The Grandest Tour 2027

Your journey commences with a seamless arrival and a private transfer to Aman Tokyo. After settling in, join fellow travelers and your expedition leader for a warm welcome with cocktails and dinner.

The following day, Tokyo is yours to explore with the freedom of your private car, driver, and guide. Scheduled shared activities today include a sushi making experience and lunch and tutelage in the art of samurai sword combat, while the options for private experience are endless. Dive into Tokyo's culture with a visit to Jogai Market, a traditional Fukagawa Fudo fire ceremony. Alternatively, explore vibrant modern districts like Ginza and Akihabara or immerse yourself in history at Asakusa.

On day three, participate in a time-honored Japanese Tea Ceremony and gain insight into sumo culture with a special sumo experience with retired wrestlers (shared experiences). With your private car, driver, and guide, explore the Imperial Palace East Gardens, the stylish Omotesando Street, or the captivating Nezu Museum. Relax at animal cafés, take in the spectacular digital artwork at TeamLab’s Planets Exhibition, or catch a baseball game. Wrap up your Tokyo adventure with iconic moments like Shibuya Crossing.

Bid farewell to Aman Tokyo, as our private jet transfers you to southern Vietnam. Enjoy lunch onboard, and arrive at the striking cliffside Amanoi in time to enjoy a leisurely afternoon and complimentary spa treatment. 

The following days offer a mix of leisure and shared adventures. You can spend your mornings leisurely enjoying resort activities including wellness and water sports. Alternatively, explore the local villages with an off-road cycling excursion or embark on a hike to Temple Cove at Ong Thinh Beach, offering breathtaking views of Amanoi. Shared experiences include a cultural lunch excursion to a local fishing village, exploring beautiful Vinh Hy Bay by boat, and hiking local peaks and national parks. Other highlights include Vietnamese cookery classes for culinary enthusiasts, an invigorating hike to Goga Peak for sublime panoramic views, and an immersive cultural experience with the local Cham people. Indulge in a Cham feast and partake in a unique blessing ceremony in typical Cham style, led by a master.

Arrive in Lijiang (2,400m) and settle into Amandayan, set above the tiled roofs and canals of the UNESCO-listed Old Town. The property’s courtyards and tea house look across Lion Hill to the snow line of Yulong (Jade Dragon) Snow Mountain — a quiet base for acclimatising and exploring on foot.

Two days here balance unhurried discovery with one big landscape day. With your private car, driver, and guide, explore Old Town’s alleyways and willow-lined waterways, step into the restored Mu Residence, and — if you wish — see Impression Lijiang, Zhang Yimou’s open-air performance set beneath the mountains. Other options include the Golden Pagoda and local craft streets. 

A full-day excursion reaches Tiger Leaping Gorge, a stunning river canyon where the Jinsha (upper Yangtze) runs between Haba and Jade Dragon ranges. Walk a well-marked section of the upper trail (moderate; 4–5 hours if taken in full) or keep it shorter along viewpoints; on the return, pause at Shigu to see the First Bend of the Yangtze. Back at the resort, the regather for cocktails to toast a day well spent while overlooking Old Town with live guzheng, followed by a seasonal Naxi dinner. 

Fly into the Paro Valley and settle at Amankora Paro, a rammed-earth lodge set among blue pine and farmland, with views toward Jhomolhari. With your private car, driver, and guide, begin with Paro’s essentials: the fortress-monastery of Rinpung Dzong, the hilltop National Museum, and Kyichu Lhakhang, one of Bhutan’s oldest temples. If you wish, meet a monastery representative at the lodge for an astrology reading — a window into how many Bhutanese plan life’s milestones.

A full day expands to Thimphu. Options include the National Library’s rare scriptures, the National Textile Museum, the Memorial Chorten, the Motithang Takin Preserve, a handmade paper workshop, and even creating your own Bhutan postage stamp. Alternatively, choose a hike: the cliff-hugging monk village of Dodedrak or the forested trail to Cheri Monastery.

One morning is reserved for the ascent to the magnificent Taktsang (Tiger’s Nest), Bhutan’s emblematic cliffside monastery. The hike is steady and rewarding; those who prefer can pause at the halfway tea pavilion. Afterward, sit down to a traditional farmhouse lunch. Later options range from the high views of Chele La Pass to a visit to the Wangsel Institute for the Deaf, where support from this journey is directed.

Shared moments anchor the stay: a long-life blessing with a Rinpoche at the lodge, and an evening tented dinner in the forest with traditional musicians and dancers and local cuisine. Evenings otherwise are quiet — fires lit, skies clear — before the onward flight to Jaipur. 

Transfer to India by private jet, where we have arranged a special touchdown in Agra, where you may explore the iconic Taj Mahal with your private car, driver and guide. A private transfer will take you to Amanbagh, a palatial and tranquil base from which to explore Rajasthan’s rich heritage.

Suggested experiences include a jeep ride through the archaeologically-rich ancient ruined city of Bhangarh, and the Cowdust Tour — hop in an open Jeep to explore fascinating rural villages surrounding Amanbagh. History enthusiasts may also be interested in seeing the Neelkanth Temples, and remote Ajabgarh Fort. Back at Amanbagh, you are invited to a fire meditation ceremony. This meditation is based on the concept that fire is the purest of the five elements. Participants sit around a fire called a hawan, composed of natural herbs and fragrant wood from the Himalayas. The session includes chanting the Gayatri mantra, a powerful Hindu mantra intended to energize the body’s 24 chakras or centers of spiritual power. 

Arrive in Samarkand and transfer to your hotel. With a private car, driver, and guide at your disposal, ease into the city this afternoon: wander Siyob Bazaar for warm obi-non bread and dried fruit; pause at a chaikhana for tea; and, if time allows, dip into the Jewish Quarter and a restored merchant house, or visit the traditional paper-making mill on the city’s edge.

The following day focuses on Samarkand’s great Silk Road monuments. Begin at the iconic Registan Square, framed by the Ulugh Beg, Sher-Dor, and Tilla-Kari madrassas — a study in tilework, Kufic script, and Timurid geometry. Continue to Gur-e-Amir, the resting place of Tamerlane; the vast Bibi-Khanym Mosque; and the hillside necropolis of Shakhi-Zinda, a procession of cobalt and turquoise mausoleums. 

As evening falls, reconvene for cocktails and a private dinner staged inside a historic madrassa. Afterwards, take in a curated light-and-sound perspective on Registan — a chance to see the square cleared of daytime traffic and lit for its architectural lines. On departure morning, board the private jet for the onward sector to Athens; lunch is served in the air.