Tell me about an expensive vacation experience that was worth every penny!

[Anonymous]

I wish I threw money at Machu Picchu. I did it the cheap way and deeply. I went to the salt flats of Bolivia the expensive way and it’s the only way to go. Amazing yet still adventurous travel.

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Anonymous wrote:I am currently trying to justify a helicopter ride to a glacier for dog sledding in Alaska.

I clicked on this thread to say helicopter in Alaska! Stupid expensive and worth every penny. We didn't do the glacier dog sled but flew to the glacier and it was wonderful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am currently trying to justify a helicopter ride to a glacier for dog sledding in Alaska.

This is on my list of favorite things I ever did. I really like dogs though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am currently trying to justify a helicopter ride to a glacier for dog sledding in Alaska.

We did that in Seward. It was the most I ever spent on something per hour ($2K for about 1.5 hours) but totally worth it and my kids say it was their favorite part of our trip.

[Anonymous]

Private driver for the Amalfi Coast, and private tour guide in Rome - so amazing!

[Anonymous]

People will call me super basic but here is my list —

Helicopter tour of kaui

Glacier dog sledding in Alaska

Getting the suite at el Tovar with the enormous patio looking over the south rim

Disney VIP private tour where they take you on all the rides with almost no waiting and drive you around between the parks — crazy expensive but you can do in one day what you would otherwise do in three so if you factor in savings on park tickets and hotel, it is more justifiable. I’m always embarrassed to tell people we did this though.

Oh and I don’t know if this was crazy expensive but chartering a boat for day snorkel trip for family — we’ve done that a couple times when we vacationed with my siblings and it is totally worth it to have the boat to yourself.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:People will call me super basic but here is my list —

Helicopter tour of kaui

Glacier dog sledding in Alaska

Getting the suite at el Tovar with the enormous patio looking over the south rim

Disney VIP private tour where they take you on all the rides with almost no waiting and drive you around between the parks — crazy expensive but you can do in one day what you would otherwise do in three so if you factor in savings on park tickets and hotel, it is more justifiable. I’m always embarrassed to tell people we did this though.

Oh and I don’t know if this was crazy expensive but chartering a boat for day snorkel trip for family — we’ve done that a couple times when we vacationed with my siblings and it is totally worth it to have the boat to yourself.

Super basic? NO, it just says you are extremely wealthy.

[Anonymous]

I think the best money we have spent is on private instruction for our kids in niche things. Private ski, well worth it. This week for spring break we did private scuba instruction for our youngest, same person we used for our oldest. We have been diving with this person for almost a decade now, and at this point we are friends and he goes out of his way to make every dive special.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:People will call me super basic but here is my list —

Helicopter tour of kaui

Glacier dog sledding in Alaska

Getting the suite at el Tovar with the enormous patio looking over the south rim

Disney VIP private tour where they take you on all the rides with almost no waiting and drive you around between the parks — crazy expensive but you can do in one day what you would otherwise do in three so if you factor in savings on park tickets and hotel, it is more justifiable. I’m always embarrassed to tell people we did this though.

Oh and I don’t know if this was crazy expensive but chartering a boat for day snorkel trip for family — we’ve done that a couple times when we vacationed with my siblings and it is totally worth it to have the boat to yourself.

Snorkeling is so bad compared with diving. My 10 yo was eye to eye with a sea turtle today. I would never go back and neither would my kids.

[Anonymous]

South Africa and Mauritius

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Safari in Tanzania. Go2Africa booked us at Asilia properties. Had a jeep and guide to ourselves at each location. Saw thousands of wildebeests cross the Mara, got within a few yards of a lion and her cubs. It was perfect.

[Anonymous]

Two week sprint around -
Mo’orea
Tikehau
Rangiroa

Overwater bungalows and very very private beach bungalows with pools. Lovely but still cheaper than Bora Bora, but we often felt like we were the only people around which felt luxurious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am currently trying to justify a helicopter ride to a glacier for dog sledding in Alaska.

We did this in Alaska a few years ago with our middle school and elementary school aged children, and it’s still one of my favorite life experiences. We did the dogsled on the glacier, played with the dogs, then went to another glacier and took in the views, the kids drank the melted glacier water, and ran around. It was stunningly beautiful and one of the highlights of an snacking trip.

[Anonymous]

*amazing not “snacking.”

[Anonymous]

We threw a lot of money at Japan both in terms of flying there and traveling around Japan. Highlight by far was swimming with dolphins in Mikurajima.

We also did scuba diving in Palau which was incredible.