Aman does not fly a jet of its own. Its private jet journeys are organised by Remote Lands, a tour operator founded in 2006 and based in New York and Bangkok, which has partnered with Aman since 2013 and describes itself as the exclusive global operator of Aman Jet Expeditions. By October 2026 it had flown more than 35 of them. The 2028 programme, announced that month, runs from 12 to 17 nights and adds two new routes.
The Short Answer
Aman Jet Expeditions are run by Remote Lands for 16 to 18 guests, flying an Airbus ACJ319, or similar, refitted with 19 seats. The 2028 programme has four journeys across five departures, from 12 to 17 nights, priced from US$113,888 to US$198,888 per person. The price covers the jet, the hotels, the experiences, a private car with a driver and guide for each couple or solo traveller, and a Remote Lands host. Most nights are at Aman resorts, though not all of them.
Who runs it
Remote Lands specialises in Asia, and its co-founder and chief executive is Catherine Heald. The journeys are sold by Remote Lands rather than by Aman, and their price has risen. Remote Lands' January 2022 journey, twelve nights from Turks and Caicos to Amangiri for 14 guests, cost US$69,888 per person. The 2028 Cultural Treasures of Asia works out at about US$11,000 a night, close to double.
The aircraft and the group
The aircraft is an Airbus ACJ319, or a similar model, refitted with 19 seats, two lounge cabins and three washrooms. The crew is two pilots, two cabin crew, a chef and an engineer, and Remote Lands does not name the airline that operates it. With 16 to 18 guests, the group is about a third the size of the Four Seasons jet's 48.
The 2028 expeditions
Cultural Treasures of Asia, 4 to 19 March 2028
New for 2028, fifteen nights through Japan, Cambodia, China, Bhutan and India: two nights at Aman Tokyo, then three each at Amansara in Siem Reap, Amandayan in Lijiang, Amankora in Paro and Amanbagh in Rajasthan, with a final night at The Leela Palace New Delhi. From US$164,888 per person sharing, with a single supplement of US$42,888.
From Islands to Ancient Worlds, 4 to 21 October 2028
New for 2028, seventeen nights: two at Aman Kyoto, then three each at Amanpulo in the Philippines, Amanjiwo in Java, Aman Maldives, Burj Al Arab in Dubai and Aman Sveti Stefan in Montenegro. From US$198,888 per person sharing, with a single supplement of US$48,888.
Discover South-east Asia, 6 February and 29 October 2028
Returning, thirteen nights across Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Thailand at Amanoi, Amantaka, Amansara, Amanpuri and Aman Nai Lert Bangkok. From US$115,888 per person.
China's UNESCO Treasures, from 14 May 2028
Returning, twelve nights through Hangzhou, Lijiang and Shanghai, with visits to Xi'an and Zhangjiajie. From US$113,888 per person.
The nights that are not at an Aman
From Islands to Ancient Worlds spends three of its seventeen nights at Burj Al Arab, because Aman has no hotel operating in Dubai. Burj Al Arab is itself closed for restoration and due to reopen in 2027, so the stop depends on that reopening going to plan. The same route includes three nights at Aman Maldives, which is slated to open in 2028, the year of the journey. Cultural Treasures of Asia ends with a night at The Leela Palace New Delhi. None of this is unusual for a route built around new openings, but if either the Burj Al Arab reopening or the Maldives opening slips, ask what replaces it before you pay a deposit.
What it costs per night
| Journey | Nights | From, US$ | Per night, US$ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Discover South-east Asia | 13 | 115,888 | 8,900 |
| China's UNESCO Treasures | 12 | 113,888 | 9,500 |
| Cultural Treasures of Asia | 15 | 164,888 | 11,000 |
| From Islands to Ancient Worlds | 17 | 198,888 | 11,700 |
| Four Seasons, for comparison | 20 | 249,000 | 12,500 |
Per night, Aman's two new routes come within 6 to 12 percent of the Four Seasons jet, for a group a third the size. The two returning routes, which stay within one region, cost less again.
What is included
The price covers accommodation, the private jet flights, the experiences on the itinerary, a private car with a driver and expert guide for each couple or solo traveller, and a Remote Lands host throughout. Remote Lands does not publish a list of exclusions, so confirm three things before booking: flights to the first city and home from the last, visas, and travel insurance. Pre- and post-trip extensions are available.
A group of 16 to 18 with a car and guide for each couple is a different trip from the Four Seasons format, not a smaller version of it.
Booking it
Remote Lands has been a Virtuoso preferred supplier since July 2009. Its standing benefit for clients of Virtuoso advisors is a VIP arrival at participating airports: met as you leave the aircraft, help with luggage, and an escort through immigration and customs to your guide. We can book the journey and arrange the nights either side, at an Aman or elsewhere.
Our position
Choose the Aman jet if the hotels are the point. Of the 2028 routes, Cultural Treasures of Asia is the one we would point to first: every stop but the last is an Aman, and Amankora in Bhutan and Amandayan in Lijiang are hard to reach in the same fortnight any other way. From Islands to Ancient Worlds is the more dramatic route, but two of its six stops depend on a reopening and an opening, so it carries more risk of change.