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Air Charter Service has created incredible itineraries

by Svetlana Nartey Iceland’s dramatic landscape Aviation

All ends of the world Air Charter Service (ACS) has curated novel private-jet itineraries to some of the world’s most remote and beautiful destinations as part of its ‘Time Well Spent’ series. Meticulously designed using James Wallman’s futurist theory on the utilization of time, these itineraries cut total travel time by 80% to procure abundantly adventurous travel experiences — all within two weeks. Venture to the ‘Top of the World’ as you soar through Nordic landscapes, or ‘Journey to the End of the World’ through South America

ACROSS THE TOP OF THE WORLD Best undertaken in August due to favorable weather conditions, the ‘Top of The World’ itinerary showcases superlative Nordic scenery. Starting in the Norwegian Lofoten Islands, fl y through a fairy tale as you pass shimmering seas, fuzzy mountains and spiky precipices before landing on a white-sand beach. Stay at a family-owned luxury hotel comprised of former fi shermen’s cabins for an insight into Norway’s seascape, and feast on the freshest seafood. You can also boat to Trollfjorden for a barbecue lunch, then return to the Holmen Lofoten for a lesson in traditional Viking knife-making. The next destination, the Faroe Islands, has some of the steepest cli ff s on Earth. Rappel 80 ft down a sheer cli ff while the ocean laps at your feet. Fishing, hiking and boating also await, as well as a reservation at one of the world’s most remote two-Michelin-star restaurants, KOKS. You’ll stay at Hotel Føroyar, a glass-roofed celebrity favorite. A day trip to Iceland yields volcanic views. Depending on weather conditions, you can witness fi ery lava spewing out of Mount Fagradalsfjall, or hike to the crater of a dormant volcano, then descend inside it. Venture on toWestman Islands, known as the ‘Pompeii of the North’ after an abrupt 1973 volcanic explosion

submerged its main isle. Learn more about this natural disaster at the Eldheimar Museum and hike up one of the volcano’s formations, Fire Mountain. Three days in Greenland are enough to cement its unforgettable landscape in your mind. During your stay at the tented Camp Kiattua, you can inhabit a real igloo, soak in steamy hot tubs, and wrap up in sheepskins and furs beside a crackling fi re. With landscapes of 3.8-billion-year-old mountains, 800-year-old Viking ruins, rocky cli ff s and shimmering waterfalls to explore, Greenland is not short on beauty or history. Svalbard, the penultimate destination, possesses

gargantuan landscapes and awe-inspiring wildlife. Board a RIB boat and zip up the fjords to discover Arctic wildlife, and top o ff your stay at the foot of a ginormous glacier at Nordenskiöld Lodge. There, you can hike and see stunning views of Adolfbukta and Billefjorden before cruising across the bay of Adolfbukta to a Soviet ghost town named Pyramiden. The fi nal two days of this adventure will be spent in Finnish Lapland. Stay at Octola Private Wilderness, a remote, 10-bedroom luxury chalet set among 740 acres of lush private forest. Horseback ride to a reindeer farm and spend your days spotting elk, wolverine and birds.

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Spend three days in Greenland