotel
- Days 12-14: Iguassu Falls & Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ✦ Copacabana Palace Hotel
- Days 15-17: Panama City, Panama ✦ Bristol Panama Hotel
- Highlights:
- Explore Tikal, one of the largest UNESCO archaeological sites and urban centers of the pre-Columbian Mayan civilization
- Discover Cuzco & Machu Picchu – One of the New Seven Wonders of the World and The Lost City of the Incas – both designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites
- Learn about Easter Island’s mysterious Birdman Cult and gaze upon the monolithic moai statues of this Polynesian island, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Delight in Buenos Aires, home of Eva Peron and the birthplace of the Tango, alive with colorful districts and culture
- Feel the power of the 275 falls that make up Iguassu, a UNESCO Site and immerse yourself into the Carnival atmosphere of Rio de Janeiro
- Pass under Panama’s Bridge of the Americas on the isthmus connecting North and South America and helicopter to the San Blas Islands, home of the Kuna Indian villages
- Additional Information: Terms & Conditions
- Map: Coming soon