T H E F U T U R E O F E V E RY T H I N G : E X P L O R I N G G L O B A L I N N O VAT I O N B Y P R I VAT E J E T
• Enjoy the insights of National Geographic Experts and Wall Street Journal journalists. • Visit leading design studios in Kyoto and encounter a city of the future in Singapore. • Explore Mongolia’s Gobi and the glaciers of Iceland, and meet Sami herders in Lapland.
traditions inform contemporary culture on a visit to the National Museum and Jogyesa temple. Take a cooking class or learn about traditional Korean attire. Fly to Mongolia’s Gobi, and settle into ger tents to explore the desert and the Flaming Cliffs. Hear about the protection of natural resources, ride horseback, and see a demonstration of traditional Naadam sports. In the Silk Road city of Samarkand, encounter the exquisite architecture of Registan Square, examine the future of trade, and enjoy a Central Asian feast. DAYS 1–8 I SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, U.S./ KYOTO, JAPAN/SINGAPORE Join fellow travelers in Seattle and fly by private jet to Osaka. Transfer to Kyoto, and meet innovators at laboratories and design studios. Discover legendary temples, Zen gardens, and historic neighborhoods. Continue to Singapore for a firsthand look at the technology defining the cities of tomorrow. Experience the extraordinary “supertrees” of the Gardens by the Bay, visit the country’s oldest Hindu temple or the Singapore Zoo, and venture into a lively night market. DAYS 9–15 I SEOUL, KOREA/ ULAANBAATAR OR GOBI, MONGOLIA/ SAMARKAND, UZBEKISTAN Travel to Seoul and explore how ancient
DAYS 16–24 I TALLINN, ESTONIA/HELSINKI AND LAPLAND, FINLAND/REYKJAVÍK, ICELAND/WASHINGTON, D.C., U.S. Touch down in Tallinn and tour the historic old town. Attend a musical performance or a lecture on cybertechnology. Cross to Helsinki by ferry, and meet for a talk on climate change. Choose from a variety of excursions, from a boat tour of the Helsinki archipelago to a Finnish sauna. Fly to Lapland and learn about the customs of the indigenous Sami at a reindeer farm. In Iceland, visit the Golden Circle and the Blue Lagoon. Venture inside a volcano or spend time at a horse farm before departing for Washington, D.C.
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A team of National Geographic Experts and Wall Street Journal journalists will join us throughout this expedition. From left, geographer Alexander Murphy, photographer David Guttenfelder, and science journalist Robert Lee Hotz will accompany the entire trip. INFORMATION
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2023 Date: August 4–27 Prices are per person, double occupancy, and subject to change. Single supplement applies; please see our website. For your protection and peace of mind, all payments are protected by a surety bond. Transportation by private Boeing 757 jet and other conveyance, as noted in the itinerary, is included in the price. Airfare to Seattle, Washington and from Washington, D.C. is not included. All prices and fares are quoted in U.S. dollars and subject to change. This itinerary is for informational purposes only and is subject to change at any time without notice. Please note: This trip will be operated by National Geographic Expeditions, on flights operated by Icelandair. Visit natgeoexpeditions.com/privatejetterms to view the operator-participant contract and terms and conditions for this trip.
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Above: Intricately carved doors open to the mosaic facade of a madrassa on Samarkand’s Registan Square.
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