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Private charter tours: what they are and how they work

A private charter tour makes journeys possible that scheduled aviation simply can’t. Here’s how the format works and where it takes you.

Stockholm cityscape showing historic buildings and riddarholmen church spire against a colorful sky

Luxury Escapes Tours Private Arctic Charter

What a private charter tour involves

The itinerary is built around a specific set of destinations, with the charter flight as the mechanism that makes the sequence possible. Because the aircraft is exclusive to the tour, it departs on the tour’s schedule and can access smaller airports that commercial routes don’t serve.

Ornate houses on the famous Stortorget square in the heart of Old Town Gamla Stan

Old Town (Gamla Stan) from Skeppsholmen island in Stockholm, Sweden

The destinations that define private charter travel

A tour in the Arctic in summer is a compelling current example – connecting Iceland, Norway’s Lofoten Islands, Finnish Lapland, Sweden and Scotland in a single itinerary. Antarctica is the other signature destination, with an accessible window running roughly November to March.

Lofoten islands is an archipelago in the county of Nordland, Norway.

What to expect from private charter pricing

This is the most expensive tour format, reflecting both aircraft economics and the exclusivity of access. International flights are typically included, which makes like-for-like comparison more straightforward than it first appears.